[Flameboy007]

piscean84-SC1-23/7/08-pg88

My Take:
166. B
167. A
168. B
169. A
170. D

[Fabio capello]

166-E
167-A
168-b
169-B
170-B

[devils_own]

Originally Posted by piscean84

hi medula and devils own.

In the sentence " Found throughout Central and South America, the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeping fifteen hours a day and moving so infrequently enough that two species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes. the catch was the continuation of the sentence...here it clearly shows tht sloth use its own limbs to hang from the trees. Also a co-relation of sleeping fifteen hours a day a reason because of which they move infrequently.

Regarding the parallel construction of the above sentence is an example of participal phrases where there should logical continuation of the sentence.

ex. The rain continued to fall, providing water for the thristy plants but flooding the streets as well.

Here we should be a bit cautious so as to avoid becoming a victim of superficial parallelism by assuming all verbs in a sentence must be parallel. Only the structures that are logically parallel must be structurally parallel. Which was not the case in the above sentence.

I hope i have cleared your doubt but if you still have an issue i am open for a discussion.

parag.

Hi parag,
your explanation sounds logical ,especially, that rain example made things clear.
But then, would the following sentence be wrong?:idea:

"Found throughout Central and South America, the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeps fifteen hours a day and moves so infrequently enough that two species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes"

[sid_dharth]

Moi take on piscean84-SC1-23/7/08-pg88

166. (D)
167. (E)
168. (B)
169. (A)
170. (B)

Cheers!!!
Siddharth

[trustrajib]

piscean84-SC1-23/7/08-pg88

166.E
167.A
168.B
169.A
170.B

[deepakraam]

piscean84-SC1-23/7/08-pg88

166. D
167. A
168. B
169. B
170. B

-Deepak.

[Varun Khullar]

Originally Posted by piscean84

puys,

piscean84-SC1-23/7/08-pg88

Todays set.

166. The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy: not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on a growing number of consumer loans, including home equity loans.
(A) not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on
(B) tied to the prime are the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also on
(C) the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also
(D) not only the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also on
(E) the interest rates are tied to the prime, not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also

167. Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.
(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape's
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape's
(D) The Neanderthal's vocal tracts resembled the apes’
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes

168. Today, because of improvements in agricultural technology, the same amount of acreage produces double the apples that it has in 1910.
(A) double the apples that it has
(B) twice as many apples as it did
(C) as much as twice the apples it has
(D) two times as many apples as there were
(E) a doubling of the apples that it did

169. Seismologists studying the earthquake that struck northern California in October 1989 are still investigating some of its mysteries: the unexpected power of the seismic waves, the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air. and the strange electromagnetic signals detected hours before the temblor.

(A) the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air, and the strange electromagnetic signals detected hours before the temblor
(B) the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air, and strange electromagnetic signals were detected hours before the temblor
(C) the upward thrust threw one man straight into the air, and hours before the temblor strange electromagnetic signals were detected
(D) one man was thrown straight into the air by the upward thrust, and hours before the temblor strange electromagnetic signals were detected
(E) one man who was thrown straight into the air by the upward thrust, and strange electromagnetic signals that were detected hours before the temblor

170. Although early soap operas were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they had moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's when the evening schedule became crowded with comedians and variety shows.
(A) were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they had moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's
(B) were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they were moved to the daytime hours in the 1930's
(C) were aired first on evening radio in the 1920's, moving to the daytime hours in the 1930's
(D) were aired first in the evening on 1920's radio, they moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's
(E) aired on evening radio first in the 1920's, they were moved to the 1930's in the daytime hours

BBBAB. is my answer

[prince_chittu]

166.d
167.e
168.b
169.a
170.b

[ashishkiran]

HI All,
My Take,

166. The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy: not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on a growing number of consumer loans, including home equity loans.
(A) not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on
(B) tied to the prime are the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also on
(C) the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also
(D) not only the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also on
(E) the interest rates are tied to the prime, not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also

167. Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.
(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape's
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape's
(D) The Neanderthal's vocal tracts resembled the apes’
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes

168. Today, because of improvements in agricultural technology, the same amount of acreage produces double the apples that it has in 1910.
(A) double the apples that it has
(B) twice as many apples as it did
(C) as much as twice the apples it has
(D) two times as many apples as there were
(E) a doubling of the apples that it did

169. Seismologists studying the earthquake that struck northern California in October 1989 are still investigating some of its mysteries: the unexpected power of the seismic waves, the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air. and the strange electromagnetic signals detected hours before the temblor.

(A) the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air, and the strange electromagnetic signals detected hours before the temblor
(B) the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air, and strange electromagnetic signals were detected hours before the temblor
(C) the upward thrust threw one man straight into the air, and hours before the temblor strange electromagnetic signals were detected
(D) one man was thrown straight into the air by the upward thrust, and hours before the temblor strange electromagnetic signals were detected
(E) one man who was thrown straight into the air by the upward thrust, and strange electromagnetic signals that were detected hours before the temblor

170. Although early soap operas were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they had moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's when the evening schedule became crowded with comedians and variety shows.
(A) were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they had moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's
(B) were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they were moved to the daytime hours in the 1930's
(C) were aired first on evening radio in the 1920's, moving to the daytime hours in the 1930's
(D) were aired first in the evening on 1920's radio, they moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's
(E) aired on evening radio first in the 1920's, they were moved to the 1930's in the
daytime hours


Cheers,
Ashish

[Ambuj Chat]

Originally Posted by devils_own

Hi parag,
your explanation sounds logical ,especially, that rain example made things clear.
But then, would the following sentence be wrong?:idea:

"Found throughout Central and South America, the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeps fifteen hours a day and moves so infrequently enough that two species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes"

Yes, this sentence would still be wrong because "infrequently enough that" is the incorrect idiomatic expression.The idiomatically correct phrase is "so infrequently that"......