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PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:12 pm    Post subject: PR - Intersteller dust Reply with quote
Whats modifying what?
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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Part of sentence 'particle that comprise .......explosion' modfies dust

governs and persists are parallel
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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2008 3:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
OA is A
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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You are right! Answer has to be A

Because if I remove the modifer the dependent clause becomes

Big bang governs ....... and persists

Logically Big bang was an event and an event can't persist. On the other hand particle are physical thing and can persist.

OG11 Q39 is very similar to this
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