Sentence Correction

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

Please explain.......

A

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.

whale, which can grove bla bla AND (which) is famous for

This eliminates B, C and E ( we dont need 'it" )

Between A and D

AS BIG AS is wrong construction here Whale can not be as big as 30 feet. ITS HEIGHT can be 30 feet.

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

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

i think this was the catch here :- "AS BIG AS is wrong construction here Whale can not be as big as 30 feet. ITS HEIGHT can be 30 feet. "

Got it now.... thanks

Don't u guys think that in the original sentence there is some typo in the highlighted portion..."which can grow to be 30 feet long"....

shouldn't it be "upto"...

Please tell what i am missing here ?

Thanks
Mohit

Experts kindly share your opinion !!!!

Thanks
Mohit

[quote="goelmohit2002"]Don't u guys think that in the original sentence there is some typo in the highlighted portion..."which can grow [b]to be [/b]30 feet long"....

shouldn't it be "upto"...

Please tell what i am missing here ?

Thanks
Mohit[/quote]

When we use upto, we mean till that limit...
eg. He has studied upto the 1oth std... means that he has studied till the 10th std and no more.
But when we use 'to be' , we mean to that extent... so it could be more than that too...

nillss wrote: But when we use 'to be' , we mean to that extent... so it could be more than that too...

Can you please give one simple example of this usage...to make it a bit more clear.

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Mohit

hi,
to be is generally used to mean 'something in the future' or prospective... eg. a mother to be....
so , over here, the killer whale is able to grow to be 30 feet long.

hope this clears...

nillss wrote:hi,
to be is generally used to mean 'something in the future' or prospective... eg. a mother to be....
so , over here, the killer whale is able to grow to be 30 feet long.

hope this clears...

Yes..we generally say something like...mother to be...will do X, Y, Z....

Don't u think that "Mother ....can to be 30 feet long...." is awkward sentence....

Hi,
[u]pls read the explanation clearly[/u]

i've given the eg of to be ..in the sentence ...mother to be

i've also stated that the KILLER WHALE IS ABLE TO GROW TO BE 30 FEET.
(WHICH MEANS THAT THE WHALE WILL BE ABLE TO GROW.....)

NOWHERE HAVE I STATED THAT 'THE MOTHER TO BE' IS 30 FEET....

Thanks. This looks to be a bit convoluted sentence structure..... !!!

Can some experts explain why as big as is wrong in choice D?
Thanks in advance!

Crystal W wrote:Can some experts explain why as big as is wrong in choice D?
Thanks in advance!

D: as BIG as 30 feet LONG
Here, big and long are redundant.
Since 30 feet refers to a LENGTH, the following would be correct:
as long as 30 feet.