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[vaivish]

Q8:
The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.
A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is
B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and
C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being
D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is
E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is

[anju]

OA is D.

grow as big as 30 feet long is describing whale (noun) and hence which is required.

[pranavc]

Why is A wrong?

[vaivish]

guys the OA is A...i marked D....but i am confused with 'grow to be'...thing...can somebody explain...

[pranavc]

"Grow to be" is a fairly accepted form of word structure. For instance "someone grew up TO BE a doctor". Does this make sense?

Hope this helps.

Pranav

[vaivish]

ya it is.....