Doctors still know little about how the Listeria bacterium is spread and why the disease it causes, listeriosis, afflicts some people in a contaminated area though it spares many others.
(A) though it spares
(B) where it spares
(C) despite sparing
(D) when sparing
(E) while sparing
OA:E
why not C? i can't justify incorrectness of the C.
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papgust
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Hi,
It cannot be C IMO. "Despite" doesn't make sense here, because the author is contrasting two groups of people. One group of people is afflicted while the other group is spared. So, "while" is more appropriate to the context.
It cannot be C IMO. "Despite" doesn't make sense here, because the author is contrasting two groups of people. One group of people is afflicted while the other group is spared. So, "while" is more appropriate to the context.
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linkinpark
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Following Manhattan SC@Bible rules you can see a clear 2-3 split here spares and sparing. now look at non-underlined part only "spares" will fit. B is correct definitely because the bacteria spares in particular area so where should fit
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when posting a question don't post OA(even masked) before some discussion.
when posting a question don't post OA(even masked) before some discussion.
the answer is not Blinkinpark wrote:Following Manhattan SC@Bible rules you can see a clear 2-3 split here spares and sparing. now look at non-underlined part only "spares" will fit. B is correct definitely because the bacteria spares in particular area so where should fit
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I chose C because there is a contrast here. whats' the OA?papgust wrote:Hi,
It cannot be C IMO. "Despite" doesn't make sense here, because the author is contrasting two groups of people. One group of people is afflicted while the other group is spared. So, "while" is more appropriate to the context.
