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PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:30 am    Post subject: A fire in an enclosed space burns Reply with quote

A fire in an enclosed space burns with the aid of reflected radiation that preheats the fuel, making ignition much easier and flames spreading more quickly.

(A) flames spreading
(B) flame spreads
(C) flames are caused to spread
(D) causing flames to spread
(E) causing spreading of the flames

OA D

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PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

needs parallelism

so, eliminate A,B and C

'more quickly' modifies 'spread'
so, eliminate E
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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and signals parallelism

making ignition much easier and causing flames to spread is correct
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