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Hilary Rodham Clinton Post Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:38 am
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    In April 1997, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted an all-day White House scientific conference on new findings that indicates a child's acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as an active process that may be largely completed before age three.

    A. that indicates a child's acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
    B. that are indicative of a child acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
    C. to indicate that when a child acquires language, thinking, and emotional skills,
    that it is
    D. indicating that a child's acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills is
    E. indicative of a child's acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills as

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    Post Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:54 am
    IMO B

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    Post Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:44 am
    IMO D.

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    Post Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:59 am
    the OA is D...what I dont understand is how is it D....confused.. Sad

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    Post Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:27 am
    ITs D

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    Post Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:26 pm
    zagcollins wrote:
    In April 1997, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted an all-day White House scientific conference on new findings that indicates a child's acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as an active process that may be largely completed before age three.

    A. that indicates a child's acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
    B. that are indicative of a child acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
    C. to indicate that when a child acquires language, thinking, and emotional skills,
    that it is
    D. indicating that a child's acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills is
    E. indicative of a child's acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills as
    Raunekk: you are at this again:)

    can you explain why B is wrong? also in B , is 'that' referring to findings only aight?

    why D is correct?

    thanks as ever:)

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    Post Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:28 pm
    just cant put my finger on why D is correct..it seems like the most concise option but just cant understand whats the reason behind it... Question

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    Post Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:09 pm
    Reason why B is incorrect and D is correct.

    Child acquiring knowledge, language and emotional skills as an active process...
    here child is being compared with a process, it should be child's

    D rectifies it by rephrasing the sentence and making correct comparison of acquisition of knowledge as process ..

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    Post Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:58 am
    Spot on arain, abs spot on!!

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    Post Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:05 am
    airan wrote:
    Reason why B is incorrect and D is correct.

    Child acquiring knowledge, language and emotional skills as an active process...
    here child is being compared with a process, it should be child's

    D rectifies it by rephrasing the sentence and making correct comparison of acquisition of knowledge as process ..
    thanks mate:)

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    Post Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:13 am
    D sounds right. The phrase following 'new findings' should modify these findings. D does that well.

    B could be right if it used the possessive child's before the gerund acquiring. A gerund should always be preceded by a possessive.

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    Post Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:33 pm
    kris610 wrote:
    D sounds right. The phrase following 'new findings' should modify these findings. D does that well.

    B could be right if it used the possessive child's before the gerund acquiring. A gerund should always be preceded by a possessive.
    How sure are you that a gerund should be preceded by a possesive? I never read any such limitations.

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    Post Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:08 pm
    ildude02 wrote:
    kris610 wrote:
    D sounds right. The phrase following 'new findings' should modify these findings. D does that well.

    B could be right if it used the possessive child's before the gerund acquiring. A gerund should always be preceded by a possessive.
    How sure are you that a gerund should be preceded by a possesive? I never read any such limitations.
    It's a fundamental rule in English Grammar. Google and you'll find it.

    http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/022205.htm

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    Post Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:21 pm
    Thanks for the link. Do you normally consider all verb's ending with "ing" form a gerund ? How do you distinguihs if it is a gerund or an adjective per say? Appreciate your response.

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    Post Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:04 am
    ildude02 wrote:
    Thanks for the link. Do you normally consider all verb's ending with "ing" form a gerund ? How do you distinguihs if it is a gerund or an adjective per say? Appreciate your response.
    Any ing kind of verb form taking role of a noun in senetence is a gerund. So it is clear to identify gerunds in sentences like: Swimming is a nice exercise.

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