1..large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago. (A) making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago (B) and make the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago (C) making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than it was five years ago (D) to make the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago (E) in making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than it as five years ago
2.A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School. (A) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, (B) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, (C) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published, (D) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that (E) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
Preliminary analysis of information collected by a NASA science probe that passed by Comet Hartley 2 last week shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide also known as dry ice. A. shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide B. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide C. shows unmistakable correlations among jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide D. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the body of the comet along with carbon dioxide E. shows unmistakable correlations of jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide
Source is SC Grail. Which option is correct and why? Correlate with is the correct idiom but ans states otherwise.
Preliminary analysis of information collected by a NASA science probe that passed by Comet Hartley 2 last week shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide also known as dry ice. A. shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide B. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide C. shows unmistakable correlations among jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide D. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the body of the comet along with carbon dioxide E. shows unmistakable correlations of jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide
Source is SC Grail. Which option is correct and why? Correlate with is the correct idiom but ans states otherwise.
Though i am not sure, i think its A because of the idiom between - and involved in it !
Preliminary analysis of information collected by a NASA science probe that passed by Comet Hartley 2 last week shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide also known as dry ice. A. shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide B. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide C. shows unmistakable correlations among jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide D. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the body of the comet along with carbon dioxide E. shows unmistakable correlations of jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide
Source is SC Grail. Which option is correct and why? Correlate with is the correct idiom but ans states otherwise.
Option A should be the answer for two reasons.
Subject - Verb Agreement Correct usage of idiom - "Between" and "and"
1..large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago. (A) making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago (B) and make the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago (C) making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than it was five years ago (D) to make the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago (E) in making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than it as five years ago
My Answer - C
2. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School. (A) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, (B) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, (C) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published, (D) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that (E) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
1..large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago. (A) making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago (B) and make the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago (C) making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than it was five years ago (D) to make the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago (E) in making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than it as five years ago
2. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School. (A) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, (B) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, (C) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published, (D) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that (E) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
Preliminary analysis of information collected by a NASA science probe that passed by Comet Hartley 2 last week shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide also known as dry ice. A. shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide B. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide C. shows unmistakable correlations among jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide D. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the body of the comet along with carbon dioxide E. shows unmistakable correlations of jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide
Source is SC Grail. Which option is correct and why? Correlate with is the correct idiom but ans states otherwise.
1..large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago. (A 2.A letter by
OA is C and C
12.A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm. (A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm 13.A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future. (A) that they will, or could, (B) that they would, or could, (C) they will be or could (D) think that they will be or could (E) think the power stations would or could
Preliminary analysis of information collected by a NASA science probe that passed by Comet Hartley 2 last week shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide also known as dry ice. A. shows unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide B. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide C. shows unmistakable correlations among jets of dust around the comet's body and carbon dioxide D. show unmistakable correlations between jets of dust around the body of the comet along with carbon dioxide E. shows unmistakable correlations of jets of dust around the comet's body with carbon dioxide
Source is SC Grail. Which option is correct and why? Correlate with is the correct idiom but ans states otherwise.
12.A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm. (A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm 13.A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future. (A) that they will, or could, (B) that they would, or could, (C) they will be or could (D) think that they will be or could (E) think the power stations would or could
12. A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm. (A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm 13. A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future. (A) that they will, or could, (B) that they would, or could, (C) they will be or could (D) think that they will be or could (E) think the power stations would or could
Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canada's thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany's fifteen percent.
(A) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canada's thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany's fifteen percent. (B) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college; in Canada it is thirty-five percent and in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany it is fifteen percent. (C) In the United States, Fifty-two percent of high school graduates go on to college, compared with thirty-five percent in Canada and fifteen percent in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany. (D) The percentage of high school graduates in the United States who go on to college is fifty-two, compared with Canada's thirty-five percent, Great Britain's fifteen, Japan's fifteen, and West Germany's fifteen. (E) The percentage of United States high school graduates going on to college is fifty-two that in Canada is thirty-five, and that in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany is fifteen.
12. A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm. (A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm
My answer - D
13. A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future. (A) that they will, or could, (B) that they would, or could, (C) they will be or could (D) think that they will be or could (E) think the power stations would or could
12. A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm. (A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm (C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic (E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm 13. A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future. (A) that they will, or could, (B) that they would, or could, (C) they will be or could (D) think that they will be or could (E) think the power stations would or could
Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen percent.
(A) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen percent. (B) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college; in Canada it is thirty-five percent and in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany it is fifteen percent. (C) In the United States, Fifty-two percent of high school graduates go on to college, compared with thirty-five percent in Canada and fifteen percent in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany. (D) The percentage of high school graduates in the United States who go on to college is fifty-two, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent, Great Britains fifteen, Japans fifteen, and West Germanys fifteen. (E) The percentage of United States high school graduates going on to college is fifty-two that in Canada is thirty-five, and that in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany is fifteen.
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In my opinion it should be B . Please let me know the OA.
Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen percent.
(A) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen percent. (B) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college; in Canada it is thirty-five percent and in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany it is fifteen percent. (C) In the United States, Fifty-two percent of high school graduates go on to college, compared with thirty-five percent in Canada and fifteen percent in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany. (D) The percentage of high school graduates in the United States who go on to college is fifty-two, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent, Great Britains fifteen, Japans fifteen, and West Germanys fifteen. (E) The percentage of United States high school graduates going on to college is fifty-two that in Canada is thirty-five, and that in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany is fifteen.
My answer - E. really not sure on this one though. Can someone please explain this.
Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen percent.
(A) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen percent. (B) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college; in Canada it is thirty-five percent and in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany it is fifteen percent. (C) In the United States, Fifty-two percent of high school graduates go on to college, compared with thirty-five percent in Canada and fifteen percent in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany. (D) The percentage of high school graduates in the United States who go on to college is fifty-two, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent, Great Britains fifteen, Japans fifteen, and West Germanys fifteen. (E) The percentage of United States high school graduates going on to college is fifty-two that in Canada is thirty-five, and that in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany is fifteen.
Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen percent.
(A) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen percent. (B) Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college; in Canada it is thirty-five percent and in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany it is fifteen percent. (C) In the United States, Fifty-two percent of high school graduates go on to college, compared with thirty-five percent in Canada and fifteen percent in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany. (D) The percentage of high school graduates in the United States who go on to college is fifty-two, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent, Great Britains fifteen, Japans fifteen, and West Germanys fifteen. (E) The percentage of United States high school graduates going on to college is fifty-two that in Canada is thirty-five, and that in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany is fifteen.
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OA is C :) B--> hanging pronoun error...what is "it" referring to in " in Canada it is thirty-five percent " D--> Great Britains fifteen, Japans fifteen, and West Germanys fifteen Should be Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen. E--> illogical comparision -- fifty-two that in Canada
OA is C :) B--> hanging pronoun error...what is "it" referring to in " in Canada it is thirty-five percent " D--> Great Britains fifteen, Japans fifteen, and West Germanys fifteen Should be Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen. E--> illogical comparision -- fifty-two that in Canada