(A) Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism has been developed by laboratory scientists to
(B) Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism that was developed by laboratory scientists will
(C) Using the techniques of genetic engineering laboratory scientists have developed a new species of microorganism to
(D) Employing the techniques of genetic engineering there has been a development by laboratory scientists of a new species of microorganism that will
(E) Employing the techniques of genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism that was developed by laboratory scientists will
Solution:
Modifiers + Awkwardness
A, B, and E: “Using/Employing the techniques of genetic engineering” doesn’t modify “laboratory scientists”. Hence, these three choices are incorrect.
D: the sentence structure is wordy and awkward.
C: “Using the techniques of genetic engineering” correctly modifies “laboratory scientists”. Hence, C is the best choice.
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