Children's tendency to be more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than adults is possibly because, according to recent research, children retain 35 percent more of inhaled airborne particles on the surface of their lungs than adults do.
A. Children's tendency to be more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than adults is
B. Children's tendency to be more susceptible than is the case with adults to bronchitis and asthma is
C. Children tend toward being more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than adults, which is
D. Children, who tend to be more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than are adults, are so
E. Children tend to be more susceptible than adults to bronchitis and asthma
OA:E
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A) tendency is susceptible to bronchitis and asthma--> illogical: tendency cannot be susceptible to some disease
Children's tendency to be more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than adults
illogical comparison: tendency compared with adults.
is/are because
is/are when
is/are where
all are incorrect.
There is a situation in which is because can be correct but that situation has no precedence in official material.
B) tendency is susceptible--> illogical as is the case in A.
is because--> incorrect, as is the case in A.
is because--> incorrect, as is the case in A and B.
D says that all children tend to be more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than are adults--> illogical.
Secondly, even after omitting non essential modifier, the meaning should be sensical: not the case here.
Children are so because...
Children's tendency to be more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than adults
illogical comparison: tendency compared with adults.
is/are because
is/are when
is/are where
all are incorrect.
There is a situation in which is because can be correct but that situation has no precedence in official material.
B) tendency is susceptible--> illogical as is the case in A.
is because--> incorrect, as is the case in A.
which clause has no eligible referent.C. Children tend toward being more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than adults, which is
is because--> incorrect, as is the case in A and B.
non essential modifier is downright illogical for two reasons:D. Children, who tend to be more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than are adults, are so
D says that all children tend to be more susceptible to bronchitis and asthma than are adults--> illogical.
Secondly, even after omitting non essential modifier, the meaning should be sensical: not the case here.
Children are so because...
