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Self-evident

by showbu » Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:41 pm
That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in itself is self-evident.

A. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in

B. That that is self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact

C.It is self-evident that which cannnot be disputed, and this fact

D. The self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact

E. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, a fact which

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by subha_sri8 » Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:51 pm
I think the answer is E.

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Re: Self-evident

by logitech » Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:20 pm
showbu wrote:That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in itself it self-evident.

A. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in

B. That that is self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact

C.It is self-evident that which cannnot be disputed, and this fact

D. The self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact

E. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, a fact which

OA will be announced later after some discussion.
I think in the question stem after itself, we need IS not IT

I will go with D

THAT THAT , THAT WHICH is confusing.
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by pbanavara » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:10 pm
We need a pronoun 'this' in the end .. and all the constructions with 'this' are either too wordy or change the meaning.

I'll go with D.

Also the question stem should read "That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in itself is self-evident" - as logitech has pointed out.
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Re: Self-evident

by showbu » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:52 pm
showbu wrote:That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in itself is self-evident.

A. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in

B. That that is self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact

C.It is self-evident that which cannnot be disputed, and this fact

D. The self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact

E. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, a fact which

OA will be announced later after some discussion.

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Re: Self-evident

by showbu » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:55 pm
You are right. Both. I've already corrected.
OA is D
logitech wrote:
showbu wrote:That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in itself it self-evident.

A. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, and that in

B. That that is self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact

C.It is self-evident that which cannnot be disputed, and this fact

D. The self-evident cannot be disputed, and this fact

E. That which is self-evident cannot be disputed, a fact which

OA will be announced later after some discussion.
I think in the question stem after itself, we need IS not IT

I will go with D

THAT THAT , THAT WHICH is confusing.