languid
Definition: (adjective) without energy; slow, sluggish, listless.
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Problem
A palindrome is a positive integer that reads the same forward as it does backwards. If neither the first nor last digit of a palindrome can be zero, how many three-digit palindromes are there?
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(1) Many people confuse the Belgian Malinois, a breed of dog that originated in the country of Belgium, with the characteristics of the German Shepherd. (2) Both dogs have many similarities that cause this confusion. (3) The Malinois and the Shepherd look similar in appearance. (4) A closer look will show differences that set the two breeds apart from one another. (5) The Malinois has a short-haired coat with longer hair along the back of the hind legs, while the Shepherd has an all-over long coat. (6) The Malinois is usually light tan in color, with darker coloration only on the face, but the Shepherd, while also light tan in color, tends to have large areas of dark color on its back and tail, in addition to on its face. (7) Both breeds of dog are about the same height and weight, but the Shepherd has a body type that is unique to its breed, its hindquarters appear to be lower that its shoulders, giving the illusion that it is walking uphill, even on flat ground. (8) It has a more standard conformation, with its hindquarters and shoulders standing at the same height. (9) Both breeds of dogs do, however, have similar personality traits. (10) They are devoted companions, have a tendency to be protective of their owners and their property, have strong herding instincts, and are very intelligent. (11) Both dogs are used for police work and as guide dogs for the sight-impaired. (12) Their loyalty, courage and intelligence make them the perfect working dog or family pet.
Question:
Which of the following options is the best edit for the underlined portions of sentences 3 and 4 so that the two sentences are combined into one?
The Malinois and the Shepherd look similar in appearance. A closer look will show differences that set the two breeds apart from one another.
Choices:
The second sentence (sentence 4) is acting as a contrast to the first: the author is telling us the dogs look similar, but a closer look shows that they are, in fact, different. All of the choices using "and" as a way to combine the sentences are incorrect (since "and" does not express the contrast), so we can eliminate (A), (C) and (E). We are left with (B) and (D), but choice (D) incorrectly uses the word "instead" as a conjunction, so we can eliminate this as well.
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