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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Wed May 26, 2010 1:17 am
Rather than confining the animals to cages, the zoo's lions currently live in an environment that it specially designed to mimic their natural habitat.
A the zoo's lions currently live in an environment that it specially designed to mimic their natural habitat.
B the zoo designed a special environment for its lions in which the animals currently live in a mimic of their natural habitat.
C the zoo is currently housing its lions in an environment that it specially designed to mimic their natural habitat.
D the zoo's lions currently live in a special environment that the zoo designed to mimic their natural habitat.
E the zoo currently houses their lions in a special environment designed to mimic their natural habitat.

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by thephoenix » Wed May 26, 2010 1:44 am
the original contains a modifier issue. D same as A
E contains pronoun antecedent error
B is absurd in meaning the animals does not line in lions
C Only retains the meaning and is grammatically correct
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by paridhi » Wed May 26, 2010 1:49 am
Rather than confining the animals to cages, the zoo's lions currently live in an environment that it specially designed to mimic their natural habitat.
A the zoo's lions currently live in an environment that it specially designed to mimic their natural habitat.
B the zoo designed a special environment for its lions in which the animals currently live in a mimic of their natural habitat.
C the zoo is currently housing its lions in an environment that it specially designed to mimic their natural habitat.
D the zoo's lions currently live in a special environment that the zoo designed to mimic their natural habitat.
E the zoo currently houses their lions in a special environment designed to mimic their natural habitat.

Between B and C, mimic of their natural habitat is incorrect.

IMO C
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by Shawshank » Wed May 26, 2010 2:05 am
IMO -- C

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by ansumania » Thu May 27, 2010 11:24 pm
IMO C......
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Thu May 27, 2010 11:59 pm
oa is C
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