Most of the purported health benefits of tea comes from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C that inhibit the formation of plaque along the body's blood vessels.
A) comes from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C that
B) comes from antioxidants--compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they
C) come from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and
D) come from antioxidants--compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C and that
E) come from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they
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please explain. i got the answer correct.. but was stuck between c and d initially. OA is D
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The 2/3 split here is right at the start of the underlined portion: do we need "comes" or "come"? The subject is "most of the purported health benefits," so we need the plural form "come".
We can eliminate E for using the pronoun "they," which could refer to antioxidants, compounds, or health benefits.
D uses parallel construction correctly:
"compounds that (are also found...) and that (inhibit the formation...)"
C does not use parallel form.
We can eliminate E for using the pronoun "they," which could refer to antioxidants, compounds, or health benefits.
D uses parallel construction correctly:
"compounds that (are also found...) and that (inhibit the formation...)"
C does not use parallel form.
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Most of the purported health benefits of tea comes from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C that inhibit the formation of plaque along the body's blood vessels.
A) comes from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C that
B) comes from antioxidants--compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they
C) come from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and
D) come from antioxidants--compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C and that
E) come from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they
IMO: D
A) comes from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C that
B) comes from antioxidants--compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they
C) come from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and
D) come from antioxidants--compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C and that
E) come from antioxidants--compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they
IMO: D
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so what would option C have to be rewritten as to follow parallel form?
Would it be "compounds also fund in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and ALSO" inhibit..?
Would it be "compounds also fund in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and ALSO" inhibit..?