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PostWed Jun 04, 2008 3:56 am

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A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(A) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(B) Considered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brown rice, virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(C) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered a gourmet delicacy by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(D) Most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea which contains brown rice, as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(E) Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea that contains brown rice, a gourmet delicacy


The correct answer is C, but in this sentence I understand that the brown rice is considered a gourmet delicacy. I would have chosen D or E.
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PostWed Jun 04, 2008 10:07 am

Choice D after removing extra phrases: Most Japanese consider genmai-cha as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama. - this changes the meaning as in actual sentence Japanese do not consider genmaicha virtually unavailable outside Yo.....

Choice E after removing extra phrases : most Japanese consider genmai-cha a gourmet delicacy - which again is not the intended meaning.

Choic C is grammatically correct choice with the intended meaning intact and clear
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PostSat Nov 21, 2009 3:36 am

What about B ??
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PostSat Nov 21, 2009 4:52 am

All choices contain incorect idiom consider to be, should be - consider XY or consider tea a delicacy.
E have correct idiom but I seem it has modifier error.
So C is the best answer.
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PostSat Nov 21, 2009 8:33 am

Yes, C is correct because it uses the correct idiom: Consider X Y.

E is wrong, because that option has modifier error: Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai.... In this, Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama modifies most Japanese! Which is incorrect! It should modify the tea!
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PostSat Nov 21, 2009 10:19 am

molt_llest wrote:
A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(A) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(B) Considered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brown rice, virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(C) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered a gourmet delicacy by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(D) Most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea which contains brown rice, as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.

(E) Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea that contains brown rice, a gourmet delicacy


The correct answer is C, but in this sentence I understand that the brown rice is considered a gourmet delicacy. I would have chosen D or E.
I chose C.
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PostSat Nov 21, 2009 10:37 am

I don't think that in C brown rice is considered a gourmet delicacy, but green tea itself. There are two sentences conjunct-ed with "and", so for the second half of the sentence, green tea is the subject, as it is for the first half.

I hope I made myself clear!

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