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by [email protected] » Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:01 am
1) Snakes molt their skins regularly, for the purpose of regenerating skin worn by ground contact and for eliminating parasites, like ticks and mites, and this made ancient people venerate the snake as a symbol of resilience and healing.
(A) for the purpose of regenerating skin worn by ground contact and for eliminating parasites, like ticks and mites, and this made ancient people venerate
(B) for regenerating skin worn by ground contact and for the purpose of eliminating parasites, such as ticks and mites, causing ancient people to venerate
(C) so as to regenerate skin worn by ground contact and to eliminate parasites, such as ticks and mites, and these shed snake skins made ancient people venerate
(D) in order to regenerate skin worn by ground contact and for the purpose of eliminating parasites, such as ticks and mites, with ancient people venerating

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:12 am
Here is an easier to read version for anyone else who might want to try it :) I think we're missing the 5th answer choice, though.

1) Snakes molt their skins regularly, for the purpose of regenerating skin worn by ground contact and for eliminating parasites, like ticks and mites, and this made ancient people venerate the snake as a symbol of resilience and healing.

(A) for the purpose of regenerating skin worn by ground contact and for eliminating parasites, like ticks and mites, and this made ancient people venerate

(B) for regenerating skin worn by ground contact and for the purpose of eliminating parasites, such as ticks and mites, causing ancient people to venerate

(C) so as to regenerate skin worn by ground contact and to eliminate parasites, such as ticks and mites, and these shed snake skins made ancient people venerate

(D) in order to regenerate skin worn by ground contact and for the purpose of eliminating parasites, such as ticks and mites, with ancient people venerating
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:18 am
Found E :)

(E) to regenerate skin worn by ground contact and to eliminate parasites, like ticks and mites, and these cause ancient people to venerate
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:22 am
The first distinction I see is "like" or "such as". Since we're giving examples of parasites, "such as" is the correct choice. Eliminate A and E.

In B, "for the purpose of eliminating" is unnecessarily long and awkward (especially when we have options that give us the much more concise "to eliminate"). Additionally, "for regenerating" and "for the purpose..." are not parallel.

In D, "in order to regenerate" and "for the purpose of eliminating" are not parallel.

C is fine. "so as to regenerate skin worn by ground contact and to eliminate parasites
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by ykz » Sun Apr 09, 2017 2:58 pm
Doesn't (C) imply that the shed snake skins themselves venerate the snake? Shouldn't it be the act of shedding that venerates the snake?

I guess (C) would still be the correct answer when weighing the different mistakes, but was just wondering if my confusion is justified.

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