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Two SC questions
What is wrong with C As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications. (A) As the former (B) The former (C) Former (D) She was (E) As the What is wrong wi...
- by fengjig
Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:36 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Two SC questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1409
Grammatically correct structure:
both...each other/one another
each... the other
So only B and C left
And as rahulg83 said, C does better in emphasis.
- by fengjig
Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: use of Each
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1430
- by fengjig
Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:53 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Shades
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1902
Shades
What is wrong with A? Thx For protection from the summer sun, the Mojave lived in open-sided, flat-topped dwellings known as shades, each a roof of poles and arrowweed supported by posts set in a rectangle. A. each a roof of poles and arrowweed B. each a roof of poles and arrowweed that are being C....
- by fengjig
Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:36 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Shades
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1902
I am with Rahulg83. And why A support the argument? The whole argument perfectly weaken A If to weaken D, the argument could simply be shortened into below The number of cases in which prison inmates manipulate the welfare system to provide themselves with benefits is very small. But the public outr...
- by fengjig
Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:35 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: welfare fraud
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3794
Cottontail rabbit population
What is wrong with C? thx The cottontail rabbit population in Orange County, California, has increased unchecked in recent years as a result of the removal of the native fox population and the clearing of surrounding woodlands. (A) years as a result of the removal of (B) years as a result of removin...
- by fengjig
Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:49 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Cottontail rabbit population
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6539
Re your post to mine. B is one explaination of D, and hence 1. it weakened the author's argument that there is a universal style that determines the style of each players. 2. affirms the sports historians' argument. Hence it weaken the argument The key to solve this problem is that very fact the aut...
- by fengjig
Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:39 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Tennis Style Help!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2151
- by fengjig
Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:33 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: anti-duplication laws
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3265
D is correct. First, there is only one argument for you to weaken and that would be the author's argument. In this specific case, it is "Clearly, there is a universally efficient tennis style to which all professional tennis players conform" Secondly, let's breakdown the logical inferences...
- by fengjig
Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:25 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Tennis Style Help!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2151
My choise is A, see elaboration below. What is the answer? A) Movie fans would be better served by a wider, costlier selection of films on videocassette than a narrower, cheaper selection. Correct B) Film and video production will decrease unless there is stricter enforcement of existing anti-duplic...
- by fengjig
Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:46 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: anti-duplication laws
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3265
The case/ as was the case
A new genetically engineered papaya was produced not by seed companies who have been motivated by profit, which was the case with most genetically modified crops previously approved for commercial use, but university and United States Department of Agriculture researchers who allowed growers to use ...
- by fengjig
Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The case/ as was the case
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2166
Anasazi settlements
The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were connected by a complex regional system of roads. (A) with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were (B) with mo...
- by fengjig
Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Anasazi settlements
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2466
- by fengjig
Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kindly elaborate your answer. Thx
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2795
Kindly elaborate your answer. Thx
The investigations of many psychologists and anthropologists support the generalization of there being little that is a significant difference in the underlying mental processes manifested by people from different cultures. (A) of there being little that is a significant difference (B) of there bein...
- by fengjig
Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:34 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kindly elaborate your answer. Thx
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2795
I think the options you presented are all too big to be the median. 3.1 is a possible median. Assume already known all the rainfalls for each month, put the 12 numbers in ascending order, Several key characters appear for the 2nd to the 11th number 1. sum of the 6th and 7th number = 2*median 2. 2.2<...
- by fengjig
Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:34 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mean, median..
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1737