Sentence Correction

pankaj.chandna28 wrote:Hi,

I cam across the following problem in Kaplan 800:

Proponents of the theory of spontaneous generation argued that simple living organisms sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life independently from non living matter.
a.sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life
b.did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process and came to life
c.did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life
d.sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but
e.did not spring to life through a recognizable system of reproduction but had come to life

[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]

It looks similar to problem 847 of 1000 SCs which is:

847. The voluminous personal papers of Thomas Alva Edison reveal that his inventions typically sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly from previous works.
(A) sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly
(B) sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but were slowly evolved
(C) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly
(D) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but had slowly evolved
(E) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but they were slowly evolved

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

Can someone please help me figure out which one is better?

PS: Please apologize i dont know how to put spoiler in the text while posting.

how to put spoiler -> select the text and click on spoiler button
Good question ...I could not figure out a valid reason here ...we need a Kaplan expert here....