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- by ranji
Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:21 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question
- Replies: 3
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SC question
396. In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor. (A) in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics (B) in part for the acqui...
- by ranji
Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:43 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2425
- by ranji
Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:14 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3180
SC question
379. In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season. (A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them (B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with...
- by ranji
Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:28 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3180
A) the 'they' in the second clause is ambigious - it can refer to problems as well as rural migrant workers. So wrong B) they is not valid here since rural migrant worker is singular C) D) E) they is not proper since rural migrant worker is singular. I am confused between C and D... any thoughts why...
- by ranji
Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:46 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2098
yes. who should refer to the noun coming just before the comma. a post that I had noted down - ----------- 'who' is used for both essential and non-essential details. The difference lies in COMMA use. COMMA is used when representing a non-essential part. for example: This is my uncle John, who lives...
- by ranji
Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:32 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Relative pronoun question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1593
I am not sure whether there is 'had been' in any of the choices. But, the first clause should modify 'the employee'. Hence A and B are wrong. since 'believed' happened after 'moral victory is won', the 'won' should be in past perfect tense [had won] D) to have been won - awkward E) was won - not app...
- by ranji
Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:01 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: K800 SC 50
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2142
Please use the spoiler when specifying the answer! In E, "floors curving upward at their ends so that it prevented ", the 'it' is ambigious as far as I see. 'it' could refer to 'wagons' which is wrong meaning and 'it' could refer to 'floors', which is a wrong form since floors is plural. s...
- by ranji
Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Prep SC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3199
SC question
369. In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant. (A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working...
- by ranji
Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:33 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2098
- by ranji
Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:26 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: fish they it
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2454
thanks Danielle..
I do follow all your posts closely in this forum..and needless to say, benefitting very well from those! thanks again!
- by ranji
Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:18 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sc 1000
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2488
idiom is 'depict as'
So B and E are wrong
C) the sentence is in present tense. Hence depicted as is wrong
D) 'mournfuly howling ........' is not placed corretly and is awkward
So ans A
OA pls
- by ranji
Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:43 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sc 1000
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2488
This sentence requires a contrast.
A) colonial period's mortality rate - usage is wrong
B) same as A
C) Although X, Y is the correct idiom . 'although' gives the right contrast
D) 'after 50 % ...of colonial period' is wrong
E) same as A
ans C
OA pls
- by ranji
Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:56 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sc 1000
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2109
idiom is 'between X and Y' and 'result from'
X - industrial emissions of SO2 and NO
Y - atmospheric water vapour
So A and B are wrong.
C) which is used without a comma
D) same as D
E) correct
OA pls!
- by ranji
Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:39 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sc 1000
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2140
assuming that 'did' is not underlined, idiom is Not X But Y C and E are wrong A) 'it' should refer to a noun or thing. here we are talking about an action and hence wrong B) did so refers to the action specified before - establish a permanent colony D) 'did not at plymouth' - did what? wrong ans B. ...
- by ranji
Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:23 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4373