46. A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if calves exercise and associated withother calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do those raised in confinement. (A) associated with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do (B) associated with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight quicker than (C) associate with other calves, they required less medication and will gain weight quicker than do (D) associate with other calves, they have required less medication and will gain weight more quickly than do (E) associate with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than My question is when to use "quicker than " and when to use " more quickly than"? :sneaky: TIA
Can anyone explain why B is wrong and E is correct?
If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated, or even suspected, the impending sale of the Koniko kelp processing plant, they would have advised owners of Koniko stock to unload all shares immediately. A)If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated B)Had anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated Wrong! C)If anybody at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated D)If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated E)If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers had anticipated Correct !
I was surprised with the answers actually. I too chose A and D respectively. But the OAs are B and C. Can anyone explain why?
The president of the block association tried to convince her neighbors they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continuing to be victimized. A)to join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continuing to be victimized B)that they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continue to be victimized C)for the joining of forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continue to be victimized D)they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continuing to be victimized E)about joining forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood instead of continuing to be victimized
2)Like their male counterparts, women scientists are above average in terms of intelligence and creativity, but unlike men of science, their female counterparts have had to work against the grain of occupational stereotyping to enter a "man's world." A)their problem is working B)one thing they have had to do is work C)women of science have had to work D)their female counterparts have had to work E)the handicap women of science have had is to work
Can anyone explain why B is wrong and E is correct?
If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated, or even suspected, the impending sale of the Koniko kelp processing plant, they would have advised owners of Koniko stock to unload all shares immediately. A)If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated B)Had anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated Wrong! C)If anybody at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated D)If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated E)If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers had anticipated Correct !
Both B and E are "if" clauses.My guess is that in B,anyone=singular and they=plural, whereas in E, any people can mean more than one person?
The president of the block association tried to convince her neighbors they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continuing to be victimized. A) to join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continuing to be victimized B) that they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continue to be victimized C) for the joining of forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continue to be victimized D) they should join forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood rather than continuing to be victimized E) about joining forces to prevent crime in the neighborhood instead of continuing to be victimized
2)Like their male counterparts, women scientists are above average in terms of intelligence and creativity, but unlike men of science, their female counterparts have had to work against the grain of occupational stereotyping to enter a "man's world." A) their problem is working B) one thing they have had to do is work C) women of science have had to work D) their female counterparts have had to work E) the handicap women of science have had is to work
Like the grassy fields and old pastures that the upland sandpiper needs for feeding and nesting when it returns in May after wintering in the Argentine Pampas, the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in farming practices. A. the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in B. the bird itself is vanishing in the northeastern United States as a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in C. that the birds themselves are vanishing in the northeastern United States is due to residential and industrial development and changes to D. in the northeastern United States, sandpipers' vanishing is due to residential and industrial development and to changes in E. in the northeastern United States, the sandpipers' vanishing, a result of residential and industrial development and changing
Can anyone explain why B is wrong and E is correct?
If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated, or even suspected, the impending sale of the Koniko kelp processing plant, they would have advised owners of Koniko stock to unload all shares immediately. A) If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated B) Had anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated Wrong! C) If anybody at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated D) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated E) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers had anticipated Correct !
A, B and C can be eliminated because singular anyone does not match with plural they... So the call is b/w D and E...and E clearly wins
Like the grassy fields and old pastures that the upland sandpiper needs for feeding and nesting when it returns in May after wintering in the Argentine Pampas, the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in farming practices. A. the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in B. the bird itself is vanishing in the northeastern United States as a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in C. that the birds themselves are vanishing in the northeastern United States is due to residential and industrial development and changes to D. in the northeastern United States, sandpipers vanishing is due to residential and industrial development and to changes in E. in the northeastern United States, the sandpipers vanishing, a result of residential and industrial development and changing
Like x needs y, x vanishes as a result of..( when i look at the sentence), this seems to be correct.
Though the vanishing is tempting, the actual intent of the sentence seems to be comparing the need to vanish...
in such case, Only B looks like the option !!
IMO B
Ppl, please help me with this one....
Like the grassy fields and old pastures that the upland sandpiper needs for feeding and nesting when it returns in May after wintering in the Argentine Pampas, the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in farming practices. A. the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in B. the bird itself is vanishing in the northeastern United States as a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in C. that the birds themselves are vanishing in the northeastern United States is due to residential and industrial development and changes to D. in the northeastern United States, sandpipers vanishing is due to residential and industrial development and to changes in E. in the northeastern United States, the sandpipers vanishing, a result of residential and industrial development and changing
1) According to a panel of health officials, there has been a great deal of confusion in the medical profession about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to health. A)over whether or not obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition more related to appearance than to B)with respect to obesity being a biological disorder posing serious health risks or if it is related more to appearance than C)about obesity and if it is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition related to appearance more than to D)concerning whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition related to appearance more than E)about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to
2) One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the realization that as a person ages, their concerns change as well. A)to realize that when people age, their B)the realization that as a person ages, their C)to realize that when a person ages, his or her D)the realization that as people age, their E)realizing that as people age, their
3)Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same, all patients receiving hearts or other organs must take antirejection drugs for the rest of their lives. A)Unless the transplant involves identical twins who have the same genetic endowment B)Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same C)Besides transplants involving identical twins with the same genetic endowment D)Other than transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same E)Aside from a transplant between identical twins with the same genetic endowment
1) According to a panel of health officials, there has been a great deal of confusion in the medical profession about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to health. A) over whether or not obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition more related to appearance than to B) with respect to obesity being a biological disorder posing serious health risks or if it is related more to appearance than C) about obesity and if it is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition related to appearance more than to D) concerning whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition related to appearance more than E) about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to
2) One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the realization that as a person ages, their concerns change as well. A) to realize that when people age, their B) the realization that as a person ages, their C) to realize that when a person ages, his or her D) the realization that as people age, their E) realizing that as people age, their
3)Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same, all patients receiving hearts or other organs must take antirejection drugs for the rest of their lives. A) Unless the transplant involves identical twins who have the same genetic endowment B) Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same C) Besides transplants involving identical twins with the same genetic endowment D) Other than transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same E) Aside from a transplant between identical twins with the same genetic endowment
4)By the mid-seventeenth century, Amsterdam had built a new town hall so large that only St. Peter's in Rome, the Escorial in Spain, and the Palazza Ducale in Venice could rival it for scale or magnificence. A)were its rival as to B)were rivaling its C)could be its rivals in their D)could rival it for E)were the rivals of it in their
In a period of time when women typically have had a narrow range of choices, Mary Baker Eddy became a distinguished writer and the founder, architect, and builder of a growing church. A)Typically, during a time when women B)During a time in which typically women have C)In a period of time when women typically have D)At a time when women typically E)Typically in a time in which women
4)By the mid-seventeenth century, Amsterdam had built a new town hall so large that only St. Peter's in Rome, the Escorial in Spain, and the Palazza Ducale in Venice could rival it for scale or magnificence. A) were its rival as to B) were rivaling its C) could be its rivals in their D) could rival it for E) were the rivals of it in their
In a period of time when women typically have had a narrow range of choices, Mary Baker Eddy became a distinguished writer and the founder, architect, and builder of a growing church. A) Typically, during a time when women B) During a time in which typically women have C) In a period of time when women typically have D) At a time when women typically E) Typically in a time in which women
my guesses: C for the first one ( rival + in) D for the 2nd -shorter, more concise and "typically" comes after "women"
Not very good with this...:oops: but dat dont mean i cant participate
A swarm of desert honeybees, a phenomenon seen by few of the select scientists and entomologists, occur when a portion of the colony leave the current nest to find a new home. A. few of the select scientists and entomologists, occur when a portion of the colony leave B. a select few scientists and entomologists, only occurs when portions of the colony leaves C very few selected scientists and entomologists, occur when portions of the colony leave D. only very few selected scientists and entomologists, occurs when a portion of the colony leaves E. only a select few scientists and entomologists, occurs when a portion of the colony leaves