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The visiting lecturer presented some lesser-known facts about : Sentence Correction (SC)

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Apr 4 at 01:30am

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The visiting lecturer presented some lesser-known facts about snowflakes: for example, they are not white, they have exactly six sides, they do not all have a unique pattern, and they—along with ice—constitutes about 75 percent of Earth’s freshwater.


A. they are not white, they have exactly six sides, they do not all have a unique pattern, and they—along with ice—constitutes

B. it is not white, all snowflakes have exactly six sides, not all snowflakes have a unique pattern, and snow—along with ice—constitute

C. it is not white, it has exactly six sides, not all of it has a unique pattern, and it—along with ice—constitutes

D. they are not white, all have exactly six sides, not all have a unique pattern, and they—along with ice—constitute

E. they are not white, all has exactly six sides, not all has a unique pattern, and it—along with ice—constitutes



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Apr 4 at 02:31am

I think that the right answer is a D.

Apr 4 at 02:54am

Bunuel wrote:The visiting lecturer presented some lesser-known facts about snowflakes: for example, they are not white, they have exactly six sides, they do not all have a unique pattern, and they—along with ice—constitutes about 75 percent of Earth’s freshwater.


A. they are not white, they have exactly six sides, they do not all have a unique pattern, and they—along with ice—constitutes

B. it is not white, all snowflakes have exactly six sides, not all snowflakes have a unique pattern, and snow—along with ice—constitute

C. it is not white, it has exactly six sides, not all of it has a unique pattern, and it—along with ice—constitutes

D. they are not white, all have exactly six sides, not all have a unique pattern, and they—along with ice—constitute

E. they are not white, all has exactly six sides, not all has a unique pattern, and it—along with ice—constitutes


Clearly (D) for the following errors in other options -

(A) snowflakes---constitutes , incorrect.
(B) snowflakes---it,constitutes , incorrect
(C) snowflakes---it, incorrect
(E)snowflakes----- constitutes , incorrect

Hence , Answer must be (D)

Apr 11 at 05:39am

Isn't D non-parallel when the added "they". Since all other items in the list do not have they?

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