Question

There is generally agreement that feral swine are unwelcome - such as the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but that are far larger, more vicious and mounted on four legs.

A)such as the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but that are far larger, more vicious and mounted on four legs
B)like the Asian carp that have threatened an invasion of Lake Michigan, but far larger, more vicious, and mounted on four legs
C)like the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but are far larger, more vicious, and are mounted on four legs
D)like the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but far larger, more vicious, and mounted on four legs
E)such as the Asian carp that threaten to invade Lake Michigan, but are far larger and more vicious, and mounted on four legs

Answer 1

D) like the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but far larger, more vicious, and mounted on four legs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Option D is correct because it is giving the comparison by using the word like at the beginning unlike the options A and E which are using the word such as (used when giving example). Option B is incorrect because it is a general statement so there is no use of present perfect tense. Option C is incorrect as well because the word are is used unnecessarily and it breaks parallel structure by using "are" on terms 1 and 3 but leaving it off of 2.