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by KItuz » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:13 am
I am having trouble following the explanation given in OG for the following. Could you please explain the thought process?

Thanks in advance.

24. In virtually all types of tissue in every animal species,
dioxin induces the production of enzymes that are the
organism's trying to metabolize, or render harmless,
the chemical that is irritating it.
(A) trying to metabolize, or render harmless, the
chemical that is irritating it
(B) trying that it metabolize, or render harmless,
the chemical irritant
(C) attempt to try to metabolize, or render
harmless, such a chemical irritant
(D) attempt to try and metabolize, or render
harmless, the chemical irritating it
(E) attempt to metabolize, or render harmless, the
chemical irritant

42. Scientists have recently discovered what could be the
largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant
fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and
rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore
some 10,000 years ago and extending for more than
30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
(A) extending
(B) extends
(C) extended
(D) it extended
(E) is extending

47. Five fledgling sea eagles left their nests in western
Scotland this summer, bringing to 34 the number of
wild birds successfully raised since transplants from
Norway began in 1975.
(A) bringing
(B) and brings
(C) and it brings
(D) and it brought
(E) and brought
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by sam2304 » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:31 am
Firstly don't post too many questions in a single post. Keep it to one question per post.
KItuz wrote: 24. In virtually all types of tissue in every animal species,
dioxin induces the production of enzymes that are the
organism's trying to metabolize, or render harmless,
the chemical that is irritating it.
(A) trying to metabolize, or render harmless, the
chemical that is irritating it
(B) trying that it metabolize, or render harmless,
the chemical irritant
(C) attempt to try to metabolize, or render
harmless, such a chemical irritant
(D) attempt to try and metabolize, or render
harmless, the chemical irritating it
(E) attempt to metabolize, or render harmless, the
chemical irritant
A/B - organism's trying to metabolize and organism's trying that it metabolize - awkward construction. Attempt to looks better
C/D - Attempt to try is redundant - wrong

IMO E.
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by sam2304 » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:34 am
42. Scientists have recently discovered what could be the
largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant
fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and
rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore
some 10,000 years ago and extending for more than
30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
(A) extending
(B) extends
(C) extended
(D) it extended
(E) is extending
The key lies in understanding the structure

Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles
spawned by a single fertilized spore some 10,000 years ago AND
extending for more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.

We need extending here as it is still living and still growing.
E - wrong with the usage of 'is' giving us progressive form whereas 'extending' act as present participle parallel to 'spawed', past participle and leads to change in meaning with superficial parallelism and is wrong without another 'that' preceding 'is'.

IMO A.
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by sam2304 » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:35 am
Five fledgling sea eagles left their nests in western
Scotland this summer, bringing to 34 the number of
wild birds successfully raised since transplants from
Norway began in 1975.
(A) bringing
(B) and brings
(C) and it brings
(D) and it brought
(E) and brought
B - Brings and eagles don't agree in number
C/D - 'it' does not have a clear referent moreover uses present tense
E - wrong as it seems as the sea eagles themselves brought the number to 34, whereas their leaving (the action) brought the number to 34, A rightly does this by using 'bringing' to modify the entire clause referring to the action.

IMO A.
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