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Grammar
"Grow to be" Vs "Grow as big as"
0 Could someone tell me which of the choices mentioned below is the right choice? And please don't forget to mention your reasoning for picking the choice. 02 br
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00 The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact 01 u 00 include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is 02 u 00 famous for its aggressive hunting pods. 02 br
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00 A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is 02 br
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00 B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and 02 br
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00 C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being 02 br
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00 D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is 02 br
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00 E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is 0-
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00 The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact 01 u 00 include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is 02 u 00 famous for its aggressive hunting pods. 02 br
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00 A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is 02 br
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00 B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and 02 br
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00 C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being 02 br
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00 D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is 02 br
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00 E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 Choice B: I don't particularly like the use of the participle 01 i 00 growing 02 i 00 in a non-restrictive relative clause equivalent. 02 br 02 br 00 Choice C: The same comment that I mentioned above, plus the added awkwardness that 01 i 00 up 02 i 00 brings to the sentence. 02 br 02 br 00 Choices D & E: Acceptable, although using 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 as a subject is totally needless and since 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 has no obvious antecedent, I would omit it.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Choice B: I don't particularly like the use of the participle 01 i 00 growing 02 i 00 in a non-restrictive relative clause equivalent.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Choice C: The same comment that I mentioned above, plus the added awkwardness that 01 i 00 up 02 i 00 brings to the sentence.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Choices D & E: Acceptable, although using 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 as a subject is totally needless and since 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 has no obvious antecedent, I would omit it.
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0 A grammarian with a liberal attitude to grammar might find all the alternatives acceptable, and I for one see nothing seriously wrong with A, D and E. 02 br
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00 Choice A: A non-restrictive relative clause. 02 br
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00 Choice B: I don't particularly like the use of the participle 01 i 00 growing 02 i 00 in a non-restrictive relative claus
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00 Choice A: A non-restrictive relative clause. 02 br
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00 Choice B: I don't particularly like the use of the participle 01 i 00 growing 02 i 00 in a non-restrictive relative claus
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