Sentence Correction

As researchers continue to probe the highly expressive vocal and postural language of wolves, their close resemblance to dogs has become ever more striking.
(A) their close resemblance to dogs has become
(B) the closeness of their resemblance to dogs has become
(C) the close resemblance between them and dogs has become
(D) the close resemblance between wolves and dogs becomes
(E) the close resemblance of wolves with dogs becomes

What is wrong with E

Is this an idiom Question?

resemblance of Wolves with Dogs. I am confused whether it encompasses the resemblance of dogs with wolves

resemblance between W and D does not have that ambiguity.

I am not 100% sure whether my reasoning is correct or not

What is OA? Is it C or D

Even more striking makes me feel that the resemblance was found in the past and is continuing to rise. Has become makes sense if I can consider that as an event started in the past.

'them' used in C......is there a problem with the reference?

though I still think C should be the OA..

Whats the answer

Wicked Them is ambiguously referring to researchers??

So it looks like D is better.

Does this also mean that present perfect is wrong here?

chidcguy wrote:Is this an idiom Question?

resemblance of Wolves with Dogs. I am confused whether it encompasses the resemblance of dogs with wolves

resemblance between W and D does not have that ambiguity.

I am not 100% sure whether my reasoning is correct or not

What is OA? Is it C or D

Even more striking makes me feel that the resemblance was found in the past and is continuing to rise. Has become makes sense if I can consider that as an event started in the past.

Idiomatically, we say "the close resemblance of a TO b", not "a WITH b".

Alternatively, we can say "the close resemblance BETWEEN a AND b".

Thanks Stuart

What is the OA for this?

In this sentence: the close resemblance between wolves and dogs becomes --- What is the subject? -- Is it close resemblance or "wolves and dogs" ??

OA is D