625. Scientists who studied the famous gold field known as Serra Pelada concluded that the rich lode was not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but that swarms of microbes over millions of years concentrated the gold from jungle soils and rivers and rocks.
(A) not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but that swarms of microbes over millions of years
(B) not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but instead swarms of microbes over millions of years that
(C) not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but swarms of microbes over millions of years that
(D) produced not by the accepted methods of ore formation but by swarms of microbes that over millions of years
(E) produced not by the accepted methods of ore formation but that swarms of microbes over millions of years
Solution:
Parallelism
In A, not by X but that Y doesnt maintain parallelism.
In B, not by X but instead Y is not parallel. Moreover, instead is redundant here.
In C, not by X but Y is not parallel. by is needed after but.
In D, not by X but by Y is parallel. Moreover, X and Y are parallel too. Hence, D is the best choice.
In E, not by X but Y is not parallel.
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(A) not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but that swarms of microbes over millions of years
(B) not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but instead swarms of microbes over millions of years that
(C) not produced by the accepted methods of ore formation but swarms of microbes over millions of years that
(D) produced not by the accepted methods of ore formation but by swarms of microbes that over millions of years
(E) produced not by the accepted methods of ore formation but that swarms of microbes over millions of years
Solution:
Parallelism
In A, not by X but that Y doesnt maintain parallelism.
In B, not by X but instead Y is not parallel. Moreover, instead is redundant here.
In C, not by X but Y is not parallel. by is needed after but.
In D, not by X but by Y is parallel. Moreover, X and Y are parallel too. Hence, D is the best choice.
In E, not by X but Y is not parallel.
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