487. Like the color-discriminating apparatus of the human eye, insects eyes depend on recording and comparing light intensities in three regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
(A) insects eyes depend on
(B) an insect eye depends on
(C) that of insects depend on the
(D) that of an insects eye depends on
(E) that of an insects is dependent on the
Solution:
Comparison + Subject-verb Agreement
A and B: color-discriminating apparatus is incorrectly compared to insects eyes/an insect eye.
C: The subject of the sentence color-discriminating apparatus (of human eye), which is being compared with that of insect, is singular. Hence, plural verb depend for singular subject is incorrect.
E: apparatus is of an insects eye and therefore, of an insects is incorrect.
D: color-discriminating apparatus(of human eye) is correctly compared with that (apparatus) of the insects eye. Hence, D is the best choice.
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(A) insects eyes depend on
(B) an insect eye depends on
(C) that of insects depend on the
(D) that of an insects eye depends on
(E) that of an insects is dependent on the
Solution:
Comparison + Subject-verb Agreement
A and B: color-discriminating apparatus is incorrectly compared to insects eyes/an insect eye.
C: The subject of the sentence color-discriminating apparatus (of human eye), which is being compared with that of insect, is singular. Hence, plural verb depend for singular subject is incorrect.
E: apparatus is of an insects eye and therefore, of an insects is incorrect.
D: color-discriminating apparatus(of human eye) is correctly compared with that (apparatus) of the insects eye. Hence, D is the best choice.
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