SC 1000 - star

[vasilisab]

Please explain your answer.

A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(C) After passing through a red giant stage, a star’s mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

[raulverde]

My choice is D.

(D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

Correct use of whether.
"after passing through the red giant stage" modifies star.

OA please

[vasilisab]

OA is D

can you explain why not B?

[raulverde]

vasilisab,

I have two theories abt this one and i dont know which one is correct :

1.)
After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star

I found the back to back comma separated modifiers to be awkward.

2.)
Whenever there is a fork like situation (a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole). Whether is preferable

I cant think of anything else...i would like to know what others think.

[anju]

I believe after passing through the red giant should be followed by the star to which the stmt modifies and not depending on the mass