{"id":403,"date":"2011-05-26T16:59:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T23:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=403"},"modified":"2022-11-15T18:26:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T12:56:21","slug":"schistosomiasis-a-disease-caused-by-a-parasitic-wormgmatprep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/schistosomiasis-a-disease-caused-by-a-parasitic-wormgmatprep\/","title":{"rendered":"Schistosomiasis, a disease caused by a parasitic worm\u2026GMATPrep& OG Verbal II#92"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 3<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n
Schistosomiasis, a disease caused by a parasitic worm, is prevalent in hot, humid climates, and it has become more widespread as irrigation projects have enlarged the habitat of the freshwater snails that are the parasite’s hosts for part of its life cycle.<\/address>\n\n\n\n
A) the freshwater snails that are the parasite’s hosts for part of its life cycle<\/address>\n\n\n\n
B) the freshwater snails that are the parasite’s hosts in part of their life cycle<\/address>\n\n\n\n
C) freshwater snails which become the parsite’s hosts for part of its life cycles<\/address>\n\n\n\n
D) freshwater snails which become the hosts of the parasite during the parasite’s life cycles<\/address>\n\n\n\n
E) parasite’s hosts, freshwater snails which become their hosts during their life cycles.<\/address>\n\n\n\n

What does this question test?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This question tests your understanding of the pronoun reference and number errors. It also tests your skills in selecting the answer choice that communicates the intended meaning of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does the sentence mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This sentence talks about schistomiasis.  This disease is caused by a parasitic worm.  It is prevalent in hot and humid climates.   This disease has become more widespread.  This is has happened as the irrigation projects have enlarged the habitat of the freshwater snails.  These freshwater snails are the hosts of the parasite for a part of the life cycle of the parasite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note carefully how the article \u201cthe\u201d is used before \u201cfreshwater snails\u201d. \u00a0Thus there are multiple types of freshwater snails, but the author is explicitly talking about the freshwater snails that act as the hosts for the parasite in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are the errors in the original sentence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is the sentence structure of this sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n