Disagree a bit.
My answers: E, D, A, D, E.
The last one was damn tricky I thought!
shruti_aqua SaysD, D, E, D, E
Answers: C, B, C.
Here are some questions:
1.The metabolic rate of sharks is low compared with the rates of most other fishes.
(A) with the rates of most other fishes
(B) to most other fishes rate
(C) to that of rates for most other fishes
(D) to most other fishes
(E) with most other fishes
2.The supply of oil being finite has become an economical and political consideration of the first magnitude for all modern industrial nations.
(A) The supply of oil being finite has become an economical
(B) The finite supply of oil has become an economical
(C) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economical
(D) The supply of oil being finite has become an economic
(E) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economic
3.To help preserve ancient Egyptian monuments threatened by high water tables, a Swedish engineering firm has proposed installing pumps, perhaps solar powered, to lower the underground water level and dig trenches around the bases of the stone walls.
(A) to lower the underground water level and dig trenches
(B) to lower the underground water level and to dig trenches
(C) to lower the underground water level and digging trenches
(D) that lower the underground water level and that trenches be dug
(E) that lower the underground water level and trench digging
Hey!!
can we have the answers please!!!
mealiennothuman SaysThere you are. I have underlined the question part. But you could have got that from Option (A) 😃 . Isnt option (A) always the same as the original.
Answers:
A, E, C
Here are some questions:
1.The metabolic rate of sharks is low compared with the rates of most other fishes.
(A) with the rates of most other fishes
(B) to most other fishes rate
(C) to that of rates for most other fishes
(D) to most other fishes
(E) with most other fishes
2.The supply of oil being finite has become an economical and political consideration of the first magnitude for all modern industrial nations.
(A) The supply of oil being finite has become an economical
(B) The finite supply of oil has become an economical
(C) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economical
(D) The supply of oil being finite has become an economic
(E) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economic
3.To help preserve ancient Egyptian monuments threatened by high water tables, a Swedish engineering firm has proposed installing pumps, perhaps solar powered, to lower the underground water level and dig trenches around the bases of the stone walls.
(A) to lower the underground water level and dig trenches
(B) to lower the underground water level and to dig trenches
(C) to lower the underground water level and digging trenches
(D) that lower the underground water level and that trenches be dug
(E) that lower the underground water level and trench digging
Answers:
A, E, C
not sure on the 1st one:
you compare something "to" something..compare X to Y...so how do we end up with 'with' ?
Hey!!
can we have the answers please!!!
I am guessing most were away during the weekend for the AIPGM :). Hence just one reply to my SC question and no replies at all to my DS question. Was waiting for more people to answer. I will wait one more day. Please bear with me Shruti.
this is an interesting qn here..
my pick would ideally have been :
compared to that of most other fishes. - correctly compares rate of X fish to rate of other fishes.
here, we dont seem to have that option.
so yes A seems to be correct :)
1.The metabolic rate of sharks is low compared with the rates of most other fishes.
(A) with the rates of most other fishes
(B) to most other fishes rate
(C) to that of rates for most other fishes
(D) to most other fishes
(E) with most other fishes
Answers:
A, E, C
answers to the last set of questions i posted
A,D,E, B
ANSWERS : A, B and C
regarding Q2 , is it fine to start a sentence with 'That' ?
Here are some questions:
1.The metabolic rate of sharks is low compared with the rates of most other fishes.
(A) with the rates of most other fishes
(B) to most other fishes' rate
(C) to that of rates for most other fishes
(D) to most other fishes
(E) with most other fishes
2.The supply of oil being finite has become an economical and political consideration of the first magnitude for all modern industrial nations.
(A) The supply of oil being finite has become an economical
(B) The finite supply of oil has become an economical
(C) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economical
(D) The supply of oil being finite has become an economic
(E) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economic
3.To help preserve ancient Egyptian monuments threatened by high water tables, a Swedish engineering firm has proposed installing pumps, perhaps solar powered, to lower the underground water level and dig trenches around the bases of the stone walls.
(A) to lower the underground water level and dig trenches
(B) to lower the underground water level and to dig trenches
(C) to lower the underground water level and digging trenches
(D) that lower the underground water level and that trenches be dug
(E) that lower the underground water level and trench digging
Hey!!
can we have the answers please!!!
Why did you need the answers Shruti anyways? 😃 ... You got them all correct. Way to go!
Btw, one of the reasons why I posted the question is becoz I got them wrong. It would be a big help if you posted explanation along with the answers.
1. D
2. D
3. E
4. D
5. E
Hey,
Number 1 absolutely stumps me. D to me sounds really convoluted. What is wrong with E ? and what are the source of these qns?
Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the preparation of great quantities of ceremonial food, the wearing of many layers of colorful clothing adorned with silver, and the recounting of traditional tribal jokes and stories.
(A) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured
(B) Festivals were held in Aho, a Kiowa matriarchs home, which featured
(C) Aho, who was a Kiowa matriarch in her home, held festivals featuring
(D) In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals that featured
(E) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home that featured
Why did you need the answers Shruti anyways? 😃 ... You got them all correct. Way to go!
Btw, one of the reasons why I posted the question is becoz I got them wrong. It would be a big help if you posted explanation along with the answers.
1. D
2. D
3. E
4. D
5. E
Hey,
Number 1 absolutely stumps me. D to me sounds really convoluted. What is wrong with E ? and what are the source of these qns?
Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the preparation of great quantities of ceremonial food, the wearing of many layers of colorful clothing adorned with silver, and the recounting of traditional tribal jokes and stories.
(A) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured
(B) Festivals were held in Aho, a Kiowa matriarchs home, which featured
(C) Aho, who was a Kiowa matriarch in her home, held festivals featuring
(D) In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals that featured
(E) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home that featured
choice E) "in her home that featured"-> its not home that featured but festivals.
thats y E is wrong and D is right
Thatz perfectly fine!!!
I asked coz ppl had started dis agreeing.
I am sorry if i am sounding as if i am complaining.
mealiennothuman SaysI am guessing most were away during the weekend for the AIPGM :). Hence just one reply to my SC question and no replies at all to my DS question. Was waiting for more people to answer. I will wait one more day. Please bear with me Shruti.
Mainly because of this!!
Ppl disagreeing with my answers.
I guess i replied with wat i thought were right.
Disagree a bit.
My answers: E, D, A, D, E.
The last one was damn tricky I thought!
Quote:
Originally Posted by shruti_aqua View Post
D, D, E, D, E
Why did you need the answers Shruti anyways? 😃 ... You got them all correct. Way to go!
Btw, one of the reasons why I posted the question is becoz I got them wrong. It would be a big help if you posted explanation along with the answers.
1. D
2. D
3. E
4. D
5. E
And I replied with what I though were right. Simple as that. The forums are meant to encourage and foster discussion Shruti. Everyone has a right to agree or disagree with your answers and present a different opinion. So stop quibbling please!
Mainly because of this!!
Ppl disagreeing with my answers.
I guess i replied with wat i thought were right.
Disagree a bit.
My answers: E, D, A, D, E.
The last one was damn tricky I thought!
Quote:
Originally Posted by shruti_aqua View Post
D, D, E, D, E
Thanks for the enlightenment!!!!
I guess i have answered wat i was asked with full truth and i really don't wanna take it any further.
I am sorry if it sounded offending to u.
varunk SaysAnd I replied with what I though were right. Simple as that. The forums are meant to encourage and foster discussion Shruti. Everyone has a right to agree or disagree with your answers and present a different opinion. So stop quibbling please!
Here are the explanations:
1)A: they refer to?? reference error
B: which featured - wrong
C: in her home is misplaced therefore, changes the meaning to Aho was Kiowa matriach in her home ONLY.
E: that featured seems to be describing her home rather than the festivals.
Therefore. D
2) Here we 2 independent facts are stated, therefore although is not needed. So A,B are out.
E changes the meaning.
Amongst C and D, C has a "but" straddling inappropriately
in D - since these are three different varieties of museums and the first clause mentions the first two related (small) and adds the third category in the second clause, "also" seems appropriate. Hence D looks concise, conveys the meaning correctly, looks and sounds correct.
3) The best answer, E, maintains the same meaning as A, and corrects the subject/verb agreement problem. All the other incorrect answer choices use words that mean something different
4) D. The sentence among the first of Britains national museums to seek support from parallels and to increase income by increasing attendance. Also, D scores over C because the term 'support of' sounds unidiomatic; 'support from' sounds correct.
5) rest of all answers refer to they or their, but here the subject Napolean's Army, which is singular.
This is a OG question. OG says:
If than is followed by a clause referring to army, the subject of that clause must be singular (it). Furthermore, the verb of that clause will need to be in the past perfect form (had had) because it refers to a time before the simple past of entered. Finally, the preposition for is more precise than in because supplies are gathered for an upcoming campaign. Choices A and C incorrectly use the plural they and the simple past had. Moreover, A uses the less precise in. Choices D and E wisely dispense with the full clause and use a simple prepositional phrase. D, however, uses the imprecise in and the plural their. Only E, the best choice, avoids all the errors mentioned above.
Why did you need the answers Shruti anyways? 😃 ... You got them all correct. Way to go!
Btw, one of the reasons why I posted the question is becoz I got them wrong. It would be a big help if you posted explanation along with the answers.
1. D
2. D
3. E
4. D
5. E
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answers to the last set of questions i posted
A,D,E, B
Hi Dumbjoe!
Can you please post the reasoning (if u have) for Qs no 3.. Found that one very confusing?
Thanks.
Hi Dumbjoe!
Can you please post the reasoning (if u have) for Qs no 3.. Found that one very confusing?
Thanks.
i dont have explanations, but still, here goes the unsolicited reasoning :satisfie: It was the novels of modern feminism that derived their strength. The intended meaning was more important here than subtelities of grammar.
I hope with this things are bit clear.