1000sc# 229

cooldude · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:30 am Post subject: 1000sc# 229

hi guys in following sc wats the meaning of for after semicolon?statements after semicolon shld be able o stand on its own,so is this rule followed here?oa is a ;wats wrong with b if use of for after semicolon isnt correct?

229. Crises in international diplomacy do not always result from malice; for nations, like individuals, can find themselves locked into difficult positions, unable to back down.
(A) do not always result from malice; for nations, like individuals, can find
(B) do not always results from malice; nations, just as individuals, finding
(C) do not always results from malice; nations, such as individuals, can find
(D) aren’t always the results of malice; nations in the same way that individuals can find
(E) aren’t resulting always from malice; just like individuals who can find

prachipareekh · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:27 am Post subject:

Crises is plural of crisis.

B - INCORRECT - Crises --- results - subject verb agreement.

A is correct, both sentences - after and before semicolon - can stand alone.

cooldude · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:44 am Post subject:

thnx for being so much helpful

croman · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject:

in this question i had a problem with such as in answer C,why we prefered here 'like'?

netigen · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject:

such as can be replaced by "for example".

C will read - nations for example individuals - doesn't make any sense atall

In this question I think the author is testing 'like v.s. as' construct for comparison.

tar.goyal · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 1:28 am Post subject:

IMO D is the correct answer.