单选题In context, which version of the underlined part of sentence 3 (reproduced below) is the best?Baby lobsters are preyed on by fish and crabs because they don't have a hard shell yet and can't defend themselves with fierce claws yet.Athe lobsters still lack both hard shells and fierce claws with which to fend off predatorBthe lobsters cannot attack their fish and crab predators with fierce claws or fend their predators off with a hard shellCthey don't have a hard shell yet and can't defend themselves with fierce claws yetDthe lobsters don't have a hard shell and can't yet defend themselves with fierce clawsEthe fish and crabs do not have hard shells or fierce claws yet
单选题
In context, which version of the underlined part of sentence 3 (reproduced below) is the best?Baby lobsters are preyed on by fish and crabs because they don't have a hard shell yet and can't defend themselves with fierce claws yet.
A
the lobsters still lack both hard shells and fierce claws with which to fend off predator
B
the lobsters cannot attack their fish and crab predators with fierce claws or fend their predators off with a hard shell
C
they don't have a hard shell yet and can't defend themselves with fierce claws yet
D
the lobsters don't have a hard shell and can't yet defend themselves with fierce claws
E
the fish and crabs do not have hard shells or fierce claws yet
参考解析
解析：
原句中“they”的指代不明，且“yet”的使用造成重复。A项纠正了这些错误且使得句子的表述很清晰。
原句中“they”的指代不明，且“yet”的使用造成重复。A项纠正了这些错误且使得句子的表述很清晰。
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