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With the evolution of technologies such as cloning, scientific community leaders mandate that researchers consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as it is a part of their professional responsibility.


A. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as it

B. considering the ethical questions associated with their field of development, doing so

C. have considered the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so

D. consider the ethical questions associated with the field of development, as doing so

E. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so


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With the evolution of technologies such as cloning, scientific community leaders mandate that researchers consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as it is a part of their professional responsibility.

A. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as it
B. considering the ethical questions associated with their field of development, doing so
C. have considered the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so
D. consider the ethical questions associated with the field of development, as doing so
E. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so
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I will try to explain my reasoning.


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A. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as it
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The problem with this alternative is that the word "it" is referring back to the previous sentence. I've learned that it cannot refer to an entire sentence. We must use "so" instead.

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B. considering the ethical questions associated with their field of development, doing so
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The word "mandate" requires "consider". Therefore "considering" is wrong here.

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C. have considered the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so
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Same explanation as (B)

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D. consider the ethical questions associated with the field of development, as doing so
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I missed the pronoun to modify "field of development." Without the pronoun "their," the sentence loses the intended meaning.

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E. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so
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Correctly uses the "so" to refer back to a sentence.

Therefore letter (E) is my choice.
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With the evolution of technologies such as cloning, scientific 06 Sep 2023, 22:31
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My reasons for selecting option E over D were: 1)D misses the use of pronoun their with "Field of development"
and 2)Doing so is not grammatically correct while referring to " consider the ethical questions associated with the field of development" .Am I correct with the 2 reasons.
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With the evolution of technologies such as cloning, scientific community leaders mandate that researchers consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as it is a part of their professional responsibility.


A. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as it

B. considering the ethical questions associated with their field of development, doing so

C. have considered the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so

D. consider the ethical questions associated with the field of development, as doing so

E. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so


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With the evolution of technologies such as cloning, scientific community leaders mandate that researchers consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as it is a part of their professional responsibility.


A. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as it

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. A pronoun (in this case, it) refers to a previously mentioned noun. If we wish to refer to a previously mentioned verb, we need to use the phrase to do so or doing so.

What helps us identify this question as a Pronoun question is the following Stop Sign: Any pronoun in the underlined part or after it.


B. considering the ethical questions associated with their field of development, doing so

Although this answer choice corrects the original Pronoun error by changing the Pronoun it to doing so in order to properly refer back to the verb consider, it is grammatically incorrect. Mandate is one of the nine verbs to which the Subjunctive rule applies (if it is followed by that). This means that the next verb after mandate that should be in base form. However, considering is not in base form.

What helps us identify this question as a Subjunctive question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: propose/recommend/require/request/insist/suggest/mandate/ask/demand that

Whenever you come across this Stop Sign, make sure that the following verb is in its base form.


C. have considered the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so

Although this answer choice corrects the original Pronoun error by changing the Pronoun it to doing so in order to properly refer back to the verb consider, it is grammatically incorrect. Mandate is one of the nine verbs to which the Subjunctive rule applies (if it is followed by that). This means that the next verb after mandate that should be in base form. However, have considered is not in base form.

What helps us identify this question as a Subjunctive question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: propose/recommend/require/request/insist/suggest/mandate/ask/demand that

Whenever you come across this Stop Sign, make sure that the following verb is in its base form.


D. consider the ethical questions associated with the field of development, as doing so

Although this answer choice corrects the original Pronoun error by changing the Pronoun it to doing so in order to properly refer back to the verb consider, it changes the meaning of the original sentence. The phrase should be their field of development. Replacing their with the means that the actual field which needs to be considered is the field of development instead of the researchers' field of development.


E. consider the ethical questions associated with their field of development, as to do so

This answer choice corrects the Pronoun error in the original sentence by replacing it with to do so. It also correctly follows the Subjunctive rule by using the base form of the verb consider after the verb mandate that.

The presence of the pronoun their is required despite the possible ambiguity it entails as to who "their" refers to. Answer choice D is illogical, as replacing their with the means that the actual field which needs to be considered is the field of development in general instead of the researchers' particular field of development.
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