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PostMon Apr 30, 2007 11:36 am
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783. The most favorable locations for the growth of glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes, where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year.
(A) glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes
(B) glaciers are not the cold, dry polar regions but the cool, moist middle latitudes
(C) glaciers are the cool, moist middle latitudes rather than the cold, dry polar regions
(D) glaciers, instead of being the cold, dry polar regions, would be the cool, moist middle latitudes
(E) glaciers are, instead of the cold, dry polar regions, rather the cool, moist middle latitudes



Hi,
The correct answer is B) but why C) is wrong?
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PostMon Apr 30, 2007 11:58 am
First C) violates the idiom form not X but rather Y.

Second the term rather is used to express personal preference. In this sentence you are not stating that glaciers prefer to form in the noted location. That would make no sense as glaciers don't have a preference; they are inanimate.
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PostMon Apr 30, 2007 11:49 pm
"where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year" should modify "moist middle latitudes" and NOT "dry ploar regions"
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PostTue May 01, 2007 1:14 pm
f2001290 wrote:
"where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year" should modify "moist middle latitudes" and NOT "dry ploar regions"
Good catch. I missed that post-modifier.
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PostTue Mar 09, 2010 10:14 am
How you come to know that 'where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year' should modify "moist middle latitudes" and NOT "dry ploar regions"
f2001290 wrote:
"where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year" should modify "moist middle latitudes" and NOT "dry ploar regions"
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PostWed Mar 10, 2010 12:54 am
reply2spg wrote:
How you come to know that 'where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year' should modify "moist middle latitudes" and NOT "dry ploar regions"
f2001290 wrote:
"where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year" should modify "moist middle latitudes" and NOT "dry ploar regions"
You yourself gave the answer .

How can "dry polar regions" be a place that has "there is abundant precipitation" dose not make sense dose it ?
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