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Difficulty: EasyEliminating Wordiness

Deep in the Mariana Trench, the Mariana snailfish thrives under extreme pressure that would easily crush most other marine organisms, due to the fact that it has bones that are flexible and cartilage-like.

Which of the following is the most concise and grammatically correct replacement for the underlined portion?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. organisms because it hasAnswer
  3. C
    organisms, because it has,
  4. D
    organisms, it has

Answer

organisms because it has
The correct option is the most concise and direct phrasing that maintains the meaning of the sentence without introducing any grammatical or punctuation errors.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the wordiness in the original sentence.
The phrase 'due to the fact that it has' is wordy and can be simplified to a direct conjunction.
ACT English style requires avoiding excessive words when a simpler, more direct phrasing is available.
2
Check the remaining choices for grammatical correctness.
The option that removes the conjunction entirely creates a comma splice, and the option with extra commas violates correct punctuation rules by separating the verb from its direct object.
Eliminating wordiness must not introduce new grammatical errors.

Key Concept

Eliminating Wordiness
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