1. In its most recent approach, the comet Crommelin passed the Earth at about the same distance and in about the same position, some 25 degrees above the horizon, that Halley's comet will pass the next time it appears.
(A) that Halley's comet will pass
(B) that Halley's comet is to be passing
(C) as Halley's comet
(D) as will Halley's comet
(E) as Halley's comet will do
2. In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
IMO
(E)
(B)
Cheers
1. In its most recent approach, the comet Crommelin passed the Earth at about the same distance and in about the same position, some 25 degrees above the horizon, that Halleys comet will pass the next time it appears.
(A) that Halleys comet will pass
(B) that Halleys comet is to be passing
(C) as Halleys comet
(D) as will Halleys comet
(E) as Halleys comet will do
2. In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
1. Found throughout Central and South America, sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough that two species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes.
(A) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough
(B) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs, they sleep fifteen hours a day, and with such infrequent movements
(C) sloths use their long rubbery limbs to hang from trees, sleep fifteen hours a day, and move so infrequently
(D) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeping fifteen hours a day and moving so infrequently
(E) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeps fifteen hours a day, and it moves infrequently enough
(A) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough
(B) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs, they sleep fifteen hours a day, and with such infrequent movements
(C) sloths use their long rubbery limbs to hang from trees, sleep fifteen hours a day, and move so infrequently
(D) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeping fifteen hours a day and moving so infrequently
(E) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeps fifteen hours a day, and it moves infrequently enough
Not Correct
IMO
(E)
(B)
Cheers
1. For many travelers, charter vacations often turn out to cost considerably more than they originally seemed.
(A) they originally seemed
(B) they originally seem to
(C) they seemingly would cost originally
(D) it seemed originally
(E) it originally seemed they would
2. For most consumers, the price of automobile insurance continues to rise annually, even if free of damage claims and moving violations.
(A) even if
(B) despite being
(C) even if they are
(D) although they may be
(E) even if remaining
(A) they originally seemed
(B) they originally seem to
(C) they seemingly would cost originally
(D) it seemed originally
(E) it originally seemed they would
2. For most consumers, the price of automobile insurance continues to rise annually, even if free of damage claims and moving violations.
(A) even if
(B) despite being
(C) even if they are
(D) although they may be
(E) even if remaining
1. In its most recent approach, the comet Crommelin passed the Earth at about the same distance and in about the same position, some 25 degrees above the horizon, that Halleys comet will pass the next time it appears.
(A) that Halleys comet will pass
(B) that Halleys comet is to be passing
(C) as Halleys comet
(D) as will Halleys comet
(E) as Halleys comet will do
2. In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
IMO answers are
and
OA please
1. For many travelers, charter vacations often turn out to cost considerably more than they originally seemed.
(A) they originally seemed
(B) they originally seem to
(C) they seemingly would cost originally
(D) it seemed originally
(E) it originally seemed they would
2. For most consumers, the price of automobile insurance continues to rise annually, even if free of damage claims and moving violations.
(A) even if
(B) despite being
(C) even if they are
(D) although they may be
(E) even if remaining
"they" can only refer to the consumers and even if introduces proper mood for the sentence.
My answers in bold-blue
Look at the statement, it says "The strength of a carbon-chlorine bond is stronger than that of a carbon-bromine bond.."
why cant the same be repeated in the 2nd half of the statement? why not B?
But just to avoid the repetitiveness of the word 'stronger', 'greater' can be used - which leads to A.
I did not get it - what leads to A?
I thought this question is a dud for it compares "the strength of something" with "something else".
Could anyone please explain more about "the question" in question 😃
1. For many travelers, charter vacations often turn out to cost considerably more than they originally seemed.
(A) they originally seemed
(B) they originally seem to
(C) they seemingly would cost originally
(D) it seemed originally
(E) it originally seemed they would
2. For most consumers, the price of automobile insurance continues to rise annually, even if free of damage claims and moving violations.
(A) even if
(B) despite being
(C) even if they are
(D) although they may be
(E) even if remaining
My choice D D.
IMO answers
(D), In E, auxiliary verb 'do' is used inappropriately after main verb 'will' ellipsis are only formed to avoid the repetitiveness of main verb phrase
(B), patchwork is collective noun, it must take singular verb surrounds which is in B, and yeah relative pronoun 'whom' can be used as an object only and here it is used for subject farmer worker, but still go with B
answer to the post 6655
1. Found throughout Central and South America, sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough that two species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes.
(A) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough
(B) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs, they sleep fifteen hours a day, and with such infrequent movements
(C) sloths use their long rubbery limbs to hang from trees, sleep fifteen hours a day, and move so infrequently
(D) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeping fifteen hours a day and moving so infrequently
(E) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeps fifteen hours a day, and it moves infrequently enough
Is it D
1. Found throughout Central and South America, sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough that two species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes.
(A) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough
(B) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs, they sleep fifteen hours a day, and with such infrequent movements
(C) sloths use their long rubbery limbs to hang from trees, sleep fifteen hours a day, and move so infrequently
(D) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeping fifteen hours a day and moving so infrequently
(E) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeps fifteen hours a day, and it moves infrequently enough
Is it D
Yes correct. Can u also provide the explanation?
I think it should be (C).......The sloth seems to refer to a particular sloth.
1. Found throughout Central and South America, sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough that two species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes.
(A) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough
(B) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs, they sleep fifteen hours a day, and with such infrequent movements
(C) sloths use their long rubbery limbs to hang from trees, sleep fifteen hours a day, and move so infrequently
(D) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeping fifteen hours a day and moving so infrequently
(E) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeps fifteen hours a day, and it moves infrequently enough
Is it D
Sumit,
Can you please explain the reason.
Cheers
kapur.arnav SaysNot Correct
1. In its most recent approach, the comet Crommelin passed the Earth at about the same distance and in about the same position, some 25 degrees above the horizon, that Halley's comet will pass the next time it appears.
(A) that Halley's comet will pass
(B) that Halley's comet is to be passing
(C) as Halley's comet
(D) as will Halley's comet
(E) as Halley's comet will do
2. In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
I think E and A.
OA please?
Yes correct. Can u also provide the explanation?
Reasons to chose D :
1. "species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes". 'its' here makes it clear that the subject is singular, if it is plural then the phrase would be as
"species of algae grow on their coat and between their toes".
A, B and C can be eliminated on the basis of this reasoning.
2. Between E and D, In D usage of idiom is appropriate "moving so infrequently" whereas in E "it moves infrequently enough sounds awkward.
Hope this helps
Even IMO
(E)
(C)
But I would like to know the reason why is there a pronoun confusion here.
"charter vacations" is the subject of the first verb and it is also the first half of a comparison. "they" is the subject of the second verb and it is also the second half of the previously mentioned comparison.
Thus they correctly refers to "charter vacations" both logically and structurally.
@Sumit,
Would like to know your views.
sumitbn SaysMy answers in bold-blue
Quote:
Originally Posted by kapur.arnav View Post
1. For many travelers, charter vacations often turn out to cost considerably more than they originally seemed.
(A) they originally seemed
(B) they originally seem to
(C) they seemingly would cost originally
(D) it seemed originally
(E) it originally seemed they would
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2. For most consumers, the price of automobile insurance continues to rise annually, even if free of damage claims and moving violations.
(A) even if
(B) despite being
(C) even if they are
(D) although they may be
(E) even if remaining
"they" can only refer to the consumers and even if introduces proper mood for the sentence.
1. some 25 degrees above the horizon is a non-essential modifier and can be ignored for grammatical purposes. Now, things will become clearer; the correct usage is: x is same as y (and so, that is not appropriate usage). So, a, b are out. C is non parallel while e uses a redundant do. Hence d is the answer
2. The subject of the sentence is patchwork (which is singular) and not green fields. Most often, an easy way to find that out is to ignore the prepositional phrase (starting with of). Hence, surrounds is the correct usage. B is clearly the right answer.
Thanks for providing such a clear explanation for A. However for B the OA is a), though even i feel it should be b)
1. Straight e. btw, the problem with a, b and is not an ambiguous they (in this usage, they correctly refers to charter vacations). Essentially, think about it as someone telling: To me, charter vacations have costed more than what I was told they would. Hence e is the correct answer. Also, note that it does not necessarily need to have an antecedent as in this case, where it is used as a placeholder (for e.g. it is very hot).
2. even if is the correct usage here, since it brings contrast. The problem with a is that we dont know who is free of damage claims and moving violations; is it consumers or is it the price of insurance. By using they (which can only refer to consumers), c removes this ambiguity and hence, is the right answer.
OA is a) for 1)
But I would like to know the reason why is there a pronoun confusion here.
"charter vacations" is the subject of the first verb and it is also the first half of a comparison. "they" is the subject of the second verb and it is also the second half of the previously mentioned comparison.
Thus they correctly refers to "charter vacations" both logically and structurally.
@Sumit,
Would like to know your views.
Hey Sumit!
In the original form of the sentence the structure is somewhat like
For N1, N2 turn out to cost more than they seemed.
There are two problems:
you ought to be comparing the "cost" (v) with "what they thought vacations would cost". "they seemed" means vacations seemed.. seemed what??
Second, though it is true that in most of the cases "they" will automatically refer to N2 but in some cases it can refer to N1 as well - given there is no confusion by virtue of the no. and gender.
Cheers,
Sumit