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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capnx
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please make sure you type the question correctly. One word can make a huge difference: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
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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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
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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Idiom is consider. So, consider as, consider to be are all wrong.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
Eliminate C, D and E.
B is worng. A COMMA can't be a conjunction for two clauses.
IMO A.
What we think, we become
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umaa wrote:Idiom is consider X Y. So, consider as, consider to be are all wrong.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
Eliminate C, D and E.
B is worng. A COMMA can't be a conjunction for two clauses.
IMO A.
What we think, we become
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IMO B
A - doubt
Bcoz if we see the construction
considered ....,and with ..to be
can't be possible.
A - doubt
Bcoz if we see the construction
considered ....,and with ..to be
can't be possible.
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gauravgundal
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IMO B
A - doubt
Bcoz if we see the construction
considered ....,and with ..to be
can't be possible.
A - doubt
Bcoz if we see the construction
considered ....,and with ..to be
can't be possible.
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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,
Amlan
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,
Amlan
