Sentence Correction for CAT 2008

[raghav507]

hi,
my take:-
76. C
77. B
78. D
79. E
80. B

[arpan_]

Originally Posted by arpan_

Q 1. Mideast immigrants' rates of entrepreneurship exceed virtually every other immigrant group in the increasingly diverse US economy.
1. Mideast immigrants' rates of entrepreneurship exceed
2. Mideast immigrants are exhibiting rates of entrepreneurship exceeding
3. Immigrants from the Mideast exhibit rates of entrepreneurship exceeding those of
4. The rates of entrepreneurship in immigrants from the Mideast exceed
5. The rates of Mideast immigrants' entrepreneurship exceeds those of


Q 2. In contrast to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United states trade deficit with Mexico declined by $500 as a result of record exports to that country.
1. In contrast to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United states trade deficit with Mexico declined by $500 as a result of record exports to that country.
2. In contrast to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United states sold record exports to Mexico, reducing its trade deficitby $500.
3. When compared with ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the US sold record exports to Mexico, reducing their trade deficit by $500 million.
4. Compared with ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the US sold record exports to Mexico, reducing the trade deficit by $500 million.
5. Compared to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the US record exports to Mexico caused a $500 million decline in the trade deficit with that country.

Q 3. Each year companies in the US could save as much as $58 billion annually by preventing illness among employees and gain as much as $200 billion through improving performance of workers if they simply provided.
1.annually by preventing illness among employees and gain as much as $200 billion through improving performance of workers if they simply provided offices with cleaner air.
2.annually if they prevented employee illness and gain as much as $200 billion through worker performance improved by simply providing.
3. annually in employee illness prevention and gain as much as $200 billion through worker performance improved by simply providing.
4. in employee illness prevention and gain as much as $200 billion through improving performance of workers if they simply provided.
5. by preventing illness among employees and gain as much as $200 billion through improved worker performance if they simply provided.


Q 4. 5 fledgling sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975.
1. bringing
2. and brings
3. and it brings
4. and it brought
5. and brought


Q 5. The computer co. has announced that it will purchase the color printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color printing market.
1. million, which is part of a deal that will make
2. million, a part of a deal that makes
3. million, part of a deal making
4. million, as a part of a deal to make
5. million as part of a deal that will make

The answers are as follows:
1. 3
2. 1
3. 5
4. 1
5. 5

Explanations are not available, but answer key is. Hence, kindly throw light on the answers 1, 4 and 5.

milindagrawal got all right, and Cakofonixx... & saurav_chat1234 gave good explanations for all except 1 .

Thanks

[saurav_chat1234]

Originally Posted by arpan_

The answers are as follows:
1. 3
2. 1
3. 5
4. 1
5. 5

Explanations are not available, but answer key is. Hence, kindly throw light on the answers.

Thanks

Hey , i and cakkofonixx hv already come out with our explainations ..i think we both got the 1 st one wrong , more due to a silly mistake on our parts than nething else . Basically u need to compare the rates of entepreneurship of the two immigrant groups . so only 3 n 5 remain . 5 contains the possesive form of immigrants ...there is a small apostrophe after immigrants in the 5th opton,which i think we both didnt consider . The possesive form of the immigrants rules out option 5 n leaves option 3 as the best answer . Silly , very silly of me to hv missed that .

For explaination to the other answers u can refer our earlier posts ( mine and cakkofonix's)

[samkris]

[quote=piscean84;1153061]Hello Puys,

Todays Set.

76. Gall's hypothesis of there being different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today.
..........
My take
76 C
77 B
78 D
79 E
80 A

[No_Talent]

Here goes my take on the problem

76.C
77.B
78.D
79.C
80.B

[Cakofonixx...]

Originally Posted by arpan_

The answers are as follows:
1. 3
2. 1
3. 5
4. 1
5. 5

Explanations are not available, but answer key is. Hence, kindly throw light on the answers 1, 4 and 5.

milindagrawal got all right, and Cakofonixx... & saurav_chat1234 gave good explanations for all except 1 .

Thanks

Can we all kno the source ?...I actually went for 3 but edited it and then made it 5 but am still with it.

[apatchofsnow]

Originally Posted by piscean84

Hello Puys,

Todays Set.

76. Gall's hypothesis of there being different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today.

(A) of there being different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today
(B) of different mental functions that are localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today
(C) that different mental functions are localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today
(D) which is that there are different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today
(E) which is widely accepted today is that there are different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain

My Take

76 C
77 B
78 D
79 E
80 A

[saurav_chat1234]

Originally Posted by Cakofonixx...

Can we all kno the source ?...I actually went for 3 but edited it and then made it 5 but am still with it.

look at the two sides which are getting compared in option no 5 rates of immigrants' entepreneurship( n please take note that there is an apostrophe after immigrants which makes it the possesive form of immigrants ) to those of the immigrants group ( i again stress there is no apostrophe after immigrants ) . Hence the sides that are getting compared are not parallel .

Hope u get the drift . Correct me if i am wrong .

[mahi101987]

[quote=piscean84;1153061]Hello Puys,

Todays Set.

76. Gall's hypothesis of there being different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today.

(A) of there being different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today
(B) of different mental functions that are localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today
(C) that different mental functions are localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today
(D) which is that there are different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today
(E) which is widely accepted today is that there are different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain

77. Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.

(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of
(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging

78. The root systems of most flowering perennials either become too crowded, which results in loss in vigor, and spread too far outward, producing a bare center.

(A) which results in loss in vigor, and spread
(B) resulting in loss in vigor, or spreading
(C) with the result of loss of vigor, or spreading
(D) resulting in loss of vigor, or spread
(E) with a resulting loss of vigor, and spread

79. George Sand (Aurore Lucile Dupin) was one of the first European writers to consider the rural poor to be legitimate subjects for literature and portray these with sympathy and respect in her novels.

(A) to be legitimate subjects for literature and portray these
(B) should be legitimate subjects for literature: portray these
(C) as being legitimate subjects for literature an portraying them
(D) as if they were legitimate subjects for literal; and portray them
(E) legitimate subjects for literature and to portray them

80. Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time as the civilizations in the Nile delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates.

(A) that flourished at the same time as the civilizations
(B) that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations
(C) that flourished at the same time those had
(D) flourishing at the same time as those did
(E) flourishing at the same time as those were


my answers in large font

[Cakofonixx...]

Originally Posted by saurav_chat1234

look at the two sides which are getting compared in option no 5 rates of immigrants' entepreneurship( n please take note that there is an apostrophe after immigrants which makes it the possesive form of immigrants ) to those of the immigrants group ( i again stress there is no apostrophe after immigrants ) . Hence the sides that are getting compared are not parallel .

Hope u get the drift . Correct me if i am wrong .

Yeah the clauses with and withut apostrophe's doesn't look parallel but one thing that account for a bit further carelessness was...in 5
rates...exceeds which is outright wrong.