Need Help in Writing question in CB book

crazedjunior
Sun, 16 Jul 2006 13:27:58 +0000

Well, I guess grammar isn’t my strong suit I have another problem…I got it right but I am not exactly sure why…pg429#9

Trees are able to collect large amounts of water from fog-IN SOME AREAS AS MUCH AS THIRTY INCHES ANNUALLY.

a) same as above
b) in some areas HAVING thirty inches per year-awkard sent. structure?
c) in some places collecting about thirty inches PER YEAR ANNUALLY-redundant word choice?
d) COLLECTING THE EQUAL of thirty inches annually in some places-awkward sent. structure?
e) which in some areas amounts to thirty inches COLLECTED annually-unnecessary word?


the words in caps in the answer choices are the phrases I think that make them incorrect…the answer is A by the way…please help me understand in grammatical terms why A) is the answer! Thanks!