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PostFri Jul 03, 2009 2:50 am Reply with quote

The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
(A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating

Why D and not B/C?
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PostFri Jul 03, 2009 2:58 am Reply with quote

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The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
(A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating

Why D and not B/C?
IMO D

Not B because the sentence is in present tense and it makes seense to keep it that way as in D.

Not A because the use of 'which', 'that' is more suitable for this case.
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PostFri Jul 03, 2009 1:31 pm Reply with quote

Can someone please tell in D....."perpetuated" is parallel to what ?
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PostFri Jul 03, 2009 3:09 pm Reply with quote

IMO D..

Well the main sentence is:

The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects.

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What are regional dialects:

Regional dialects are language variations [we need a present participle here as its not a thing of the past.. its still present, so we use originating] originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated [past participle in parallel with the present participle used... ] by geographic isolation.

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PostFri Jul 03, 2009 6:47 pm Reply with quote

The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led

Why isnt it "have"?
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PostFri Jul 03, 2009 8:15 pm Reply with quote

abcdefg wrote:
The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led

Why isnt it "have"?
Popularity and availability isn't really plural.

goelmohit2002 wrote:
Can someone please tell in D....."perpetuated" is parallel to what ?
Good question.. I don't think this is a case of parallelism; however, something is being done to the variations by something else. This calls for the past participle.
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PostSat Jul 04, 2009 6:27 am Reply with quote

X and Y always becomes plural doesnt it? John and Joe "have" 10 dollars...

Domnu wrote:
abcdefg wrote:
The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led

Why isnt it "have"?
Popularity and availability isn't really plural.

goelmohit2002 wrote:
Can someone please tell in D....."perpetuated" is parallel to what ?
Good question.. I don't think this is a case of parallelism; however, something is being done to the variations by something else. This calls for the past participle.
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PostSat Jul 04, 2009 7:48 am Reply with quote

abcdefg wrote:
The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led

Why isnt it "have"?
Because it is not in underlined part Smile...

Moreover this is not a official question.....

Although IMO it the correct should be "have"
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PostSat Jul 04, 2009 10:19 am Reply with quote

dumb.doofus wrote:
IMO D..

Well the main sentence is:

The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects.

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What are regional dialects:

Regional dialects are language variations [we need a present participle here as its not a thing of the past.. its still present, so we use originating] originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated [past participle in parallel with the present participle used... ] by geographic isolation.
explanation sounds ok.........
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