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by gmatblood » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:53 am
Horticulturists, who are known for growing the juiciest tomatoes, frequently use a method called cross-pollination, in part because certain features should be developed in their tomatoes and partly because cross-pollination produces results more quickly than does natural selection.


(A) in part because certain features should be developed in their tomatoes

(B) in part for the development of certain features in their tomatoes

(C) partly because of their tomatoes developing certain features

(D) partly because certain features should be developed in their tomatoes

(E) partly to develop certain features in their tomatoes
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by GmatKiss » Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:33 pm
IMO:E

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by aspirant2011 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:16 pm
gmatblood wrote:Horticulturists, who are known for growing the juiciest tomatoes, frequently use a method called cross-pollination, in part because certain features should be developed in their tomatoes and partly because cross-pollination produces results more quickly than does natural selection.


(A) in part because certain features should be developed in their tomatoes ----- parallelism issue

(B) in part for the development of certain features in their tomatoes ---- same as A

(C) partly because of their tomatoes developing certain features ---- change in intended meaning

(D) partly because certain features should be developed in their tomatoes ---- usage of strong word should

(E) partly to develop certain features in their tomatoes

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by sam2304 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:30 pm
IMO E.
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by zaarathelab » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:45 pm
IMO E

Should messed up D
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