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honeybees

by ketkoag » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:00 am
As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing the bee to sustain a fatal injury.
A. As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this
results in the act of stinging causing
B. As the heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes
C. The honeybee's stinger, heavily barbed and staying where it is inserted, results in the fact that the act of stinging causes
D. The heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, and results in the act of stinging causing
E. The honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed and stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes

Please confirm the answer for this one as well..
IMO : E
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by mittalashwani13 » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:04 am
Is it C?

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Re: honeybees

by rahulg83 » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:43 am
ketkoag wrote:As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing the bee to sustain a fatal injury.
A. As the honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this
results in the act of stinging causing
B. As the heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes
C. The honeybee's stinger, heavily barbed and staying where it is inserted, results in the fact that the act of stinging causes
D. The heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, and results in the act of stinging causing
E. The honeybee's stinger is heavily barbed and stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes

Please confirm the answer for this one as well..
IMO : E
Yeps E for me too...
C is wordy and also 'honeybee's stinger results'....which is awkward, because it is the act of stinging and not the stinger itself that causes fatal injury to the honeybee

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by raghavsarathy » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:10 am
Stuck with D and E.. Could anyone point out the reason for ruling out D ?

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by goelmohit2002 » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:39 am
Can someone please tell what this sentence mean to say :-)

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