A single honeybee

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A single honeybee

by happymanocha » Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:05 pm
A single honeybee hive will spawn and develop thousands of eggs over the course of several months, each egg considered a sheltered treasure in its own honeycomb cell.

A: each egg considered a sheltered treasure in its
B : every egg considered a sheltered treasure in their
C : all the eggs considered a sheltered treasure in its
D : all the eggs considered a sheltered treasure in their
E : each egg considered a sheltered treasure in their

OA: A Can someone explain why D is incorrect?
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by killer1387 » Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:34 pm
happymanocha wrote:A single honeybee hive will spawn and develop thousands of eggs over the course of several months, each egg considered a sheltered treasure in its own honeycomb cell.
the part in red requires singular hence D is incorrect.

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:36 pm
It is each individual egg that is a treasure, not the collection of eggs.
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