My take is on Option-C. Maintains parallelism and tense with correct sentence formation.
The sale of government surplus machinery will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts. A) begins at 9 a.m., continuing until the supply lasts B) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue as long as the supply lasts C) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts D) will begin at 9 a.m. and, until the supply lasts, will continue E) begins at 9 a.m. and, as long as the supply may last, it continues
Hey Mudragada, Subordinate clause are those which can't stand by themselves. To fix this sort of clause, you either need to attach it to main clause or drop the connecting word such as because and which etc(there are many more).
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Can anyone elaborate on how to identify and deal with subordinate clause?
The sale of government surplus machinery will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts. A) begins at 9 a.m., continuing until the supply lasts B) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue as long as the supply lasts C) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts D) will begin at 9 a.m. and, until the supply lasts, will continue E) begins at 9 a.m. and, as long as the supply may last, it continues
IMO: A,E are out coz they change the tense,not parallel and change in meaning C,D out coz "until the supply last" is just wrong...should be "continue until the supply is finished" or s'thing like that B-AOK...parallel tense, correct idiom " as long as "
I would go with C.. I think Spidey notes explains this... It is idiomatic to use "until the supply last"... OA Plzz..
IMO: A,E are out coz they change the tense,not parallel and change in meaning C,D out coz "until the supply last" is just wrong...should be "continue until the supply is finished" or s'thing like that B-AOK...parallel tense, correct idiom " as long as "
even i hope the same answer.....it should be E to try to repair.....n yes they are parallel verbs coz....they r placed side by side ...in a way related to each other and not that....emphasis is more on....repairing.....
Originally Posted by Eon View Post 2.After extensive trials, the coach chose four swimmers to make up the relay team, Joan, Judy, Alice, and me. A. team, Joan, Judy, Alice, and me. B. team, Joan, Judy, Alice, and I. C. team, Joan and I, Alice and Judy. D. team, I, Joan, Judy, and Alice. E. team, and they are Joan, Judy, Alice and me.
Since 1st person has the least preference and should come at the end C&D; are knocked off. Since sentence is in objective case it should be me and not I. Hence B is also out. A. implies that relay team,Joan,Judy,Alice and me was chosen by the coach while the sentence should imply that the relay team consists of four persons which is rightly said in E.
Though dentists recommend brushing one's teeth three times a day, many adult Americans brush just twice a day and floss hardly never. A. brush just twice a day and floss hardly never B. brush your teeth twice and never floss C. brush just twice but rarely floss at all D. brush twice daily but hardly ever floss E. only brush twice daily and rarely floss at all
I know that A and B are wrong, but cant decide between C,D and E. . help!!:-(
2.After extensive trials, the coach chose four swimmers to make up the relay team, Joan, Judy, Alice, and me. A. team, Joan, Judy, Alice, and me. B. team, Joan, Judy, Alice, and I. C. team, Joan and I, Alice and Judy. D. team, I, Joan, Judy, and Alice. E. team, and they are Joan, Judy, Alice and me.
Hey puys, help me out... Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but financially strained townships point out that dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads. (A) dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads (B) dirt roads cost twice as much to maintain as paved roads do (C) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as paved roads do (D) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as it does for paved roads (E) to maintain dirt roads costs twice as much as for paved roads
Hi Rohit, My choice is Option-B. Here none other option supports parallelism, with clear cut meaning and sentence formation.
Hey puys, help me out... Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but financially strained townships point out that dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads. (A) dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads(meaning is distorted) (B) dirt roads cost twice as much to maintain as paved roads do (C) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as paved roads do(use of maintaining is distorting the sentence formation) (D) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as it does for paved roads (use of maintaining is distorting the sentence formation) (E) to maintain dirt roads costs twice as much as for paved roads ("that to maintain" word goes against the meaning of sentence, clear violation)
1.Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends. (A) Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are (B) Although dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, (C) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are (D) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also (E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York's small museums and also The answer to this ons is D. Why cannot it be A?
Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but financially strained townships point out that dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads. (A) dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads (B) dirt roads cost twice as much to maintain as paved roads do (C) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as paved roads do (D) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as it does for paved roads (E) to maintain dirt roads costs twice as much as for paved roads
Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but financially strained townships point out that dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads. (A) dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads (B) dirt roads cost twice as much to maintain as paved roads do (C) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as paved roads do (D) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as it does for paved roads (E) to maintain dirt roads costs twice as much as for paved roads
The answer is B. In A a wrong comparison has been made. C and D deform the entire sentence. And again in E an example of wrong comparison. It ought to be "to maintain dirt roads costs twice as much as to maintain paved roads" . Hence B is correct.
1.Although the Supreme Court ruled as long ago as 1880 that Blacks could not be excluded outright from jury service, nearly a century of case-by-case adjudication has been necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be drawn from a fair cross section of the community. (A) has been necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be (B) was necessary for developing and enforcing the principle of all juries being (C) was to be necessary in developing and enforcing the principle of all juries to be (D) is necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be (E) will be necessary for developing and enforcing the principle of all juries being The answer to this one is A. I marked it D, though. Can i know why do we use present participle instead of simple present tense?
1.Although the bite of brown recluse spiders are rarely fatal, they cause chronic flesh wounds, posing the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to its poison. (A) brown recluse spiders are rarely fatal, they cause chronic flesh wounds, posing the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to its (B) brown recluse spiders are rarely fatal, they cause chronic flesh wounds and pose the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to their (C) the brown recluse spider is rarely fatal, it causes chronic flesh wounds, posing the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to their (D) the brown recluse spider is rarely fatal, it causes chronic flesh wounds and poses the greatest danger to infants and the elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to its (E) the brown recluse spider is rarely fatal, they cause chronic flesh wounds, posing the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to its The answer to this one is D and i completely concur with it. But 'm a little confused. Read the last sentence carefully. It says the infant and elderly are vulnerable to its poison. Now if the sentence is referring to the spider's poison then it should be wrong coz we aren't considering only a single spider but we are talking of them in general "Brown recluse spiders". Hence, its should be theirs. Though i thought the other way round too, thinking it to be bite's poison. But it doesn't make sense to me at all. Can someone help me clarify this one?
"bite" of spiders - its the bite which is causing all this and not spider itself. So, that's y everything shd be singular...
1.Although the bite of brown recluse spiders are rarely fatal, they cause chronic flesh wounds, posing the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to its poison. (A) brown recluse spiders are rarely fatal, they cause chronic flesh wounds, posing the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to its (B) brown recluse spiders are rarely fatal, they cause chronic flesh wounds and pose the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to their (C) the brown recluse spider is rarely fatal, it causes chronic flesh wounds, posing the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to their (D) the brown recluse spider is rarely fatal, it causes chronic flesh wounds and poses the greatest danger to infants and the elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to its (E) the brown recluse spider is rarely fatal, they cause chronic flesh wounds, posing the greatest danger to the infant and elderly, who are particularly vulnerable to its The answer to this one is D and i completely concur with it. But 'm a little confused. Read the last sentence carefully. It says the infant and elderly are vulnerable to its poison. Now if the sentence is referring to the spider's poison then it should be wrong coz we aren't considering only a single spider but we are talking of them in general "Brown recluse spiders". Hence, its should be theirs. Though i thought the other way round too, thinking it to be bite's poison. But it doesn't make sense to me at all. Can someone help me clarify this one?
1.Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends. (A) Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are (B) Although dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, (C) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are (D) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also (E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York's small museums and also The answer to this ons is D. Why cannot it be A?
IMO between C & D ... but I'd choose C, if i came across this question during a test.
Since the answer mentioned is D, I wonder why D over C. Both sound good to me, but in option C, the usage of 'but' helps us make a comparison between dozens of museums to one-of-a-kind museums.
In A, the usage of either X or Y is incorrect. X and Y are not parallel in option A.
