daretodream wrote:Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

A. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

B. Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.-The emphasis in the sentence changes to another subject.

C. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.-Again,passive voice.

D. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.

E. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.-Too wordy.

harsh.champ wrote:

daretodream wrote:Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

A. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

B. Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.-The emphasis in the sentence changes to another subject.

C. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.-Again,passive voice.

D. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.

E. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.-Too wordy.

[spoiler]I am confused between A and D.
I think it should be D??[/spoiler]

daretodream wrote:Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

A. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.
it seems as if good eating habits is caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.....although this is not the case

B. Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.
it seems as if young female ballet dancers and gymnasts is caused by desiring to be as thin as possible......although this is not the case

C. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.
it seems as if good eating habits desires to be as thin as possible......although this is not the case


D. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.

E. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.
it seems as if good eating habits desires to be as thin as possible......although this is not the case

daretodream wrote:Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

A. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

B. Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.

C. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.

D. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.

E. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.