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 legsB)like the Asian carp that have threatened an invasion of Lake Michigan, but far larger, more vicious, and mounted on four legsC)like the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but are far larger, more vicious, and are mounted on four legsD)like the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but far larger, more vicious, and mounted on four legsE)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

The correct answer for:

There is generally agreement that feral swine are unwelcome

Is:

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:

The reason behind this answer is the use of the verbs and the order of the words and their meaning. First of all the difference between the use of like and such. IS that Like resembles a similar object that the one we are talking about initially. While such is a concept used to provide an example about subgroups inside the initial category, and feral swine are not a subspecies of the Asian carp. So we need to look for a proper answer. We end up with c and d, Being differentiated by their descriptions of the animals. In c) we understand that there is an executive to be verb on the final part of the description. While D) options follow a continuation of it. Making it the correct answer.

Answer 2

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

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.

Explanation: The task here is to replace the underlined clause with the correct option that would correctly complete the sentence, while also being precise.

A is the same as the underlined clause, and associates the Asian carp with feral swine by using "such as" as if it is an example of the feral swine. E also does this, therefore neither is the correct answer.

B uses the past perfect: have threatened, but the action has not been completed. For this reason, B is not the correct answer.

C and D are similar but D is more precise, making it the correct answer.