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by aj5105 » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:01 am
In Scotland, the number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting, by pollution, and by various other threats to the fish’s habitat.

A. number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting
B. number of wild salmon is reduced because deep-sea and coastal netting is not controlled
C. numbers of wild salmon has been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting
D. wild salmon’s numbers are reduced by deep-sea and coastal netting that is not controlled
E. wild salmon’s numbers have been reduced by uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting
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by dgr8onerip » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:22 am
i think its B

A is not correct cause number.. have is wrong
C, D and E make simila errors

B kinda changes the tense but is consistent with standard usage
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by raunekk » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:27 am
imo:B

A. number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting
B. number of wild salmon is reduced because deep-sea and coastal netting is not controlled
C. numbers of wild salmon has been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting
D. wild salmon’s numbers are reduced by deep-sea and coastal netting that is not controlled - Passive
E. wild salmon’s numbers have been reduced by uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting- passive
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by Bidisha800 » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:30 pm
(E)

by, by, by parallelism and have been is required to demonstrate something that started before and still going on ..
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by mowghli » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:49 pm
Between B and E.
Choose E (has been, parallelism)
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by sparsh.21 » Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:03 am
whats d OA ??
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by mjjking » Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:34 am
Parallelism clearly suggests E
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