noxy416 wrote:Technological advances may make it possible to build robots that resemble human dexterity, adaptability, and sensory capabilities.
a. that resemble human
b. that resemble human beings as far as
c. that resemble human beings in terms of
d. resembling human beings regarding their
e. resembling human
A:
robots that resemble human dexterity
E:
robots resembling human dexterity
These options imply that the ROBOTS will be similar to DEXTERITY -- an illogical comparison.
Eliminate A and E.
B:
robots that resemble...as far as dexterity
This meaning is nonsensical: it is not possible to resemble as far as something.
Eliminate B.
A VERBing modifier must serve to express a CONCURRENT action: an action happening AT THE SAME TIME as the main action.
D:
to build robots resembling human beings
Here, the usage of
resembling seems to imply that each robot will be RESEMBLING a human being at the same time as it is built.
Not so:
When the first screws are inserted, the robot will not resemble a human being.
The intention here is to express a GENERAL TRUTH about the robots.
To express a general truth, we use the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:
robots that RESEMBLE human beings.
Eliminate D.
The correct answer is
C.
Other errors in D:
robots resembling human beings regarding their dexterity
Here, it is not crystal clear whether
their serves to refer to
robots or to
human beings.
Since C avoids this issue and is free of errors, eliminate D.
human beings regarding their dexterity
Here, a reader might construe that human beings are regarding -- in other words, that human beings are STUDYING -- their dexterity.
Not the intended meaning.
Eliminate D.
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