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For E, is there anything wrong with "the wild salmon's numbers"? Does the phrase refer to "a variety of wild salmon"? Except for this seemly abnormal phrase, I find nothing wrong about E?
- by jerrykid
Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:30 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: number of wild salmon
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9002
For choice A, is there anything wrong with the verb "purchase"? I think it should be "purchases" as it follows the phrase "the (growing) number of (people)"?
- by jerrykid
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:47 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: plane tickets online
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13491
Well, i find A as a good answer. IMO the phrase "careful linguistic analysis reveals a multitude of similarities to modern English" sounds good. The whole phrase could be understood as there are " similarities" between careful analysis and modern English. I don't think so. The c...
- by jerrykid
Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:54 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Beowulf's Language
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4737
The whole phrase could be understood as there are " similarities" between careful analysis and modern English. I don't think so. The comparison is only b/w Beowulf and modern english, since "Though" is used in the beginning of the sentence. Moreover, even if you think that A has...
- by jerrykid
Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:46 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Beowulf's Language
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4737
Beowulf's Language
Though the language of Beowulf is practically incomprehensible to contemporary readers, careful linguistic analysis reveals a multitude of similarities to modern English. A) Though the language of Beowulf is practically incomprehensible to contemporary readers, careful linguistic analysis reveals a...
- by jerrykid
Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:26 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Beowulf's Language
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4737
Conclusion: Installing the technology that prevents oil leakage would eradicate pollution and fish population decline.
Therefore, the assumption here is oil leakage is the only threat to lake pollution and fish population. There would not be any other threats.
- by jerrykid
Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:07 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5592
I think that x=0 only would make all choices correct.
But if x=0 AND x=(8xy-16y^2)^(1/2), then y=0 and x=4y. Therefore, D should be the answer.
- by jerrykid
Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:06 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: X = ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3863
I am for C. B:Even if a small proportion of the population do shopping at the central district, the opening of SaveAll could still negatively affect the shopping at the central district. C: If the normal bankruptcy rate is 25% for central shopping district stores, then the opening of SaveAll is not ...
- by jerrykid
Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:37 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Morganville
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9897