The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.

A.include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is

B.include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and

C.include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being

D.include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is

E.includes the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is

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The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.

A.include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is

B.include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and

C.include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being

D.include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is

E.includes the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is

This is Q66 in the OG12. I've amended answer choice E to reflect its true wording.

In E, includes (singular) does not agree with 32 species (plural). Eliminate E.

In B and D, as big as 30 feet long is an error of redundancy.

In C, growing incorrectly modifies 32 species. (An -ing modifier preceded by a comma should refer to the subject of the previous clause.)

The correct answer is A.