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While the skeleton of a typical human adult will contain 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows.
A) will contain 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows
B) contains 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows
C) contained 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually will have approximately 270, some of which will fuse together as the baby's body grows
D) contains 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body will grow
E) contains 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually will have approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
When we write or speak about general truths or scientific facts, we use the present tense.
We do so because the statement is always true.
(When is it true? Right now and always.)
The sun rises in the east.
The rarest eye color in human beings is green.
Options A, C, D, and E use the wrong tense to speak about a general truth.
The correct answer is B.
Suppose that you did not know that general truths require present tense.
Get strategic and look at patterns in the answers.
Option A's verbs are future, present, present, present
Option B's verbs are present, present, present, present
Option C's verbs are past, future, future, present
Option D's verbs are present, present, present, future
Option E's verbs are present, future, present, present
Option C's past tense "contained" and option D's future tense "will grow" are incredibly weird.
Perhaps those two anomalies might spark a guess that B's use of present tense is correct.
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ankurjuit , yashikaaggarwal , and thenikhilseth , welcome to SC Butler.
hero_with_1000_faces , I've always wanted to ask: Joseph Campbell? George Lucas?
These answers are very good. Kudos to all.
Project SC Butler: Day 225: Sentence Correction (SC2)
Quote:
While the skeleton of a typical human adult will contain 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows.
A) will contain 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows
The skeleton of a typical human adult always has or contains 206 bones.
General truths require present, not future, tense.
B) contains 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows
Looks good.
C) contained 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually will have approximately 270, some of which will fuse together as the baby's body grows
-- The human adult is still in existence. Contained is past tense and incorrectly makes it seem as though the human adult is not now in existence.
-- The human baby always has [NOT "will have"] about 270 bones. It is always the case that some of those bones fuse as the baby grows.
D) contains 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body will grow
-- will grow should be grows
-- as means while or during the time that. Some of a baby's bones always fuse while or when her or his body grows.
E) contains 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually will have approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows
-- will have should be has
-- It is always true that the human baby usually has about 270 bones.
This question tests verb tense and parallelism.A) will contain 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows
The skeleton of a typical human adult always has or contains 206 bones.
General truths require present, not future, tense.
B) contains 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows
Looks good.
C) contained 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually will have approximately 270, some of which will fuse together as the baby's body grows
-- The human adult is still in existence. Contained is past tense and incorrectly makes it seem as though the human adult is not now in existence.
-- The human baby always has [NOT "will have"] about 270 bones. It is always the case that some of those bones fuse as the baby grows.
D) contains 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually has approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body will grow
-- will grow should be grows
-- as means while or during the time that. Some of a baby's bones always fuse while or when her or his body grows.
E) contains 206 bones, that of a newborn human baby usually will have approximately 270, some of which fuse together as the baby's body grows
-- will have should be has
-- It is always true that the human baby usually has about 270 bones.
When we write or speak about general truths or scientific facts, we use the present tense.
We do so because the statement is always true.
(When is it true? Right now and always.)
The sun rises in the east.
The rarest eye color in human beings is green.
Options A, C, D, and E use the wrong tense to speak about a general truth.
The correct answer is B.
Suppose that you did not know that general truths require present tense.
Get strategic and look at patterns in the answers.
Option A's verbs are future, present, present, present
Option B's verbs are present, present, present, present
Option C's verbs are past, future, future, present
Option D's verbs are present, present, present, future
Option E's verbs are present, future, present, present
Option C's past tense "contained" and option D's future tense "will grow" are incredibly weird.
Perhaps those two anomalies might spark a guess that B's use of present tense is correct.
COMMENTS
ankurjuit , yashikaaggarwal , and thenikhilseth , welcome to SC Butler.
hero_with_1000_faces , I've always wanted to ask: Joseph Campbell? George Lucas?
These answers are very good. Kudos to all.
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OA is supposedly B
A) will contain- human body already have 206 bones in general it's not a future clause. (Incorrect)
B) Better option amongst all.
C) again will clause. Will have approximately 270 (seems incorrect)
D) Last line-will grow- all babies grow, it's a universal truth. Seems incorrect here
E) New Born baby will have- babies already have 270 bones in there body, using future tense here is illogical.
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A) will contain- human body already have 206 bones in general it's not a future clause. (Incorrect)
B) Better option amongst all.
C) again will clause. Will have approximately 270 (seems incorrect)
D) Last line-will grow- all babies grow, it's a universal truth. Seems incorrect here
E) New Born baby will have- babies already have 270 bones in there body, using future tense here is illogical.
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