Sentence Correction

In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor.

A. same
B. in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers
C. partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics
D. partly because certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers
E. partly to acquire certain characteristics in their steers

OA explanation didn't convince me. I wonder if someone can give more hint to the answer.

IMO it should be D, partly because makes the sentence parallel.

shd be D
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post the OA pls

IMO "E".

In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor.

A. same
>> Parallelism Broken.

B. in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers
>> Parallelism Broken.

C. partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics
>> "Because of" is not correct....it should be "Because X Y" Just like in CR questions......X should be evidence and Y should be conclusion. Moreover parallelism issue...."because of" their steers.........because crossbreeding........

D. partly because certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers
>> Should is not correct....should is used for order....and here we are not ordering the steers.

E. partly to acquire certain characteristics in their steers
>> Correct

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I shall go with E.

In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor.

A. same

-- partly is better. 'that their steers should' introduces a new clause and makes the sentence discontinuous.
B. in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers
-- partly is better + passive
C. partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics
-- It is not a cause..so not 'because of'
D. partly because certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers
-- Again, 'should be acquired' is wrong.
E. partly to acquire certain characteristics in their steers

I will go with D because it's parallel.

clear cut the answer shd be B .Coz out of all this is the only which maintains parrellism with second part of the sentence.

Question is why are they going for cross breed?
-for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers
AND
--because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor.


what is OA?

The OA is E. Here's the explanation:

The sentence gives two reasons that cattle breeders use crossbreeding; these reasons should be introduced in parallel ways with the word partly. The infinitive to acquire clearly and concisely conveys the purpose of the crossbreeding.

B. In part should be partly; wordy and awkward use of prepositional phrases.
D. Passive voice should be acquired by is awkward and illogical
E. Correct. In this sentence, the word partly is used to introduce both reasons; the phrase to acquire certain characteristics is clear and concise.

For me, I just don't see partly to is parrallel to partly because. I know all other choices have problem too. I guess this is the case that you can't find the right answer, but only the best answer available.

"Should" is used when required to imply "order" or "rightness"

however, it is BY CHOICE the catlebreeders want to acquire those qualities in their cattle.

So D is not better than E.

" partly TO..." and "partly BEACUSE ..." donot seem to be parallel,However,
as it in mentioned in the OG explanation, we need to parallel "partly " in the both the reasons...

pakaskwa wrote:In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor.

A. same
B. in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers
C. partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics
D. partly because certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers
E. partly to acquire certain characteristics in their steers

OA explanation didn't convince me. I wonder if someone can give more hint to the answer.

Here I go...

IMO E. Partly to acquite certain characteristics.... partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor

E is parallel. Partly to A ... Partly to B.

pakaskwa wrote:In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor.

A. same
B. in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers
C. partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics
D. partly because certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers
E. partly to acquire certain characteristics in their steers

OA explanation didn't convince me. I wonder if someone can give more hint to the answer.

A - is ungrammatical in using "that": "in part that their steers..."
B - wordy; "for the acquisition of" is less concise that "to acquire"
C- changes the meaning of the sentence in a nonsensical way (the steers are "acquiring certain characteristics" on their own)
D - wordy; "partly because" and "should be acquired" are verbose
E - is concise and parallel, and easily superior as an easy to the other choices