Editing Passage: Hypersaline

Which change, if any, is needed to revise the underline text?

The concentration of sodium chloride or other salts causes the salinity.

• The concentrated sodium chloride or other salts cause the salinity.

• The sodium chloride or other salts causing the salinity are concentrated.

• The salinity is caused by the concentration of sodium chloride or other salts.

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Which change, if any, is needed to revise the underlined text?

originating

• originate

• originated

• originates

• No change

Which change, if any, is needed to revise the underlined text?

Abundant rain is received by certain areas of the ocean that tend to have lower salinity

• Abundant rain in certain areas of the ocean that tend to have lower salinity is received

• By certain areas of the ocean that tend to have lower salinity abundant rain is received

• Areas of the ocean that receive abundant rain tend to have lower salinity

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Which change, if any, is needed to revise the underlined text?

Earth; does not freeze

• Earth: does not freeze

• Earth, does not freeze

• Earth does not freeze,

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Which change, if any, is needed to revise the underlined text: "effects: high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke."?

• effects; high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

• effects. High blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

• effects high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

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