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Explanation:

Analyze the original sentence

Sentence 10 in the passage is: "Whether through work or volunteer experience, veterinary schools require applicants to prove they have experience at places with animals." The phrase "places with animals" is vague and lacks precision.

Evaluate the options for precision and clarity

• Option 1: "...at places: veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, and aquariums." The colon usage here is grammatically awkward and redundant after "at places".
• Option 2: "...at places, veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, aquariums, etc." The use of "etc." is informal and imprecise in formal writing.
• Option 3: "...at places such as veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, or aquariums." This uses "such as" to introduce a clear, specific list of examples, replacing the vague "places with animals" with precise language.
• Option 4: "...at veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, or aquariums." While concise, it removes the general category "places" entirely, but Option 3 maintains the structure of the original sentence while making it grammatically smooth and highly precise using "such as". Let's re-evaluate Option 4 vs Option 3. Option 4 is actually the most concise and direct because "places" is entirely redundant when you list the specific locations directly. However, looking closely at standard writing test conventions, replacing "places with animals" with "veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, or aquariums" directly removes the wordy and vague "places" entirely, making it the most precise and concise. Let's compare Option 3 and Option 4. Option 4 reads: "Whether through work or volunteer experience, veterinary schools require applicants to prove they have experience at veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, or aquariums." This completely eliminates the redundant word "places" and lists the specific locations directly, making it the most precise and streamlined choice.

Confirm the best choice

Option 4 is the most precise and concise because it eliminates the vague and redundant word "places" entirely, directly naming the specific environments.

Answer:

• (A) Whether through work or volunteer experience, veterinary schools require applicants to prove they have experience at places: veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, and aquariums.
• (B) Whether through work or volunteer experience, veterinary schools require applicants to prove they have experience at places, veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, aquariums, etc.
• (C) Whether through work or volunteer experience, veterinary schools require applicants to prove they have experience at places such as veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, or aquariums.
• (D) Whether through work or volunteer experience, veterinary schools require applicants to prove they have experience at veterinary practices, farms, ranches, animal shelters, zoos, or aquariums. (Correct answer)