Sentence Correction for CAT 2008

[ankaj]

Originally Posted by Unhappy_Demon

SC
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Most nations regard their airspace as extending upward as high as an aircraft can fly; no specific altitude, however, has been officially recognized as a boundary.


E to extend....increase in size with increase of altitude of craft

[Unhappy_Demon]

Originally Posted by Unhappy_Demon

SC

Most nations regard their airspace as extending upward as high as an aircraft can fly; no specific altitude, however, has been officially recognized as a boundary.


A as extending
B as the extent
C to be an extent
D to be an extension
E to extend

OA is A

regard X as Y

CR

The state’s empty $4 million governor’s
mansion on the banks of the Capitol River
may be sort of a suburban Taj Mahal, as the
governor once said. But why shouldn’t the
state unload it?

Which of the following is one of the
author’s basic assumptions?

A. The governor’s mansion is out of
place in the suburbs.
B. The reader is aware of the state’s
intention to “unload” the
governor’s mansion.
C. No one has yet lived in the
governor’s mansion.
D. The state is trying to sell the
governor’s mansion.
E. The governor was correct.

OA is B.

see the last sentence:

But why shouldn’t the
state unload it?

Therefore, the answer is B.

B. The reader is aware of the state’s
intention to “unload” the
governor’s mansion.

[Unhappy_Demon]

SC

Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke too irritating to be drawn into the lungs.


(A)Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke
(B) Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco is cured by age-old methods, yielding an alkaline smoke
(C) Unlike cigarette tobacco, which yields an acid smoke, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke
(D) Differing from cigarettes’ acid smoke, pipe tobacco’s alkaline smoke, cured by age-old methods, is
(E) The alkaline smoke of pipe tobacco differs from cigarettes’ acid smoke in that it is cured by age-old methods and is

CR

Since 1945 there have been numerous international confrontations
as tense as those that precipitated the Second World War, and yet no large-scale conflict has resulted. To explain this, some argue that fear of enomous destruction such as the Second World War produced has had a dramatic deterrent effect.

Which of the following .if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?

(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction
was as intense as it was after the Second World War.
(B) Psychologists have detemined that fear of retaliation tends to
temper aggressiveness among human beings.
(C) The Second World War was far less destractive than most people
gen- erally believe.
(D) Fear of repeating the levels of destructions that the Second
World War produced is as pervasive today as it was forty years age.
(E)Many of the international confrontations that have occurred since
1945 have involved countries that participated in the Second World
War.

[libi]

SC
C
CR
A (If a second world war can happen after the first, which created da same effect, so y not again. Hence it weakens the above reasoning)

[ankaj]

Originally Posted by Unhappy_Demon

SC

Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke too irritating to be drawn into the lungs.


(A)Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke
(B) Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco is cured by age-old methods, yielding an alkaline smoke
(C) Unlike cigarette tobacco, which yields an acid smoke, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke
(D) Differing from cigarettes’ acid smoke, pipe tobacco’s alkaline smoke, cured by age-old methods, is
(E) The alkaline smoke of pipe tobacco differs from cigarettes’ acid smoke in that it is cured by age-old methods and is

D....reason: compares smokes of two together with object....
B also looks logical

as usual

[ankaj]

Originally Posted by Unhappy_Demon

CR

Since 1945 there have been numerous international confrontations
as tense as those that precipitated the Second World War, and yet no large-scale conflict has resulted. To explain this, some argue that fear of enomous destruction such as the Second World War produced has had a dramatic deterrent effect.

Which of the following .if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?

(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction
was as intense as it was after the Second World War.
(B) Psychologists have detemined that fear of retaliation tends to
temper aggressiveness among human beings.
(C) The Second World War was far less destractive than most people
gen- erally believe.
(D) Fear of repeating the levels of destructions that the Second
World War produced is as pervasive today as it was forty years age.
(E)Many of the international confrontations that have occurred since
1945 have involved countries that participated in the Second World
War.

Is it B???

[Rahul13]

Originally Posted by unhappy_demon

sc

unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke too irritating to be drawn into the lungs.


(a)unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke
(b) unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco is cured by age-old methods, yielding an alkaline smoke
(c) unlike cigarette tobacco, which yields an acid smoke, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke
(d) differing from cigarettes’ acid smoke, pipe tobacco’s alkaline smoke, cured by age-old methods, is
(e) the alkaline smoke of pipe tobacco differs from cigarettes’ acid smoke in that it is cured by age-old methods and is

cr

since 1945 there have been numerous international confrontations
as tense as those that precipitated the second world war, and yet no large-scale conflict has resulted. To explain this, some argue that fear of enomous destruction such as the second world war produced has had a dramatic deterrent effect.

which of the following .if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?

(a) after the first world war, the fear of great future destruction
was as intense as it was after the second world war.
(b) psychologists have detemined that fear of retaliation tends to
temper aggressiveness among human beings.
(c) the second world war was far less destractive than most people
gen- erally believe.
(d) fear of repeating the levels of destructions that the second
world war produced is as pervasive today as it was forty years age.
(e)many of the international confrontations that have occurred since
1945 have involved countries that participated in the second world
war.

sc
b
cr
a

[MaskedMenace]

SC

Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke too irritating to be drawn into the lungs.

(D) Differing from cigarettes’ acid smoke, pipe tobacco’s alkaline smoke, cured by age-old methods, is

Statement says ..."Pipe tobacco's alkaline smoke is too irritating to be drawn in to lungs ...when compared to cigarette's acid smoke"..

which is clear with D

CR

Since 1945 there have been numerous international confrontations
as tense as those that precipitated the Second World War, and yet no large-scale conflict has resulted. To explain this, some argue that fear of enomous destruction such as the Second World War produced has had a dramatic deterrent effect.

Which of the following .if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?

(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction
was as intense as it was after the Second World War.

This is true ...but according to the above reasoning second world war shldn't occur...hence it weakens

[blitz_krieg]

[quote=Unhappy_Demon;1249795]SC

Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke too irritating to be drawn into the lungs.


(C) Unlike cigarette tobacco, which yields an acid smoke, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke


CR


Which of the following .if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?

(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction
was as intense as it was after the Second World War.

[Unhappy_Demon]

Originally Posted by Unhappy_Demon

SC

Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke too irritating to be drawn into the lungs.


(A)Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke
(B) Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco is cured by age-old methods, yielding an alkaline smoke
(C) Unlike cigarette tobacco, which yields an acid smoke, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke
(D) Differing from cigarettes’ acid smoke, pipe tobacco’s alkaline smoke, cured by age-old methods, is
(E) The alkaline smoke of pipe tobacco differs from cigarettes’ acid smoke in that it is cured by age-old methods and is

OA is C.

C does the correct comparison . Comparing cigarette tobacco to pipe tobacco.

A - wrong comparison. Comparing smoke, with tobacco

B - same problem as A

D - 'Differing' is unidiomatic

E - illogically suggests smoke is cured

CR

Since 1945 there have been numerous international confrontations
as tense as those that precipitated the Second World War, and yet no large-scale conflict has resulted. To explain this, some argue that fear of enomous destruction such as the Second World War produced has had a dramatic deterrent effect.

Which of the following .if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?

(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction
was as intense as it was after the Second World War.
(B) Psychologists have detemined that fear of retaliation tends to
temper aggressiveness among human beings.
(C) The Second World War was far less destractive than most people
gen- erally believe.
(D) Fear of repeating the levels of destructions that the Second
World War produced is as pervasive today as it was forty years age.
(E)Many of the international confrontations that have occurred since
1945 have involved countries that participated in the Second World
War.

OA is A.

fear is same ...as A says even after first world war fear was there , but still second world war happened ....and this fear is till there even after second world war ....so "fear" is not the exact reason for which there is no large scale war yet ...may be something else .....so this is weakening