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by harsh.champ » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:37 am
The temperature dropped suddenly last night, which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

A. which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.
B. which will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil.
C. and this will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.
D. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil.
E. and as a result, the shoots will be killed by the frost, emerging from the soil.
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by thephoenix » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:09 am
harsh.champ wrote:The temperature dropped suddenly last night, which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

A. which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.
B. which will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil.
C. and this will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.
D. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil.
E. and as a result, the shoots will be killed by the frost, emerging from the soil.
IMO E
a)which refers to night and hence changes the meaning

b) same as a

c) is wordier but no grammatical error

d)use of and (a conjuction is not getting justified here) and implies continutaion of idea from prev cluase but here the second clause is an effect of previous cluase and not a continutation of idea

e)emerging is modifying the sub and verb of previous clause correctly hence ok

now E wins over C as C is wordier

OA pls
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by nox104 » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:11 am
B

Only because it is concise. "and" is a conjunction. I would think that we are not joining two disparate sentences / thoughts. "Which" seems like the right connecting word for the clause to start with.
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by prinit » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:12 am
harsh.champ wrote:The temperature dropped suddenly last night, which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

A. which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.
B. which will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil.
C. and this will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.
D. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil.
E. and as a result, the shoots will be killed by the frost, emerging from the soil.
My pick is C. OA pls.
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by gmatmachoman » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:18 am
IMO B
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by chaya009 » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:09 am
IMO D

A. which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.
which has no clear antecedent
B. which will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil.
same fault as A
C. and this will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.
this is not clear here
D. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil.
correct
E. and as a result, the shoots will be killed by the frost, emerging from the soil.
passive construction
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