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set24--Q.21--No. of languages

by prachich1987 » Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:24 am
Nobody knows exactly how many languages there are in the world,partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing between a language and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found about five thousand.

A. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found
B. and the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have tried counting typically finding
C. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried counting it typically find
D. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, but those who tried to count them typically found
E. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have tried to count typically finding

The OA is A
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by winner's attitude » Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:14 am
A. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found
B. and the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have tried counting typically finding
C. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried counting it typically find

between requires and .. not or... 3/2 split.. now we are left with A, B, and C

them in B is wrong
between A and C... usage of IT in C doesnt have clear antecedent.... so A is the correct answer
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by Salman Ghaffar » Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:02 pm
"because of the difficulty of distinguishing between a language and the sub-languages or dialects within it"

"A language" and "it" agree in number. So B, D, and E are wrong. B and D are also wrong as they use "between X or Y" instead of "between X and Y"

In C, we have an extra "it" which is referring to another antecedent than the one referred to by the same pronoun earlier in the sentence. This creates a pronoun error.

Hence A is the best answer.
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