Being able to predict the strength and the direction of an earthquake could save lives and million of property damage.
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B The capability for predicting the strength and the direction of an earthquake would mean that lives are saved
C The ability to predict the strength and the direction of an earthquake would mean that lives are saved
D The ability of predicting the strength and the direction of an earthquake would mean that lives are saved
E The ability for predicting the strength and the direction of an earthquake could save lives
A is correct..but isn't being wrong? when is "being" ok to use?
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You need "save lives and million of property damage". That leavesjamesk486 wrote:Being able to predict the strength and the direction of an earthquake could save lives and million of property damage.
A
B The capability for predicting the strength and the direction of an earthquake would mean that lives are saved
C The ability to predict the strength and the direction of an earthquake would mean that lives are saved
D The ability of predicting the strength and the direction of an earthquake would mean that lives are saved
E The ability for predicting the strength and the direction of an earthquake could save lives
A is correct..but isn't being wrong? when is "being" ok to use?
us with A and E.
E is incorrect as it uses "ability for predicting". Purpose here is
best indicated by "to predict".
A seems to be correct. Being is used in its right form here.
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When I first read the original sentence I felt it as awkward but comparing it with the choices (...choices are at worst ) Ais better (or less worse)
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the sentence tests parallelism in the latter part of the sentence.
ability should be followed by an infinitive.eliminate D and E
save x and y....x and y need to be parallel. only A and E follow parallelism. E is already eliminated
That leaves us with A, the right answer!
ability should be followed by an infinitive.eliminate D and E
save x and y....x and y need to be parallel. only A and E follow parallelism. E is already eliminated
That leaves us with A, the right answer!
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