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by gmatnmein2010 » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:14 pm
Researchers blamed the low rate of growth in the harbor's toad population on lake toxicity as well as on the weather, hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, which slowed metabolism and reproductive activity.

(A) hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, which slowed
(B) which was hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, slowing
(C) since it was hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, which slowed
(D) being hotter and more humid than averages in the Ohio region, which slowing
(E) having been hotter and more humid than was average in the Ohio region, and slowed

OA B
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by money9111 » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:17 pm
IMO B because we can use WHICH and slowing is correct
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by sars72 » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:24 pm
"weather," can only be followed by modifiers --> c,d and e are eliminated

choice A : "which" cannot modify Ohio region

--> b is the answer
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by money9111 » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:29 pm
why can weather only be followed by modifiers? isn't that whole next clause modifying weather?
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by sars72 » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:07 pm
money9111 wrote:why can weather only be followed by modifiers? isn't that whole next clause modifying weather?
oops my bad.. temporary blindness :P

A, C and D are wrong coz which should not modify Ohio
E is wrong coz of "and slowed"
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by thephoenix » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:13 pm
A. hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, which slowed
modfication err

B. which was hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, slowing
C. since it was hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, which slowed
modfication err

D. being hotter and more humid than averages in the Ohio region, which slowing
modfication err

E. having been hotter and more humid than was average in the Ohio region, and slowed
incorrect

IMO B
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