eucalypt leaves

TeoA koala gets enough moisture from eucalypt leaves ___ it lives. (A) that (B) which (C) when (D) on which

Which do you think is the correct choice?

(D) on which

live on something to eat a lot of a particular type of food:
They live on bread and potatoes.

He practically lives on fish and c

Teo, next time give your own answer first, okay?

And I'm a horrible speller, but I looked it up: Eucalyptus

The given answer is A. But I think the correct choice is D.

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?p=277147#277147

According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary,

Grammar Geek, you are correct. It should be Eucalyptus.

I did some research and analytical work on Eucalyptus oil. It is considered as an Essential oil in chemistry. I think Australia produces Eucalyptus oil than any other country.

You can distill [fractional distillation] the oil to use in the pharmaceutical industry. It is widely used in balm.

Indeed, eucalypt and eucalyptus
seem to be synonyms

Also, the capitalized Eucalyptus should only be used for the genus.

And now, let me show off with mydictionary

TeoA koala gets enough moisture from eucalypt leaves ___ it lives. (A) that (B) which (C) when (D) on which

Which do you think is the correct choice?

I think my gut reaction would have been D, but A is correct-- perhaps more correct than D in the tester's mind, who is thinking "gets enough moisture that it lives".

The proximity of t

DavkettI think my gut reaction would have been D, but A is correct-- perhaps more correct than D in the tester's mind, who is thinking "gets enough moisture that it lives".

The proximity of the blank to 'leaves' is misledading. I think it's a trick question.

Davkett,

I am not sure what your logic is.
It says a koala gets enough

I will try to say it another way for you, Pine Nut.

A koala gets enough moisture-- from the leaves of the eucalypt tree-- that it is able to survive. If koalas spend most of their lives in the trees, their only source of life-sustaining fluids would be in the leaves on which they feed. Thus, by eating the leaves, they get the moisture that is enough for their survival.

T

DavkettI will try to say it another way for you, Pine Nut.

A koala gets enough moisture-- from the leaves of the eucalypt tree-- that it is able to survive. If koalas spend most of their lives in the trees, their only source of life-sustaining fluids would be in the leaves on which they feed. Thus, by eating the leaves, they get the moisture that is enou

" A koala lives moisture."

Pine Nut, I don't understand why you are putting those four words together, and then criticizing it for making no sense. The correct version of the sentence in question here cannot be grammatically reduced to that four-word compression.