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Yellow jackets number among the 900 or so species of the world's social wasps, wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of females-the queen and her sterile female workers.
A. wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of
B. wasps that live in a highly cooperative and organized society consisting almost entirely of
C. which means they live in a highly cooperative and organized society, almost all
D. which means that their society is highly cooperative, organized, and it is almost entirely
E. living in a society that is highly cooperative, organized, and it consists of almost all
[spoiler]OA: B[/spoiler]
1. A resumptive modifier repeats a key noun, verb, or adjective and then resumes the line of thought, elaborating on what went before. The effect is to let the reader pause for a moment, to consider the most significant part of the message, and then move on. It also helps resolve any problem the reader might have with ambiguous modifiers. Moreover, if you pick your spots carefully - and not too frequently - you can use resumptive modifiers to highlight important ideas:
A real danger in this digital revolution is the potential it holds for dividing society, a society that will divide into two camps, the techno-elite and the techno-peasants, a society where a "wired" few will prosper at the expense of the masses.
In sum:
=> A key word is taken from the previous clause.
=> A subordinate clause is started.
---> Option A is not correct in using verb + ing.
---> They refers to yellow jackets. It is wrong.
2. "which means" is not correct in C and D.
3. 'it consists of almost all' is not parallel.
Answer: B
A. wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of
B. wasps that live in a highly cooperative and organized society consisting almost entirely of
C. which means they live in a highly cooperative and organized society, almost all
D. which means that their society is highly cooperative, organized, and it is almost entirely
E. living in a society that is highly cooperative, organized, and it consists of almost all
[spoiler]OA: B[/spoiler]
1. A resumptive modifier repeats a key noun, verb, or adjective and then resumes the line of thought, elaborating on what went before. The effect is to let the reader pause for a moment, to consider the most significant part of the message, and then move on. It also helps resolve any problem the reader might have with ambiguous modifiers. Moreover, if you pick your spots carefully - and not too frequently - you can use resumptive modifiers to highlight important ideas:
A real danger in this digital revolution is the potential it holds for dividing society, a society that will divide into two camps, the techno-elite and the techno-peasants, a society where a "wired" few will prosper at the expense of the masses.
In sum:
=> A key word is taken from the previous clause.
=> A subordinate clause is started.
---> Option A is not correct in using verb + ing.
---> They refers to yellow jackets. It is wrong.
2. "which means" is not correct in C and D.
3. 'it consists of almost all' is not parallel.
Answer: B
