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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IMO Eharsh.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.
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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My pick is C. OA pls.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.
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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
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