<p>9 Small marine crustaceans known as krill are often fed to farm animals, but there is not much human consumption.</p>
<p>(A) animals, but there is not much human consumption
(B) animals, but consumption is not done much by people
(C) animals but are rarely eaten by people
(D) animals, but eating them is rarely done by humans
(E) animals, but among people there is not much consumption</p>
<p>The correct answer is C, which i picked , but the explantion for the incorrect answer to A is -
Choice (A) involves an error in pronoun reference. "There" does not refer to anything in the sentence.
What does that mean? I picked C because it was shorter and less awkward. Please help i need to increase my score right now im stuck at 700ish</p>
<p>In reply to 1005pker … there is great value when reviewing practice tests in understanding why certain choices are wrong and others right. Critical review is the best way to increase grammar savvy and to bring scores up into the 700+ range.</p>
<p>The phrase “there is not much human consumption” is very general. The consumption of what?. Perhaps this would work: “… but there is not much human consumption of krill”.</p>
<p>Thanks, just 1 more question-
13 Adult ladybugs often prey on agricultural or garden pests, causing many fruit growers to consider them among the most beneficial insects.</p>
<p>(A) causing many fruit growers to
(B) therefore, many fruit growers
(C) this causes many fruit growers to
(D) which cause many fruit growers to
(E) many fruit growers</p>
<p>Correct ans-A, is D wrong because it is voicing shift? Or should it be “causes”?</p>
<p>There are two problems with (D). The fatal problem is the use of “which”. In casual speech it’s probably acceptable. In written English it’s a poor choice, since the reference is “ambiguous” – i.e. what does “which” refer to? “adult ladybugs?” or “garden pests?” or the “entire phrase?”. The tense of cause is possibly a second problem. With the ambiguity associated with which it’s not clear how that second problem can be resolved.</p>