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 Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: Most brutal SC #20 |
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(A) Ne
(B) Nean
(C) The
(D) The N
(E) The v
OA is B
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:01 am Post subject: |
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The question has a pronoun reference problem.
those can not refer back to vocal tract
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Most brutal SC #20 |
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| mleviko wrote: | Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.
(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape’s
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape’s
(D) The Neanderthal’s vocal tracts resembled the apes’
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes
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With both "neanderthals" and "apes" in the sentence, the pronoun "they" is ambiguous. By changing "apes" to "ape's" it's no longer possible for the "they" at the end to refer to anything but neanderthals.
So, only (b) clears up the issues arising from "they" at the end of the sentence.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I will choose the B, too |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: apes |
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can we argue that on answer choice a and b, we have Neanderthals (plural) and tract (singular). I stayed away from c and d because both have a possessive poison problem. I believe that I am using the possessive poison rule incorrectly. Usually possesives render the wrong answer unless I can completely justify the choice! Any help?
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject: sc |
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I came across this question and got snagged 1 more time for the same mistake. what to do?
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What is the difference between ape's and apes'
ape's is the possessive
apes' ???? |
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:06 am Post subject: h, |
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I hate this question. Is it possible to get complete run down of this question by some pros?
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