[prachalm]

My Take:

E,D,B,D,A,D,C,B,C,E

[sid_dharth]

My answers for paramad's questions:
1. (E)
2. (D)
3. (B)
4. (E)
5. (A)
6. (D)
7. (C)
8. (B)
9. (D)
10. (C)

Cheers!!!
Siddharth

[paramad]

Hi guys


In this 2nd set i found most you have scored 7...quiet good...after getting the ans key i think we will again have a good discussion on the errors



Parama

[paramad]

Hi guys

The result of the 2nd set
CORRECT ANS EDBEDDCBCD - 10


deepakram CDADDBCBEA - 4
invisibleman CBBDADCBCD - 7
hiskb bdeeadabce - 5
mrisha DDBEADCBAD - 7
siddharth E D B E A D C B D C - 7
reachmonil EDBEADCBCA - 8
prachalam EDBDADCBCE - 7
iayf edbebdcbed - 8
arvindva CDBEDDCBAD-8
priyom EDBDADCBED - 7

Parama

[aravindva]

Originally Posted by paramad

Hi guys

The result of the 2nd set
CORRECT ANS EDBEDDCBCD - 10


Parama

For qsn no.1, the essence of the sentence is the park rather than photography... dont u guys think E gives more emphasis on photography rather than highlighting the park?? and why is option C wrong?

[reachmonil]

Originally Posted by paramad

10 Part of the proposed increase in state education spending is due to higher enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, are at a record high.
(A) enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, are at
(B) enrollment, with a number of students in public schools growing steadily since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, reaching
(C) enrollment: since students in public schools have grown steadily in number since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, have reached
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
(E) enrollment: students in public schools have grown steadily in number, since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, are at

I marked A. Correct answer is D.

There is one conceptual error in A. It says, the number .... have, which is wrong. The correct option should have, the number ... has. Agreed.

But, the moment I saw options C, D and E using ( : ), I marked them as incorrect. Why?

Colon, : , is used to seperate 2 parts of a sentence. Most often, to equate a list with it components. You should be able to replace : with namely.

Otherwise, I agree option D is correct, but the colon?

What say?

[marisha_singh]

Originally Posted by reachmonil

I marked A. Correct answer is D.

There is one conceptual error in A. It says, the number .... have, which is wrong. The correct option should have, the number ... has. Agreed.

But, the moment I saw options C, D and E using ( : ), I marked them as incorrect. Why?

Colon, : , is used to seperate 2 parts of a sentence. Most often, to equate a list with it components. You should be able to replace : with namely.

Otherwise, I agree option D is correct, but the colon?

What say?

10 Part of the proposed increase in state education spending is due to higher enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, are at a record high.

(A) enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, are at

(B) enrollment, with a number (THE)of students in public schools growing steadily since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, reaching

(C) enrollment: since students in public schools have grown(NUMBER OF STUDENTS HAVE GROWN AND NOT THE STUDENTS) steadily in number since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, have reached

(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, has reached

(E) enrollment: students in public schools have grown steadily in number(DOESNT SOUND CORRECT), since the mid-1980’s and, at nearly 47 million, are at

[marisha_singh]

9. The results of the company’s cost-cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over the last two years.
(A) which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell(B) which had increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it had fallen(C) which have increased five percent during the first three months of this year after falling(D) with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after falling(E) with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after having fallen

The answer is C but what is wrong with A

[g_nik]

Originally Posted by marisha_singh

9. The results of the company’s cost-cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over the last two years.
(A) which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell(B) which had increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it had fallen(C) which have increased five percent during the first three months of this year after falling(D) with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after falling(E) with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after having fallen

The answer is C but what is wrong with A

The profits are being talked about which is plural and we can't use 'it' for profits....

[IAYF]

Originally Posted by aravindva

For qsn no.1, the essence of the sentence is the park rather than photography... dont u guys think E gives more emphasis on photography rather than highlighting the park?? and why is option C wrong?

here's my take on this:
all the options except E say--
"lions playing in trees without the aid of telephoto lenses."

the part- without the aid of telephoto lenses- has been placed wrongly here...
(as why would lions need lenses )

i hope you get it!
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