Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.
A )one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite
B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years
C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years
D )every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite
E )every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite
[spoiler]OG explains Choice D to be the best because "the phrasing is concise and free of unintended suggestions, and the use of the indefinite article in a human being is appropriate for describing what is expected to be true only on the average."
However, I am confused b/w D and E because the second half of the sentence includes "expected to"... there is a tinge of uncertainity.. or that the scientists are not completely certain for a building to be struck every 16 years.. they think it would happen. Following parallelism, shouldn't E be a better choice?[/spoiler]
A )one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite
B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years
C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years
D )every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite
E )every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite
[spoiler]OG explains Choice D to be the best because "the phrasing is concise and free of unintended suggestions, and the use of the indefinite article in a human being is appropriate for describing what is expected to be true only on the average."
However, I am confused b/w D and E because the second half of the sentence includes "expected to"... there is a tinge of uncertainity.. or that the scientists are not completely certain for a building to be struck every 16 years.. they think it would happen. Following parallelism, shouldn't E be a better choice?[/spoiler]
