With nearly 38 per cent of plastic particles

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With nearly 38 per cent of plastic particles

by raj44 » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:05 am
2. With nearly 38 per cent of plastic particles and 35.8 per cent of plastic mass, the North Pacific Ocean is the most polluted ocean in the world.

A. With nearly 38 per cent of plastic particles and 35.8 per cent of plastic mass, the North Pacific Ocean is the most polluted ocean in the world.
B. The North Pacific Ocean is the most polluted ocean in the world with nearly 38 per cent of plastic particles and 35.8 per cent of plastic mass,
C. With nearly 38 per cent of plastic particles along with 35.8 per cent of plastic mass, North Pacific Ocean is the most polluted ocean in the world
D. With nearly 38 per cent of plastic particles and 35.8 per cent of plastic mass, the North Pacific Ocean constitutes as the more polluted ocean in the world
E. The North Pacific Ocean is the most polluted ocean in the world, it containing nearly 38 per cent of plastic particles and 35.8 per cent of plastic mass

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by [email protected] » Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:48 pm
Hi raj44,

What is the source of this SC? I ask because both the prompt and the 5 answer choices are all poorly written. The primary grammar rule that this SC is supposed to be based on is Modification - the opening phrase describes the thing that comes immediately after the comma (which is one of the reasons why the correct answer is what it is), but the "style" of this sentence is weak.

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