c is wrong bcos of the "will typically devastate 100 times the area".The sentence talks about the magnitude of the earthquake.
option c doesn't clearly specify the magnitude of the earthquake
c is wrong bcos of the "will typically devastate 100 times the area".The sentence talks about the magnitude of the earthquake.
option c doesn't clearly specify the magnitude of the earthquake
I still didnt get it.
See, an earthquake will typically devastate.....in eastern US than one of comparable magnitude...in the west.
I think this is correct, isnt it ?
Choice A 'extending' seems correct
But why would choice b 'extends' be incorrect?
Also isnt it preferred to use simple present than using continuous tense?
You should note that here extending functions as a present participle and NOT as an action verb.
Thus the question is not about tenses..but about parallelism among participles.
Try this from OG11.
Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore more than 10,000 years ago and extending more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
B. extends
C. extended
D. is extended
E. is extending
Cheers.
Ankit.
IMO: B
The verb "extend" here describes the fungus and should parallel the verb "is" which is in simple present tense. Thus extends sounds good.
Ankit, OA please...
You should note that here extending functions as a present participle and NOT as an action verb.
Thus the question is not about tenses..but about parallelism among participles.
parallelism with what? IMO, "extend" here is used as a verb of being and not as a participle.
Please comment....
Try this from OG11.
my take..
B. extends
Folks plz try this one and give your clear explaination in support of the answer.
Question.
Shostakovich s Fourth Symphony had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having the piece performed impossible.
A. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having
B. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
C. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
D. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having.
E. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made himself having.
Here is one more, plz try
Question
A transit of Venus or Mercury should be observed only with proper protection, because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
A. because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
B. staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage, with the unprotected eye.
C. because, quickly, often permanent eye damage can be caused by staring with the unprotected eye at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
D. often permanent eye damage is caused by staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun, quickly causing serious eye damage to the unprotected eye.
E. because the unprotected eye can quickly be caused serious and often permanent eye damage when staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
Hey Guys,
I have been racking up my brain to understand this..kindly help out.
Written in Austria in 1762, the composer of Symphony No. 5 was a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, who many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his contribution to classical music while court musician for the Esterhazy family.
A) the composer of Symphony No. 5 was a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, who many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his
B) Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 5, who many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his
C) Symphony No. 5 was composed by a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, who many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his
D) Symphony No. 5's composer was a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, whom many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for his
E) Symphony No. 5 was composed by a brilliant musician, Franz Joseph Haydn, whom many later called the "Father of the Symphony" for hisKammy
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Correct use of modifier and uses whom correctly !!
Folks plz try this one and give your clear explaination in support of the answer.
Question.
Shostakovich s Fourth Symphony had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having the piece performed impossible.
A. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having
B. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
C. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
D. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having.
E. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made himself having.
IMO the answer should be D
OA please !!
Here is one more, plz try
Question
A transit of Venus or Mercury should be observed only with proper protection, because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
A. because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
B. staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage, with the unprotected eye.
C. because, quickly, often permanent eye damage can be caused by staring with the unprotected eye at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
D. often permanent eye damage is caused by staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun, quickly causing serious eye damage to the unprotected eye.
E. because the unprotected eye can quickly be caused serious and often permanent eye damage when staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
A seems to be perfectly fine !!
IMO answer is A
Here is one more, plz try
Question
A transit of Venus or Mercury should be observed only with proper protection, because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
A. because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
B. staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage, with the unprotected eye.
C. because, quickly, often permanent eye damage can be caused by staring with the unprotected eye at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
D. often permanent eye damage is caused by staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun, quickly causing serious eye damage to the unprotected eye.
E. because the unprotected eye can quickly be caused serious and often permanent eye damage when staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
only A and B seems appropriate..
i would go for A
parallelism with what? IMO, "extend" here is used as a verb of being and not as a participle.
Please comment....
IMO: B
The verb "extend" here describes the fungus and should parallel the verb "is" which is in simple present tense. Thus extends sounds good.
Ankit, OA please...
No.The participle Extending acts as a modifier(not as a verb) here. Read the sentence carefully.
extending modifies the noun "giant fungus".
A) should be the correct answer.
Folks plz try this one and give your clear explaination in support of the answer.
Question.
Shostakovich s Fourth Symphony had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having the piece performed impossible.
A. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having
B. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
C. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
D. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having.
E. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made himself having.
IMO : Answer = C
Reasons
1.Correct idiom is 'had hardly'...when : So A and B can be eliminated
2.Made his/him/himself having
The pronoun here has antecedent Shostakovich s : possesive form
So choose possesive form of he = his
So ans is C.
Here is one more, plz try
Question
A transit of Venus or Mercury should be observed only with proper protection, because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
A. because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
B. staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage, with the unprotected eye.
C. because, quickly, often permanent eye damage can be caused by staring with the unprotected eye at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
D. often permanent eye damage is caused by staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun, quickly causing serious eye damage to the unprotected eye.
E. because the unprotected eye can quickly be caused serious and often permanent eye damage when staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
IMO : A
Reason:
1.In this sentence we have 2 clauses seperated by comma.We need suitable conjuction to put these together.Conjuction = because
We now have only A and E
2.E is unidiomatic and changes meaning.
So Answer is A
Here is one more, plz try
Question
A transit of Venus or Mercury should be observed only with proper protection, because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
A. because staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun with the unprotected eye can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage.
B. staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun can quickly cause serious and often permanent eye damage, with the unprotected eye.
C. because, quickly, often permanent eye damage can be caused by staring with the unprotected eye at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
D. often permanent eye damage is caused by staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun, quickly causing serious eye damage to the unprotected eye.
E. because the unprotected eye can quickly be caused serious and often permanent eye damage when staring at the brilliant disk of the Sun.
Call between B & A.
Since the comma is present I wud go with option A.
Folks plz try this one and give your clear explaination in support of the answer.
Question.
Shostakovich s Fourth Symphony had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having the piece performed impossible.
A. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having
B. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
C. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
D. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having.
E. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made himself having.
I wud go with option D
Folks plz try this one and give your clear explaination in support of the answer.
Question.
Shostakovich ' s Fourth Symphony had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having the piece performed impossible.
A. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having
B. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
C. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
D. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having.
E. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made himself having.
IMO : Answer = C
Reasons
1.Correct idiom is 'had hardly'...when : So A and B can be eliminated
2.Made his/him/himself having
The pronoun here has antecedent Shostakovich ' s : possesive form
So choose possesive form of he = his
So ans is C.
I concur that the answer is C.
However , i have a doubt on the 2nd part of your reply.
even if the antecedent was Shostakovich, correct usage would have been 'his having'.
Is there any case when you use "him having"?..
I thought that "him having" is always wrong (even if the antecedant is in objective form).Can you please clarify this?.Any example?.
the answer is (d)....first it is a parallelism ques. so the diction has to be same...second..."railway commuters" is a plural noun...so we use noun agreement here ie...plural verb..
Hi Irkuz,
2 rules applied here:
1.Subject and Object pronouns cannot refer to Possesive nouns and must refer only Subj/Obj Nouns
2.Possesive Pronoun must always be used with gerund.Thus it would always be 'his having'.
The case you mentioned is Subj/Obj Noun
Here also we can can use possesive pronoun as there is no rule against that.
Also because rule 2 would still be applicable.