The health benefits

[atulmangal]

The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.

A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting
B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of
E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting

[badpoem]

IMO E.

possibility of - correct idiom, IMO.

E takes care of dangling modifier. OA?

[clock60]

the same answer E

[aspirant2011]

The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.

A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting ------> this is a modifier modifying "brewed leaves" usage of singular "its" is wrong
B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit ---------> same as A
C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of
E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting

whats the OA????

[champmag]

+1 for E.

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[atulmangal]

OA is Op E guys

But can anyone explain me whats exactly wrong with Op D...

[gig92]

OA is Op E guys

But can anyone explain me whats exactly wrong with Op D...

Here, "besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of" is incorrect. The part after ";" in a sentence must describe (or presents some description of) the main noun of the previous sentence. Here "preventing" and "inhibiting" are treated as if there were individual nouns and need some explanation, which is not the case (we want to talk about tea leaves). The option "E" correctly uses verbs "preventing" and "inhibiting" as "gerunds" -(verb as noun)- in the subclause for "the second part" of the sentence. AND, "besides possibly preventing or inhibiting some forms of cancer," correctly functions as modifier for the noun "the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis".

[force5]

E rocks!!

In D "inhibiting of" is unidiomatic.

[aspirant2011]

i feel in D it can't be both "preventing and inhibiting" at one time..........

[ankurmit]

I am confused between D and E.

Pls elaborate

[siddus]

Hi Atul, can you post the source of this question?

I went for E initially but I changed my answer because I thought it was changing the meaning of the original question. (The usage of 'or' in the OA from the original 'and' in the Q)

[Target2009]

IMO - E