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Topic: 1000 SC question no 33
PostWed Jul 09, 2008 3:36 am
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Hi, I chose the answer of below question as C but OA is E.

33. A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, is cultivated in China as part of a program to integrate traditional herbal medicine into a contemporary system of health care.
(A) A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
(B) A derivative, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, of the Madagascar periwinkle,
(C) A Madagascar periwinkle derivative, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
(D) The Madagascar periwinkle has a derivative which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, that
(E) The Madagascar periwinkle, a derivative of which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,

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PostThu Jul 10, 2008 5:46 am
sameerbhagwatmba1 wrote:
(C) A Madagascar periwinkle derivative, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,

(E) The Madagascar periwinkle, a derivative of which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
Re look at the choices (C) & (E) now. Which is looking better and more clear to you?

In choice (C), A Madagascar periwinkle derivative, it is not clear that about what we are talking about, that is, whether derivative of Madagascar periwinkle or Madagascar periwinkle itself as a derivative.

If author has used the it something like this A Madagascar periwinkle's derivative then sentence would be acceptable.

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PostThu Jul 10, 2008 8:19 am
C states that a derivative of Madagascar periwinkle is coltivated in China while not the derivative is coltivated but - as E states - the Madagascar periwinkle is coltivated in China
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PostThu Jul 10, 2008 8:51 am
Dude a derivative cannot be culitvated, can it be? Smile
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PostThu Jul 10, 2008 9:10 am
reachac wrote:
Dude a derivative cannot be culitvated, can it be? Smile
Yeah, It cannot be coltivated ...
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PostSat Jul 12, 2008 6:41 pm
I just did this one yesterday and got it wrong....and yeah reason is onlu E says the madagascar prewinkle.....<modifiny>...is cultivated in china...

Rest all talks about derivative or substance being cultivated.
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