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by madhur_ahuja » Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:31 pm
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by viju9162 » Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:38 pm
Is the answer "A"?
"Native of" is used for a individual while "Native to" is used for a large group
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by mehravikas » Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:44 pm
useful as a - sounds awkward

IMO - B
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by ashton_s_83 » Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:26 am
should be (A), ((B) changes the meaning of the sentence
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by madhur_ahuja » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:54 pm
ashton_s_83 wrote:should be (A), ((B) changes the meaning of the sentence
How does it change the meaning ?
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by blackarrow » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:14 pm
Another vote for B.

whats the OA?
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by Shawshank » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:29 pm
My Answer is "B"...
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by arorag » Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:08 pm
correct idiom is USED AS
So B
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by madhur_ahuja » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:13 pm
Here goes the OE
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by umaa » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:25 pm
IMO B.

:Chlorine Bleach is USEFUL as a" - seems redundant.

ashton_s_83, Can you please explain us?
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by mehravikas » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:51 am
According to the OE, if B is passive, I don't understand why is not A passive?
madhur_ahuja wrote:Here goes the OE
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by blackarrow » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:03 pm
Could you please let us know the source of this question?
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by [email protected] » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:41 am
IMO A

B isn't correct because "useful as" implies can be used where as "used as" implies is used.
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by chetanojha » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:49 am
IMO B.
A. "Useful as" is incorrect Idiom. Should be "used as".
B. "Used as" is correct Idiom and correct parallel structure between "powerful cleanser and stain remover".
c. Wordy.Distort the meaning of the sentence by using "in use for". Also not correct Idiomatically.
D. "Cleanse powerfully and remove stains" not parallel.
E. Incorrect Idiom "Useful as". Should be "used as".
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by tom4lax » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:23 pm
Why is the chlorine useful? because its so strong it removes color...

Answer is A.

The first part of the sentence is explaining why the cholorine is so "useful", not why it is "used". Answer B changes the meaning of the sentence.
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