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The temperature dropped suddenly last night, which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

  1. which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

  2. which will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil.

  3. and this will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

  4. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil.

  5. and as a result, the shoots will be killed by the frost, emerging from the soil.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option D is the most concise and grammatically correct version. It clearly establishes cause-and-effect ('resulting frost') and properly places the modifying phrase 'that are emerging from the soil' adjacent to 'shoots'. Options A, B, and C are wordy with passive constructions.

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