Immune System

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Immune System

by jube » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:04 am
The cytokines of the immune system, acting as signalers to adjacent cells, can provoke dangerous inflammation; the resultant autoimmune disease, characterized by cartilage and bone that become damaged although they are not actually attacked by the immune system, are known as "rheumatoid arthritis."

A) cartilage and bone that become damaged although they are not actually attacked by the immune system, are
B) cartilage and bone that become damaged although they are not actually attacked by the immune system, is
C) cartilage and bone that become damaged although the immune system does not actually attack them, are
D) damaged cartilage and bone although the immune system does not actually attack them, are
E) damaged cartilage and bone although they are not actually attacked by the immune system, is
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by selango » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:11 am
IMO E

It should be "Characterized by damage".Disease is singular and it should be "is".
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by apex231 » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:13 am
A) cartilage and bone that become damaged although they are not actually attacked by the immune system, are
B) cartilage and bone that become damaged although they are not actually attacked by the immune system, is
C) cartilage and bone that become damaged although the immune system does not actually attack them, are
D) damaged cartilage and bone although the immune system does not actually attack them, are
E) damaged cartilage and bone although they are not actually attacked by the immune system, is -> Best of all.

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by paes » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:13 am
IMO E:

is correct, are wrong

B, E remains

B : characterized by cartilage and bone that become damaged
E : characterized by damaged X <cartilage and bone >

E is better as the disease is characterized by damaged <X>

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