1. D and E is eliminated. Subject is "Soaring television costs" -- so "it" does not agree in A. in B the comparision is not correct. In C comparision as well as the pronoun agreement is correct. So C is the correct one.
2.D shows that casting of the votes took place after the counting which is incorrect. A C and E can be eliminated. So B is the correct answer.
3.A and E--wrong comparision. economic should be replaced by economical because only economical determinants of fertility make sense. So C is the answer.
Am i right Bunty4Billi?
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can u plz explain what's wrong with option (B) in Q1 Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.
a greater proportion than it was
a greater proportion than
a greater proportion than they have been
which is greater than was so
which is greater than it has been
Also in Q3, why "would have" is better than "have"?
Is it B? - Considered to be a delicacy fit ...is modifiying 'Genmai-cha' - Browm rice is the one which is unavailable outside yokohama...
I guess in 'C' ..'it' can point to Gourmet or Brown rice...
Pls let me know the ans...
30. A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama. (A) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama. (B) Considered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brown rice, virtually unavailable outside Yokohama. (C) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered a gourmet delicacy by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama. (D) Most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea which contains brown rice, as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama. (E) Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea that contains brown rice, a gourmet delicacy.
Is it B? - Considered to be a delicacy fit ...is modifiying 'Genmai-cha' - Browm rice is the one which is unavailable outside yokohama...
I guess in 'C' ..'it' can point to Gourmet or Brown rice...
Pls let me know the ans...
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B is definitely wrong . I can bet a million dollars on that Consider to be is wrong ....plus it changes the meaning of teh original sentence by saying - Browm rice is the one which is unavailable outside yokohama...
can u plz explain what's wrong with option (B) in Q1
Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.
a greater proportion than it was
a greater proportion than
a greater proportion than they have been
which is greater than was so
which is greater than it has been
Also in Q3, why "would have" is better than "have"?
than what ?? previous elections , naah . u got to compare the soaring television costs to that of the previous years .
1.A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass. (A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass. (B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. (C) After passing through a red giant stage, a stars mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. (D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. (E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. Please let me know if the following explanation is correct: A is wrong because 'it' can point to anyone of star, white dwarf etc.. B is wrong because 'its' does not have an antecedent. C tells that --a stars mass passes through a red giant stage and not the star-- so wrong. E is wrong -- quite obvious... So D is correct.. Please point me out if i am wrong..
1.According to a study published by Dr. Myrna Weissman, only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four. (A) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four (B) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five; if they are born since 1955, six percent become depressed by age twenty-four (C) of Americans born before 1905, only one percent of them have suffered major depression by age seventy-five, but six percent of those born since 1955 do by the age of twenty-four (D) major depression is suffered by the age of seventy-five by only one percent of Americans born before 1905, and by age twenty-four by the six percent born since 1955 (E) Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five only one percent of the time, but six percent of those born since 1955 did so by age twenty-four Here A is given as the correct answer but in A 'had' is used twice but 'had' requires the use of two points of time specified in the past.So according to the rules, A should be incorrect. Can anybody tell me whether I am right??
According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment. (A) its merits, the proposal to tax (B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing (C) its merits as a proposal, taxing (D) the proposals merits, to tax (E) the proposals merits are, taxing Please explain the answer......
According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment. (A) its merits, the proposal to tax (B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing (C) its merits as a proposal, taxing (D) the proposals merits, to tax (E) the proposals merits are, taxing Please explain the answer......
Consider + Person/Thing is correct idiom and NOT Consider +Infinitive right?
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B is definitely wrong . I can bet a million dollars on that Consider to be is wrong ....plus it changes the meaning of teh original sentence by saying - Browm rice is the one which is unavailable outside yokohama...
The answer is C..... But Bunty is also right in saying that -- 'it' can point to Gourmet or Brown rice Can anyone please explain......
We know except C and E everything else is ruled out E has modifier errors in addition to what saurav mentioned though unavailable----,most Japanese , Japanese are unavailable? In C here the the subject is Genmai-cha (in the main clause) though--- gives a contrast and introduces a clause which has a subject and a verb. Since the contrast has to go with the subject in the main clause-- it(subject in the though clause) should logically refer to genmai-cha. When a pronoun is present we should check whether it has clear logical referent. In this case it has.Thats what I think 😉
1.A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass. (A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass. (B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. (C) After passing through a red giant stage, a stars mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. (D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. (E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. Please let me know if the following explanation is correct: A is wrong because 'it' can point to anyone of star, white dwarf etc..
B is wrong because 'its' does not have an antecedent.
C tells that --a stars mass passes through a red giant stage and not the star-- so wrong.
E is wrong -- quite obvious... So D is correct.. Please point me out if i am wrong..
A.No--a white dwarf,a neutron or a blackhole take a plural because these nouns are joined by or they can't be referred by using a singular pronoun also subject is star so it has a clear logical referent.A is wrong because "depending on mass" modifies red giant not start which is illogical B.Also depending on modifies red giant C.correct Here "it" has no clear referent the subject is star's mass rather than star (if it refers to star's mass the statement becomes illogical)
According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment. (A) its merits, the proposal to tax (B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing (C) its merits as a proposal, taxing (D) the proposals merits, to tax (E) the proposals merits are, taxing Please explain the answer......
A. correct. its has clear logical referent the proposal a statement of purpose should be introduced by to.So proposal to is correct B. Unnecessary use of "ing" form also may be can be excluded without any effect on the sentence as whatever its merit perfectly expresses the idea. So this is wordy. C. if enacted---what is enacted a subject is required. taxing way --cannot be enacted D. what is enacted? E. what is enacted? I think the answer is A
A. correct. its has clear logical referent the proposal a statement of purpose should be introduced by to.So proposal to is correct B. Unnecessary use of "ing" form also may be can be excluded without any effect on the sentence as whatever its merit perfectly expresses the idea. So this is wordy. C. if enacted---what is enacted a subject is required. taxing way --cannot be enacted D. what is enacted? E. what is enacted? I think the answer is A
Apart from what shiva has mentioned , just try reading the sentence without the modifier "whatever its merits" n u will be able to understand the sentence better n narrow down to the right answer , which is A in this case . Also the modifier " whatever its merits ", has to modify proposal n not taxing or tax .
@ shiva isnt proposal to do smthg the correct idiom rather than proposal of . If thats the case then we can eliminate B much more easily .
1.According to a study published by Dr. Myrna Weissman, only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four. (A) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four (B) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five; if they are born since 1955, six percent become depressed by age twenty-four (C) of Americans born before 1905, only one percent of them have suffered major depression by age seventy-five, but six percent of those born since 1955 do by the age of twenty-four (D) major depression is suffered by the age of seventy-five by only one percent of Americans born before 1905, and by age twenty-four by the six percent born since 1955 (E) Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five only one percent of the time, but six percent of those born since 1955 did so by age twenty-four Here A is given as the correct answer but in A 'had' is used twice but 'had' requires the use of two points of time specified in the past.So according to the rules, A should be incorrect. Can anybody tell me whether I am right??
Hi Ani,
Option A is correct and is using the two time frames as u rightly mentioned. the sentence states that "..americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy five..." which means those people had suffered depression by the time they turned seventy five.
Moreover, all other options are clearly incorrect.
Officials at the united states MInt believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a subsitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than four quarters, which weigh 5.67 grams each.
2) more as a subsitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far lighter than 3) as a subsitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far less than 4) as a subsitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1 grams is far lighter than it is for 5) as a subsitute more for four quarter than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than it is for