guys, need ur inputs on this... 1.An attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago, has been unsuccessful despite efforts by many important groups, including the National Organization for Women. (A) to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago, (B) begun almost two decades ago, for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (C) begun for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment almost two decades ago (D) at ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago, (E) that has begun almost two decades ago to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
A. attempt to is idiomatic. begun modifies attempt and goes with the present perfect progressive has been. Looks correct B. attempt begun is not idiomatic. requires "to" for a statement of purpose or "that" to start a clause also unnecessary ing form in ratifying C.attempt begun is not idiomatic. ratifying is unnecessary D. attempt at is not idiomatic E.Gives the notion attempt has begun by itself. Attempt that ---- to ratify is not idiomatic My answer is A
Montaqes, Here Majority is the subject the sentence is talking about Majority. U simply cannot use the word Majority without a qualifier for example if u say A majority enjoyed my show then there is a question A majority of whom? so majority will always be used like this ---- A majority of students, A majority of voters so A majority of railway commuters Examples of distinctive actions of a majority A majority of students have scored 80 in maths. Here each individual student has to score and majority can't score collectively A majority of people are expected to sign. Each individual has to sign here
Group action A majority of people cheers for CSK in IPL. Here group action absolutely makes sense A majority of Commuters enjoys my music. Here group action absolutely makes sense so A majority of railway commuters reads and listens. Group action is absolutely valid here. Thats what I think. ashwarya see if this is useful to you by applying this to examples of Manhattan
I think, in all the examples, ONE refers to one of the individuals, so plural form of verb is correct.
E.g A majority of people cheer for CSK in IPL. But The (people) majority cheers for CSK in IPL. Here "majority" is a group.
or A majority of Commuters enjoy my music. But The commuters' majority enjoys my music.
The difference is made by "a" or "the". It's like "a number of" - plural vs "The number of" - singular. Hope, it makes sense.
Hi This is question 985 from 1000 SC . 1.Those who have visited the Grand Canyon have typically seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, with different colors that mark the passage of time like the rings in a tree trunk. (A) seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, with different colors that mark (B) see layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, whose different colors mark (C) been seeing layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, whose different colors are markers of (D) been able to see layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, with different colors markingďźˆD (E) seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, marking by different colors
The answer given is D but I Chose A. Can someone tell where am I going wrong
Also can anyone advise what's the diff between "with different colors that mark" in option A and "with different colors marking" in option D.
I think, in all the examples, ONE refers to one of the individuals, so plural form of verb is correct.
E.g A majority of people cheer for CSK in IPL. But The (people) majority cheers for CSK in IPL. Here "majority" is a group.
or A majority of Commuters enjoy my music. But The commuters' majority enjoys my music.
The difference is made by "a" or "the". It's like "a number of" - plural vs "The number of" - singular. Hope, it makes sense.
Thanx.
Anish, You may be correct but as far as I know definite article "The" is used when we are referring to a specific known group like The politicians of India etc. I don't think use of The influences usage of verbs. anyway in that example it is left to the user on how to distinguish group action from individual action it would have been better if the sentence was followed by something that would have helped us.
Hi This is question 985 from 1000 SC . 1.Those who have visited the Grand Canyon have typically seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, with different colors that mark the passage of time like the rings in a tree trunk. (A) seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, with different colors that mark (B) see layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, whose different colors mark (C) been seeing layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, whose different colors are markers of (D) been able to see layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, with different colors markingďźˆD (E) seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, marking by different colors
The answer given is D but I Chose A. Can someone tell where am I going wrong
Also can anyone advise what's the diff between "with different colors that mark" in option A and "with different colors marking" in option D.
The use of "like" prompts us to use noun or a noun phrase that parallels the rings in a tree trunk that introduces a clause and presence of verb mark doesn't go with like if "as" was present in place of "like" then A would have been correct. with different colors followed by a participle parallels like a ring better than a clause introduced by that.So I think D is correct
i even drilled it down to A AND D . But as per i know when have comes it shd be seen and not anythng else.....in tht case can i be write in opting for A............
can i expect more explanations for this qn please............
when you say majority of students ...... u are makin a group of individual students ..... its a part of the totality .... so it is PLURAL .... if u would hv said a/the student majority it would be SINGULAR(tht would represent the totality in itself)
1.At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards. (A) land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards (B) land, a form of ownership of the pre-Columbians and respected by the Spaniards (C) land, respected by the Spaniards and a pre-Columbian form of ownership (D) land in which a pre-Columbian form of ownership was respected by the Spaniards (E) land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
1.Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel. (A) less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel (B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gasoline or diesel fuel do (C) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel (D) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel (E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel
:tellme: 1.Because the Earths crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West. (A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West (B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States instead of the West (C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of the comparable magnitude occurring in the West (D) in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West (E) that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred with comparable magnitude in the West
1.At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards. (A) land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards (B) land, a form of ownership of the pre-Columbians and respected by the Spaniards (C) land, respected by the Spaniards and a pre-Columbian form of ownership (D) land in which a pre-Columbian form of ownership was respected by the Spaniards (E) land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
1.Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel. (A) less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel (B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gasoline or diesel fuel do (C) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel (D) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel (E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel
I think E is the right option, though it doesn't adhere to parallelism strictly.
1.At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards. (A) land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards (B) land, a form of ownership of the pre-Columbians and respected by the Spaniards (C) land, respected by the Spaniards and a pre-Columbian form of ownership (D) land in which a pre-Columbian form of ownership was respected by the Spaniards (E) land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
anish_goyal Says
I would go for E.
OA for this is (A).....and i am not at all convinced with it...looking for a pluasible explaination for this...:sad:
but option (E) says that "land" was a pre-columbian form of ownership...therefore, i think, it is also not correct...
1.Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel. (A) less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel (B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gasoline or diesel fuel do (C) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel (D) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel (E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel
anish_goyal Says
I think E is the right option, though it doesn't adhere to parallelism strictly.
Anish,
i am little bit confused with the use of "less" and "fewer" out here.....i think, "pollutants" are countable and we should use "fewer" instead of "less" in this case..
1.Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel. (A) less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel (B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gasoline or diesel fuel do (C) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel (D) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel (E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel
A. Violates parallelism B. fewer than is not idiomatic + parallelism error C. violates parallelism D. fewer than is not idiomatic E.Correct less than is the usage Montaqes refer to page 125 post 1234 I haad posted the diff between fewer than and less than
:tellme: 1.Because the Earths crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West. (A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West (B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States instead of the West (C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of the comparable magnitude occurring in the West (D) in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West (E) that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred with comparable magnitude in the West
A. It states the same earthquake destroys land in both east and west which is illogical B.cannot be the same earthquake---illogical C. different quakes in east and west but it says it destroys 100 times the area of east (illogical) if a quake occurs in India it can destroy India not 100 times the area of Inidi I mean area should be greater than or equal to what it destroys D.Looks correct parallel comparison and different quakes E. Same quake---illogical D is my answer
A. It states the same earthquake destroys land in both east and west which is illogical B.cannot be the same earthquake---illogical C. different quakes in east and west but it says it destroys 100 times the area of east (illogical) if a quake occurs in India it can destroy India not 100 times the area of Inidi I mean area should be greater than or equal to what it destroys D.Looks correct parallel comparison and different quakes E. Same quake---illogical D is my answer
A. Violates parallelism B. fewer than is not idiomatic + parallelism error C. violates parallelism D. fewer than is not idiomatic E.Correct less than is the usage Montaqes refer to page 125 post 1234 I haad posted the diff between fewer than and less than
Just wanted to poit out that "fewer than" is absolutely idiomatic....
May be, in this context, use of "of" just after the "less" makes sense...we can also make this sentence using "fewer" as well:
".....emit fewer pollutants than those burning gas...."
