Earthquakes, the most frequent natural disaster in Japan, strike the 430 inhabited Japanese islands approximately 1,500 times per year, causing significant structural damage, and they cost the nation $70 billion in repair costs andlost productivity everyyear.
(A) damage, and they cost the nation $70 billion in repair costs and lost
Usage ofand is incorrect since cause and effect relationship islost.
(B) damage, so asto cost the nation $70 billion in repair costs and lost
It seems that action of earthquakes is done with a purpose to cost the nation.
Change in meaning
Incorrect
(C) damage and thus cost the nation $70 billion in repair costs andlost
The meaning of original sentence is correctlyconveyed.
Correct
(D) damage that costs the nation $70 billion in lost repaircosts and
$70 billion in repair costs and lostproductivity is correctusage
Incorrect
(E) damage, which thus costs the nation $70 billion in lost repaircosts and
$70 billion in repair costs and
...
Quote:
(A) damage, and they cost the nation $70 billion in repair costs and lost
Usage ofand is incorrect since cause and effect relationship islost.
Quote:
(B) damage, so asto cost the nation $70 billion in repair costs and lost
It seems that action of earthquakes is done with a purpose to cost the nation.
Change in meaning
Incorrect
Quote:
(C) damage and thus cost the nation $70 billion in repair costs andlost
The meaning of original sentence is correctlyconveyed.
Correct
Quote:
(D) damage that costs the nation $70 billion in lost repaircosts and
$70 billion in repair costs and lostproductivity is correctusage
Incorrect
Quote:
(E) damage, which thus costs the nation $70 billion in lost repaircosts and
$70 billion in repair costs and
...
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