求助 GWD28-Q12

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Over the next few years,increasing demands on the ChattahoocheeRiver
, which flows into the Apalachicola River,could alter the saline content of Apalachicola Bay, which would robthe oysters there of their flavor, and to make them decrease in size, less distinctive, and less in demand.

A.     which would rob the oysters there of their flavor, and to make them decrease in size

B.     and it would rob the oystersthere of their flavor, make them smaller

C.     and rob the oysters there of their flavor, making them decrease in size

D.     ！robbingthe oysters 耗there of their flavor andmaking them smaller

E.      robbing the oysters there of their flavor, and making them decrease in size

句意是啥？？

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句子主干是increasing demand could alter the saline content，robbing the oysters there of their flavor and making them smaller

robbing结构做结果状语，是动作alter 的结果
decrease in size 是体积变小
make them smaller是使他们变小

清飞扬

我选D，看到一个很好的解释

This is a cause and the effect should have 'ing' in the verb

The verb that indicate the effect in this case is rob and make.


http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/55363-chattahoochee-river-3.html

清飞扬

答案是什么？