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Honey Bee

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by sparkles3144 » Tue Sep 03, 2013 2:20 pm
As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing the bee to sustain a fatal injury.

A. As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing

B. As the heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes

C. The honeybee's stinger, heavily barbed and staying where it is inserted, results in the fact that the act of stinging causes

D. The heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, and results in the act of stinging causing

E. The honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed and stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes
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by Java_85 » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:01 pm
Is the OA=D ?
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by [email protected] » Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:53 am
Hi All,

Java_85 is correct. Here's why:

1) The subject of this sentence is the "stinger", but you have to put the modifier in the right *place*. In this case, the phrase "the heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee" is correct.

2) An -ing verb (called a 'gerund') is necessary because the SC is talking about a "timeless" act that can happen right now or in the future (you'll notice 2 gerunds here: 'stinging' and 'causing')

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by vinay1983 » Wed Sep 04, 2013 1:38 am
sparkles3144 wrote:As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing the bee to sustain a fatal injury.

A. As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing

B. As the heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes

C. The honeybee's stinger, heavily barbed and staying where it is inserted, results in the fact that the act of stinging causes

D. The heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, and results in the act of stinging causing

E. The honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed and stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes
Underlined the incorrect part. Next time take care to underline.

Somehow I felt it is a trick question. I tried to make 3/2 splits.

Causes and causing

"the act of stinging causes"what?
Effectively causes should be followed by some result such as Hails causes damage. Sprain causes pain etc

Here causes cannot "cause" the bee to sustain injury.Somehow "with the result" does not seem appropriate usage here.

So I narrowed down to A and D by POE

Then, "As the honey bee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying..." seems bad composition, staying modifying barbed.

So I chose D.

What is the source?
You can, for example never foretell what any one man will do, but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to!
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