Can someone please explain me the difference between:
1. might be/ could be
2. instead of/ rather than
Heres few...i know the answers but have no clue why...please post explainaton as well!!!
1. A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,
2. A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.
(A) believed to be
(B) and that is believed to be
(C) and it is believed to have been
(D) which was, it is believed,
(E) which is believed to be
3. A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago.
(A) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(B) and make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(C) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it was five years ago
(D) to make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(E) in making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it as five years ago
1. A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,
2. A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.
(A) believed to be
(B) and that is believed to be
(C) and it is believed to have been
(D) which was, it is believed,
(E) which is believed to be
3. A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago.
(A) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(B) and make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(C) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it was five years ago
(D) to make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(E) in making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it as five years ago
Heres few...i know the answers but have no clue why...please post explainaton as well!!!
1. A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,
2. A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.
(A) believed to be
(B) and that is believed to be
(C) and it is believed to have been
(D) which was, it is believed,
(E) which is believed to be
3. A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago.
(A) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(B) and make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(C) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it was five years ago
(D) to make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(E) in making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it as five years ago
The first 2 questions have been extensively discussed in previous pages (5-6 pages back)
3)
A. x much more than Y. X and y are not parallel here(Health---five years)
B.same as A
C. participle is correctly used to express the purpose of rise , X and Y are parallel
D.X and Y are not parallel
E. awkward and wordy construction
I think answer is C
saurav_chat1234 Sayscan u tell me the question no plz
the Q no is 153
can some one explain when should one use ,
"older than" / "as old as"..... the patern "-er .. than" and "as
what makes the real difference in these parts.... ?
Can someone please explain me the difference between:
1. might be/ could be
2. instead of/ rather than
1. google search you will get an exhaustive explanation
2. I think instead of and rather than are both idiomatic and can be used interchangeably. rather than , X rather than Y is mostly used in case of preferences.
can some one explain when should one use ,
"older than" / "as old as"..... the patern "-er .. than" and "asas"..
what makes the real difference in these parts.... ?
"as
1. Carpenters, dentists, sewing machine operators, needlepointers, piano players, and indeed anyone who works with their hands for long hours can get carpal tunnel syndrome.
(A) anyone who works
(B) anyone working
(C) workers
(D) those for whom work is
(E) any people who work
can some one explain thsi ....
(A) anyone who works
(B) anyone working
(C) workers
(D) those for whom work is
(E) any people who work
can some one explain thsi ....
The first 2 questions have been extensively discussed in previous pages (5-6 pages back)
3)
A. x much more than Y. X and y are not parallel here(Health---five years)
B.same as A
C. participle is correctly used to express the purpose of rise , X and Y are parallel
D.X and Y are not parallel
E. awkward and wordy construction
I think answer is A
Do you mean (C)?
1. Carpenters, dentists, sewing machine operators, needlepointers, piano players, and indeed anyone who works with their hands for long hours can get carpal tunnel syndrome.
(A) anyone who works
(B) anyone working
(C) workers
(D) those for whom work is
(E) any people who work
can some one explain thsi ....
A.anyone cannot go with their(plural)
B.same as A
C. workers with their hands---awkward
D. wordy and awkward(work is with their hands)
E.looks ok
I think E is the answer
1. google search you will get an exhaustive explanation
2. I think instead of and rather than are both idiomatic and can be used interchangeably. rather than , X rather than Y is mostly used in case of preferences.
there is a diff in the usage of "rather" and "instead".
Rather than is used with verbs but Instead of is used with nouns.
Plus, gerund (verb+ing) is a noun so it will be followed by "instead of".
1. Carpenters, dentists, sewing machine operators, needlepointers, piano players, and indeed anyone who works with their hands for long hours can get carpal tunnel syndrome.
(A) anyone who works
(B) anyone working
(C) workers
(D) those for whom work is
(E) any people who work
can some one explain thsi ....
Since "anyone" is singular, so A, B are out.
C & D are anyway wrong.
E is best and right. People is plural.
Since "anyone" is singular, so A, B are out.
C & D are anyway wrong.
E is best and right. People is plural.
thanks to both anish and shiva.....!
Since "anyone" is singular, so A, B are out.
C & D are anyway wrong.
E is best and right. People is plural.
yup its E ...great explanation dude ...i hv nothing left to say
The first 2 questions have been extensively discussed in previous pages (5-6 pages back)
3)
A. x much more than Y. X and y are not parallel here(Health---five years)
B.same as A
C. participle is correctly used to express the purpose of rise , X and Y are parallel
D.X and Y are not parallel
E. awkward and wordy construction
I think answer is A
A small correction ...it shud b C ...u hv given the right explanation though ...i think twas a typo
Cooperative apartment houses have the peculiar distinction of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses.
(A) of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses
(B) of dwellings that must also operate like business
(C) that they are dwellings that must operate like business
(D) that, as dwellings, they must also operate like businesses
(E) to be a dwelling that must also operate as a business
can some one explain this .?
(A) of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses
(B) of dwellings that must also operate like business
(C) that they are dwellings that must operate like business
(D) that, as dwellings, they must also operate like businesses
(E) to be a dwelling that must also operate as a business
can some one explain this .?
Cooperative apartment houses have the peculiar distinction of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses.
(A) of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses
(B) of dwellings that must also operate like business
(C) that they are dwellings that must operate like business
(D) that, as dwellings, they must also operate like businesses
(E) to be a dwelling that must also operate as a business
can some one explain this .?
A. of being is awkward
B. corporate houses(plural)----like business(singular). parallel comparison is violated
C.same as B
D. comparison is ok. I think distinction that is also ok
E.distinction to be is not idiomatic
I think the answer is D
A. of being is awkward
B. corporate houses(plural)----like business(singular). parallel comparison is violated
C.same as B
D. comparison is ok. I think distinction that is also ok
E.distinction to be is not idiomatic
I think the answer is D
but the answer seems to be A.. :(
distinct of .. is an idiom i guess... (correct me if am wrong).. can we use that over here ?.. am sure that being is almost always wrong because of awkward struture.. but what other option could be the best... here
another thing which am not clear is ... can we use the other idiom...
"peculiar to" rather than looking for the distinction...
and can we manage with "operate as"-- another idiom... ?
jam packed with this statemnt,.. all criticisms are welcomed.. !
A. of being is awkward
B. corporate houses(plural)----like business(singular). parallel comparison is violated
C.same as B
D. comparison is ok. I think distinction that is also ok
E.distinction to be is not idiomatic
I think the answer is D
i think answer shud b A . As you hv correctly pointed out B,C n E are out .
That leaves A n D . I think in D , as dwellings n like businesses r not parallel ..
i agree of being is awkward but i think distinction of being isnt unidiomatic.
@pushing_hard : whats the answer.
but the answer seems to be A.. :(
distinct of .. is an idiom i guess... (correct me if am wrong).. can we use that over here ?.. am sure that being is almost always wrong because of awkward struture.. but what other option could be the best... here
another thing which am not clear is ... can we use the other idiom...
"peculiar to" rather than looking for the distinction...
and can we manage with "operate as"-- another idiom... ?
jam packed with this statemnt,.. all criticisms are welcomed.. !
cud u kindly expatiate on this a bit ...i dint get what ur trying to say