Dr. Tonegawa won

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Dr. Tonegawa won

by figs » Sun May 03, 2009 7:45 am
Dr. Tonegawa won the Nobel Prize for discovering how the body can constantly change its genes to fashion a seeming unlimited number of antibodies, each specifically targeted at an invading microbe or foreign substance.

A. seeming unlimited number of antibodies, each specifically targeted at
B. seeming unlimited number of antibodies, each targeted specifically to
C. seeming unlimited number of antibodies, all specifically targeted at
D. seemingly unlimited number of antibodies, all of them targeted specifically to
E. seemingly unlimited number of antibodies, each targeted specifically at
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by cramya » Sun May 03, 2009 8:33 am
I would go with E

adverb seemingly modifying adjective unlimited

A,B,C out

Between d and e rule out d since "target at" is the correct idiomatic usage

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by AragornII » Sun May 03, 2009 8:40 am
IMO E

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by sudeep_ar » Sun May 03, 2009 9:45 am
IMO E

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by figs » Mon May 04, 2009 12:23 am
OA:E

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by ketkoag » Mon May 04, 2009 1:23 am
E is the best coz, targeted at is the right idiom and seemingly is an adverb that is modifying an adjective unlimited.

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