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 Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:45 am Post subject: Forbidden City53 |
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The Forbidden City in Beijing, from which the emperors ruled by heavenly mandate, was a site which a commoner or foreigner could not enter without any permission, on pain of death.
(A) which a commoner or foreigner could not enter without any permission,
(B) which a commoner or foreigner could enter without any permission only
(C) which no commoner or foreigner could enter without permission,
(D) which, without permission, neither commoner or foreigner could only enter,
(E) which, to enter without permission, neither commoner or foreigner could do,
Why not A/B? |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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IMO B is wrong because it is missing "not"
Can someone please tell what is wrong with A ? |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| goelmohit2002 wrote: | IMO B is wrong because it is missing "not"
Can someone please tell what is wrong with A ? |
IMO C
A uses redundant words to describe what is precisely described by choice C. Ex: Without permission is better than saying "without any permission".. both mean the same thing..
a commoner or foreigner could not enter.. better way is no commoner or foreigner could enter..
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm.. in C, isn't the idiom supposed to be "no.. nor?"
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| dumb.doofus wrote: | | goelmohit2002 wrote: | IMO B is wrong because it is missing "not"
Can someone please tell what is wrong with A ? |
IMO C
A uses redundant words to describe what is precisely described by choice C. Ex: Without permission is better than saying "without any permission".. both mean the same thing..
a commoner or foreigner could not enter.. better way is no commoner or foreigner could enter.. |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| Domnu wrote: | | Hmm.. in C, isn't the idiom supposed to be "no.. nor?" |
IMO the idiom is "not X....nor Y"...
it is not "no X nor Y" |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:05 am Post subject: |
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| oa is C |
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