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by showbu » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:48 pm
As a result of having nostrils, called nares,connected to olfactory bulbs that go back to the brain, sharks are capable of smeling even a few molecules of blood in the water.

a. as a result of having

b. as a result of their having

c. because they have

d. because of having

e. because of their having
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Re: shark

by logitech » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:51 pm
CORE of the sentence is

As a result of having nostrils sharks are capable

C is more concise than rest of the options and because is used correctly to express a causality.

c. because they have
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Re: shark

by showbu » Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:27 pm
OA C
showbu wrote:As a result of having nostrils, called nares,connected to olfactory bulbs that go back to the brain, sharks are capable of smelling even a few molecules of blood in the water.

a. as a result of having

b. as a result of their having

c. because they have

d. because of having

e. because of their having
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