1.In the 1820s, anthracite coalfields opened in eastern Pennsylvania, and when canals and
eventually railroads reached into the region, there were substantial supplies of coal that
was exported to the nations growing mills, forges, factories, and railways.
A. when canals and eventually railroads reached into the region, there were
substantial supplies of coal that was
B. once canals and eventually railroads reaching into the region, there were
substantial supplies of coal having been
C. with canals and eventually railroads reaching into the region, there had been
substantial supplies of coal
D. canals and eventually railroads reached into the region, with substantial supplies
of coal being
E. as canals and eventually railroads reached into the region, substantial supplies of
coal were (E)
2.
Scientists claim that the discovery of the first authenticated mammal bones in amber
could provide important clues of determining, in addition to how, when mammals
colonized the islands of the West Indies.
A. of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the
West Indies
B. in the determination of how and when the islands of the West Indies were
colonized by mammals
C. to determine how mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies and when
they did
D. for determining when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals
and how they were
E. for determining how and when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
(E)
3.
According to entomologists, single locusts are quiet creatures, but when locusts are
placed with others of their species, they become excited, change color, vibrate, and even
hum.
A. when locusts are placed with others of their species,
B. when placing them with others of their species, then
C. locusts, when placed with others of their species,
D. placing them with others of their species,
E. placed with others of their species, then(A)
4.
Roughly one-half of the worlds population, including virtually all of East and Southeast
Asia also, is wholly dependent on rice to be its staple food.
A. including virtually all of East and Southeast Asia also, is wholly dependent on
rice to be
B. including virtually all of East and Southeast Asia, is wholly dependent on rice as
C. virtually all of East and Southeast Asia as well, wholly dependent on rice as
D. which includes virtually all of East and Southeast Asias, being wholly dependent
on rice as
E. which includes virtually all of East and Southeast Asia also, is wholly dependent
on rice to be(B)
1. This has couple of errors.
Firstly, the sentence is in simple past and "when" refers to a point of time. secondly, "substantial supplies" is plural and the verb refering to it must show be plural.
Thirdly, logical meaning of the sentence is that the coal mines were found, canals were laid and then the exports were sent to other areas.
All these three are proper only in E.
2. This has idiom error. Clues of and clues in are unidiomatic. But according to me Clues to (need confirmation on this) and Clues for are idiomatic. But the sentences C, D are verbose when compared with E. so E wins
1. 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,（C）
(E) which is believed to be
2. 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（D）
(E) think the power stations would or could
3. According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's.
(A) modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's
(B) modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife
(C) modeled the face of the statue like his mother and the body like his wife
(D) made the face of the statue after his mother and the body after his wife（B）
(E) made the face of the statue look like his mother and the body look like his wife
4. According to a recent study, the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as to receive it from them.
(A) the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as
(B) the elderly in the United States are four times as likely to give regular financial aid to their children as it is for them
(C) the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children than
(D) it is four times more likely for the elderly in the United States to give regular financial aid to their children than they are（C）
(E) it is four times as likely that the elderly in the United States will give their children regular financial aid as they are
5. According to the professor's philosophy, the antidote to envy is one's own work, always one's own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it.
(A) one's own work, always one's own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it
(B) always work; because you don't think about it or assess it, you just do it
(C) always one's own work: not thinking about or assessing it, but simply to do it
(D) not to think or assess, but doing one's own work（A）
(E) neither to think about one's own work nor to assess it, it is always simply doing it
6. After July, anyone disposing of or servicing refrigerators must capture the chlorofluorocarbons in the refrigerant chemicals.
(A) anyone disposing of or servicing
(B) those who dispose or service
(C) anyone disposing of or who services
(D) the disposal or repair of（A）
(E) someone who disposes or repairs
7. Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the preparation of great quantities of ceremonial food, the wearing of many layers of colorful clothing adorned with silver, and the recounting of traditional tribal jokes and stories.
(A) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured
(B) Festivals were held in Aho, a Kiowa matriarch's home, which featured
(C) Aho, who was a Kiowa matriarch in her home, held festivals featuring
(D) In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals that featured（D）
(E) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home that featured
8. Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.
(A) Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are
(B) Although dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups,
(C) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are
(D) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also（D）
(E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York's small museums and also
9. Although films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills, in reality these gregarious creatures live in stable groups that occupy the same territory for long periods.
(A) films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(B) in films about the American West coyotes are depicted to be solitary animals that howl mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(C) coyotes are depicted as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills in films about the American West
(D) films about the American West depict coyotes as if they were solitary, mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills（A）
(E) films about the American West depict coyotes to be solitary and mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
10. Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, similar to the way human beings breathe.
(A) similar to the way human beings breathe
(B) similarly to human beings who are breathing
(C) just like the breathing of human beings
(D) as human beings when breathing（E）
(E) just as human beings do when they breathe
11. Although Napoleon's army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.
(A) they had in their previous campaigns
(B) their previous campaigns had had
(C) they had for any previous campaign
(D) in their previous campaigns（E）
(E) for any previous campaign
12. Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being an adolescent, Frances Willard was 35 years old before she chose to become a temperance activist.
(A) while being an adolescent
(B) while in adolescence
(C) at the time of her being adolescent
(D) as being in adolescence（E）
(E) as an adolescent
13. Although the lesser cornstalk borer is widely distributed, control of them is necessary only in the South.
(A) the lesser cornstalk borer is widely distributed, control of them is
(B) widely distributed, measures to control the lesser cornstalk borer are
(C) widely distributed, lesser cornstalk borer control is
(D) the lesser cornstalk borer is widely distributed, measures to control it are（D）
(E) it is widely distributed, control of the lesser cornstalk borer is
14. Although the manager agreed to a more flexible work schedule, he said that it must be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor will know what everyone is assigned to do.
(A) he said that it must be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor will know what everyone is
(B) he said it had to be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor knows what everyone is
(C) he said that they would have to post the assignments on the bulletin board so that management and labor knew what everyone was
(D) he said that the schedule would have to be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor would know what everyone was（A）
(E) saying that the schedule had to be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor would know what everyone had been
I am posting some questions as above. Can you please suggest the reason for the correct one , also along with the reason for why other choices are incorrect.
Most of Portugals 250,000 university students boycotted classes in a one-day strike to
protest a law that requires them to contribute $330 a year toward the cost of higher
education, previously paying $7 per year.
A. year toward the cost of higher education, previously paying $7 per year
B. year toward the cost of higher education, for which was previously paid $7 per
year
C. year, compared to the previously $7 per year, toward the cost of higher education
D. year toward the cost of higher education, instead of the $7 per year required
previously
E. year as opposed to the $7 per year required previously for the cost of higher
education
Section 301 of the 1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act enables the United
States Trade Representative to single out a country as an unfair trader, begin trade
negotiations with that country, and, if the negotiations do not conclude by the United
States governments being satisfied, to impose sanctions.
A. by the United States governments being satisfied, to impose
B. by the United States governments satisfaction, impose
C. with the United States governments being satisfied, imposing
D. to the United States governments satisfaction, impose
E. to the United States governments satisfaction, imposing
Gas hydrates, chemical compounds of water and natural gas, are increasingly being
studied for their potential to be huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor
instability, and significant contributors to global warming.
A. to be huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor instability, and
B. to be huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor instability, and even as
C. as huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor instability, and
D. as huge reservoirs of energy, and the possible cause of sea floor instability,
E. as huge reservoirs of energy, as possible causes of sea floor instability, and even
as
protest a law that requires them to contribute $330 a year toward the cost of higher
education, previously paying $7 per year.
A. year toward the cost of higher education, previously paying $7 per year
B. year toward the cost of higher education, for which was previously paid $7 per
year
C. year, compared to the previously $7 per year, toward the cost of higher education
D. year toward the cost of higher education, instead of the $7 per year required
previously
E. year as opposed to the $7 per year required previously for the cost of higher
education
Section 301 of the 1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act enables the United
States Trade Representative to single out a country as an unfair trader, begin trade
negotiations with that country, and, if the negotiations do not conclude by the United
States governments being satisfied, to impose sanctions.
A. by the United States governments being satisfied, to impose
B. by the United States governments satisfaction, impose
C. with the United States governments being satisfied, imposing
D. to the United States governments satisfaction, impose
E. to the United States governments satisfaction, imposing
Gas hydrates, chemical compounds of water and natural gas, are increasingly being
studied for their potential to be huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor
instability, and significant contributors to global warming.
A. to be huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor instability, and
B. to be huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor instability, and even as
C. as huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor instability, and
D. as huge reservoirs of energy, and the possible cause of sea floor instability,
E. as huge reservoirs of energy, as possible causes of sea floor instability, and even
as
What are the OAs? These are quite confusing! My take would be D, D and A.
Most of Portugal's 250,000 university students boycotted classes in a one-day strike to
protest a law that requires them to contribute $330 a year toward the cost of higher
education, previously paying $7 per year.
A. year toward the cost of higher education, previously paying $7 per year
B. year toward the cost of higher education, for which was previously paid $7 per
year
C. year, compared to the previously $7 per year, toward the cost of higher education
D. year toward the cost of higher education, instead of the $7 per year required
previously
E. year as opposed to the $7 per year required previously for the cost of higher
education
Section 301 of the 1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act enables the United
States Trade Representative to single out a country as an unfair trader, begin trade
negotiations with that country, and, if the negotiations do not conclude by the United
States government's being satisfied, to impose sanctions.
A. by the United States government's being satisfied, to impose
B. by the United States government's satisfaction, impose
C. with the United States government's being satisfied, imposing
D. to the United States government's satisfaction, impose
E. to the United States government's satisfaction, imposing
Gas hydrates, chemical compounds of water and natural gas, are increasingly being
studied for their potential to be huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor
instability, and significant contributors to global warming.
A. to be huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor instability, and
B. to be huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor instability, and even as
C. as huge reservoirs of energy, possibly causing sea floor instability, and
D. as huge reservoirs of energy, and the possible cause of sea floor instability,
E. as huge reservoirs of energy, as possible causes of sea floor instability, and even
as
@ashish
wen u put something on thread please entitle it and number it . it makes the thread user friendly and 2 way communication btwn person asking n the other replying the question easier.
C
C
E
Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War, Horace Pippin, a Black American painter, worked by holding the brush in his right hand and guiding its movements with his left.
(A) Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War
(B) In spite of his right hand and arm being crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War
(C) Because there had been a snipers bullet during the First World War that crippled his right hand and arm
(D) The right hand and arm being crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War
(E) His right hand and arm crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War
Guys please explain the answer.....
The OA answer is E but I think B is the right one....
Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War, Horace Pippin, a Black American painter, worked by holding the brush in his right hand and guiding its movements with his left.
(A) Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War
(B) In spite of his right hand and arm being crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War
(C) Because there had been a snipers bullet during the First World War that crippled his right hand and arm
(D) The right hand and arm being crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War
(E) His right hand and arm crippled by a snipers bullet during the First World War
Guys please explain the answer.....
The OA answer is E but I think B is the right one....
A,B and D uses "being", which makes the sentence redundant.
and C uses the past pasrticiple unnecessarily..
so E should be the right one..
let me know if you have any inputs...
@ ashish
1)
A - misplaced modifier
B - passive
C - year is compared to the dollar value
D - correct
E - unidiomatic
2)
this is the structure
enables to..., begin......
conclude to..., impose.....
D - alone satisfies this....
3)
A - correct answer
E- wrong.. as it uses a plural verb...
couldnt substantiate the answer .. but this looks better than others
yes i concur.. i think the answers are D,D & A respectively.
@ ashish
1)
A - misplaced modifier
B - passive
C - year is compared to the dollar value
D - correct
E - unidiomatic
2)
this is the structure
enables to..., begin......
conclude to..., impose.....
D - alone satisfies this....
3)
A - correct answer
E- wrong.. as it uses a plural verb...
couldnt substantiate the answer .. but this looks better than others
Hi,
Help needed in the following SC's....
1.The brain is something of a stimulus reduction system, a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount of stimuli that reach the senses at any given moment.
(A) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(B) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite number
(C) the means of reducing for comprehending the nearly infinite number
(D) the means that reduces, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(E) the means for reducing in order to comprehend the nearly infinite amount
2.The boom in agricultural exports in the early 1970's emptied United States grain bins and many were led to thinking that overproduction was now a problem of the past. (A) many were led to thinking that overproduction was now
(B) many had been led to thinking of overproduction as if it were
(C) the thought this led to was that overproduction had become
(D) led many to the thought of overproduction as if it were
(E) led many to think that overproduction had become
Cheers
Madhav
Help needed in the following SC's....
1.The brain is something of a stimulus reduction system, a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount of stimuli that reach the senses at any given moment.
(A) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(B) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite number
(C) the means of reducing for comprehending the nearly infinite number
(D) the means that reduces, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(E) the means for reducing in order to comprehend the nearly infinite amount
2.The boom in agricultural exports in the early 1970's emptied United States grain bins and many were led to thinking that overproduction was now a problem of the past. (A) many were led to thinking that overproduction was now
(B) many had been led to thinking of overproduction as if it were
(C) the thought this led to was that overproduction had become
(D) led many to the thought of overproduction as if it were
(E) led many to think that overproduction had become
Cheers
Madhav
Question (1):- Option (B).
Infinite Stimuli cannot be referred to as "amount". It is a countable quantity - so using "number" would be most appropriate here; Rule out options (A), (D) and (E).
Between options (B) and (C); we are not given any information about the brain being "THE" means. So use "a" in the place of "the".
Question (2):- Option (E).
Options (A), (B) & (C) - clumsy construction, wrong tense usage.
Between (D) and (E) - (E) is more direct and concise, so go with (E).
Hope this helps!
Hi,
Help needed in the following SC's....
1.The brain is something of a stimulus reduction system, a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount of stimuli that reach the senses at any given moment.
(A) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(B) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite number
(C) the means of reducing for comprehending the nearly infinite number
(D) the means that reduces, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(E) the means for reducing in order to comprehend the nearly infinite amount
2.The boom in agricultural exports in the early 1970s emptied United States grain bins and many were led to thinking that overproduction was now a problem of the past.
(A) many were led to thinking that overproduction was now
(B) many had been led to thinking of overproduction as if it were
(C) the thought this led to was that overproduction had become
(D) led many to the thought of overproduction as if it were
(E) led many to think that overproduction had become
Cheers
Madhav
Hi,
Help needed in the following SC's....
1.The brain is something of a stimulus reduction system, a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount of stimuli that reach the senses at any given moment.
(A) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(B) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite number
(C) the means of reducing for comprehending the nearly infinite number
(D) the means that reduces, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(E) the means for reducing in order to comprehend the nearly infinite amount
Amount is not the right quantity word rather number should be used...so A,D and E gone...and option B is the right one...
2.The boom in agricultural exports in the early 1970s emptied United States grain bins and many were led to thinking that overproduction was now a problem of the past. (A) many were led to thinking that overproduction was now
(B) many had been led to thinking of overproduction as if it were
(C) the thought this led to was that overproduction had become
(D) led many to the thought of overproduction as if it were
(E) led many to think that overproduction had become
E-correct..
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 SpaniardsďźˆA
(E) land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
can anyone tell why B is wrong
Please can someone help me out with these.
1) If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof, buff his palm-plank surfboard with carnauba palm wax and watch a palm-fringed sunset.
A. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
B. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relaxing in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
C. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe were marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
D. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe were marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relaxing in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
E. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, to relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
2) Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of Americas most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
A. will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
B. is publishing hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
D. will publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
E. would publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
3)The exhibition of ancient Egyptian funerary art imposing statues, intricately painted coffins, and numerous accoutrements, drew hundreds of people each day, equivalent to the number of visitors to last years Impressionist show.
A. equivalent to the number of visitors to last years Impressionist show.
B. the equivalent of those that visited last years Impressionist show.
C. equal to those who visited
D. as many as the visitation to
E. as many as visited
Please provide your answers with explnations 😃
Please can someone help me out with these.
1) If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof, buff his palm-plank surfboard with carnauba palm wax and watch a palm-fringed sunset.
A. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
B. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relaxing in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
C. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe were marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
D. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe were marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relaxing in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
E. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, to relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
2) Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of Americas most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
A. will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
B. is publishing hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
D. will publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
E. would publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
3)The exhibition of ancient Egyptian funerary art imposing statues, intricately painted coffins, and numerous accoutrements, drew hundreds of people each day, equivalent to the number of visitors to last years Impressionist show.
A. equivalent to the number of visitors to last years Impressionist show.
B. the equivalent of those that visited last years Impressionist show.
C. equal to those who visited
D. as many as the visitation to
E. as many as visited
Please provide your answers with explnations :)
My choices are
1.C
2.C
3.C
What r the OAs? If my choices are correct i'll give reasoning......
Please can someone help me out with these.
1) If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof, buff his palm-plank surfboard with carnauba palm wax and watch a palm-fringed sunset.
A. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
B. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relaxing in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
C. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe were marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
D. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe were marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relaxing in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
E. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, to relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
This is a subjunctive, so instead of "was" it will be "were".
Between the options C and D, C is the right answer because it is parallel.
2) Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of Americas most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
A. will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
B. is publishing hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
D. will publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
E. would publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and childrens books.
Since the sentence conveys a meaning in the past tense, only C or E could be the answer. Now out of these two, E distorts the meaning of the sentence and so C is the right answer.
3)The exhibition of ancient Egyptian funerary art imposing statues, intricately painted coffins, and numerous accoutrements, drew hundreds of people each day, equivalent to the number of visitors to last years Impressionist show.
A. equivalent to the number of visitors to last years Impressionist show.
B. the equivalent of those that visited last years Impressionist show.
C. equal to those who visited
D. as many as the visitation to
E. as many as visited
equivalent is wrong because it does not applies to countable nouns.
In E the comparasion is not correct and in D the use of the word visitation is wrong so C is the answer..
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These questions tense based...
My takes are in bold.
1) If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relax in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof, buff his palm-plank surfboard with carnauba palm wax and watch a palm-fringed sunset.
B. If a latter-day Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an island with an eclectic mix of palms, he could eat dates and coconut meat, relaxing in a palm recliner in his palm-post bungalow under a palm-thatch roof,
Explanation: Were is not appropriate here..The general usage is :
If I were a king, I would rule the world.
2) Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of America's most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's, will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
3)The exhibition of ancient Egyptian funerary art - imposing statues, intricately painted coffins, and numerous accoutrements, drew hundreds of people each day, equivalent to the number of visitors to last year's Impressionist show.
C. equal to those who visited
What are the OA's?
She is the most dedicated gardener on the block,every day watering the more than 50 plants and flowers in her yard.
every day watering more than the 50 plants and flowers in her yard.
I need to know why is the sentence in bold different from the underlined one?
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could any one help in this SC question
In the 1980's the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice as fast as the 1970's.
(A) twice as fast as (this is wrong as rate of increase compared against 1970)
(B) twice as fast as it was in
(C) twice what it was in
(D) two times faster than that of (wordy: two times is not better that twice)
(E) two times greater than (this is wrong as rate of increase compared against 1970)
but i cant make out the correct option whether it is B or C. and why? can anybody help
also try this......
1. In the last ten years, the dropout rate among Black high school students fell substantially over the past decade, while the number of Blacks who attend college is more than twice what it was.
(A) fell substantially over the past decade, while the number of Blacks who attend college is more than twice what it was
(B) fell substantially, while the number of Blacks attending college is more than double what it was at that time
(C) has fallen substantially, while the number of Blacks attending college has more than doubled
(D) has fallen substantially over the past decade, while the number of Blacks attending college is more than twice what it was at that time
(E) has fallen substantially over the past decade, while the number of Blacks who are attending college are more than double what they were