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SC: With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:45 am
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    I do not know how to solve this SC. Please, help!!!

    With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Farenheit, Jupiter's moon Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with 60 square miles of water thought to be frozen from top to bottom

    A) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with
    B) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, its
    C) Europa has long been considered as far too cold to support life and has
    D) Europa, long considered as far too cold to support life, and its
    E) Europa, long considered to be far too cold to support life, and to have



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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:26 pm
    netcaesar wrote:
    I do not know how to solve this SC. Please, help!!!

    With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Farenheit, Jupiter's moon Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with 60 square miles of water though to be frozen from top to bottom

    A) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with
    B) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, its
    C) Europa has long been considered as far too cold to support life and has
    D) Europa, long considered as far too cold to support life, and its
    E) Europa, long considered to be far too cold to support life, and to have
    please make sure you type the question correctly. One word can make a huge difference:

    With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Farenheit, Jupiter's moon Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with 60 square miles of water thought to be frozen from top to bottom.

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:38 pm
    Corrected

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:13 pm
    IMO C.

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:16 pm
    C IMO.

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:31 pm
    Please, explain why the other options are not correct!!
    OA is not C

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:30 pm
    Here, how i reduced it to A or B.

    With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Farenheit, Jupiter's moon Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with 60 square miles of water though to be frozen from top to bottom

    A) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with (ok to me)
    B) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, its---? incomplete sentence
    C) Europa has long been considered as far too cold to support life and has
    D) Europa, long considered as far too cold to support life, and its
    E) Europa, -----need a complete sentence----long considered to be far too cold to support life, and to have

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:50 pm
    IMO its A


    considered is to be used alone not with "to be" or "as"

    This leaves A or B

    B doesn't sound right when read..incomplete

    So A

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:01 pm
    will go with B
    c,d and e are out becoz the correct idiom is considered X

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:27 pm
    netcaesar wrote:
    I do not know how to solve this SC. Please, help!!!

    With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Farenheit, Jupiter's moon Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with 60 square miles of water thought to be frozen from top to bottom

    A) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with
    B) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, its
    C) Europa has long been considered as far too cold to support life and has
    D) Europa, long considered as far too cold to support life, and its
    E) Europa, long considered to be far too cold to support life, and to have
    Idiom is consider. So, consider as, consider to be are all wrong.

    Eliminate C, D and E.

    B is worng. A COMMA can't be a conjunction for two clauses.

    IMO A.

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:30 pm
    umaa wrote:
    netcaesar wrote:
    I do not know how to solve this SC. Please, help!!!

    With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Farenheit, Jupiter's moon Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with 60 square miles of water thought to be frozen from top to bottom

    A) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with
    B) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, its
    C) Europa has long been considered as far too cold to support life and has
    D) Europa, long considered as far too cold to support life, and its
    E) Europa, long considered to be far too cold to support life, and to have
    Idiom is consider X Y. So, consider as, consider to be are all wrong.

    Eliminate C, D and E.

    B is worng. A COMMA can't be a conjunction for two clauses.

    IMO A.

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:50 pm
    IMO A

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:54 pm
    IMO B
    A - doubt
    Bcoz if we see the construction
    considered ....,and with ..to be
    can't be possible.

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    Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:43 pm
    IMO B
    A - doubt
    Bcoz if we see the construction
    considered ....,and with ..to be
    can't be possible.

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    Post Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:29 am
    Option A, has an abrupt second part "and with 60 square miles.."

    Option B, second part lacks parallel structure

    Option C, seems appropriate

    Option D, Like option B, second part lacks parallel structure

    Option E, is verbose

    Regards,
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