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10. According to studies, when babies cry, genetically women are disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones, while men are unaffected on a physical level.

A. According to studies, when babies cry, genetically women are disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones, while men are unaffected on a physical level.
B.
When babies cry, genetically disposed women experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones, according to studies, while men are unaffected on a physical level.
C.
While men are unaffected on a physical level, women are genetically disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones, according to studies, when babies are crying.
D. According to studies, women are genetically disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones when babies cry, while men are unaffected on a physical level.
E.
Genetically women are disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones when babies cry, while men are unaffected on a physical level, according to studies.

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According to studies, when babies cry, genetically women are disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones, while men are unaffected on a physical level.

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Grammar issue presented: The sentence is clumsy, but the only grammatical error is that the modifier genetically should be set off from women by a comma. One of the answer choices should yield a better version of the sentence.

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  1. According to studies, when babies cry, genetically women are disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones, while men are unaffected on a physical level.
    Errors: NO
    Wording: When babies cry is awkwardly placed
    .

  2. When babies cry, genetically disposed women experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones, according to studies, while men are unaffected on a physical level.
    Errors: Changes in meaning!: Genetically disposed women means that some, NOT ALL women are genetically disposed, when the original sentence makes it clear that all women are disposed because of genetics.

  3. While men are unaffected on a physical level, women are genetically disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones, according to studies, when babies are crying.
    Errors: NO
    Wording: According to studies is awkwardly placed
    .

  4. According to studies, women are genetically disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones when babies cry, while men are unaffected on a physical level.
    Errors: NO
    Wording: Sentence flows well and is very clear
    .

  5. Genetically women are disposed to experience physiological changes and produce stress hormones when babies cry, while men are unaffected on a physical level, according to studies.
    Errors: None
    Wording: According to studies is awkwardly placed
    .

(D) is the best version of the sentence.

 
 
 


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