simply because they are genetically engineered

[abhasjha]

Simply because they are genetically engineered does not make it any more likely for plants to become an invasive according to a decade-long study published in the journal Nature.

A. because they are genetically engineered does not make it any more likely for plants to

B. because it is genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely to

C. being genetically engineered does not make it any more likely that plants will
D. being genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely to


E. being genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely that it will become

source - gprep

[nayak.purnendu]

Please read the embedded comments.
Answer: B

Simply because they are genetically engineered does not make it any more likely for plants to become an invasive according to a decade-long study published in the journal Nature.

A. because they are genetically engineered does not make it any more likely for plants to
"an invasive" requires singular subject. "they" is incorrect".
"they" ~ "it" - non-uniform reference to singular subject.
"likely to be" - correct idiom.
No mention of the "subject - the plant"


B. because it is genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely to
Correct answer

C. being genetically engineered does not make it any more likely that plants will
D. being genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely to


E. being genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely that it will become

[amlanonline]

Read this thread, correct answer is D

simply-because-they-are-genetically-engineered-does-not-make-t641.html

[nayak.purnendu]

Hi amlanonline,
Thanks for rectifying.

[RonPurewal]

thanks for posting.

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