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by thephoenix » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:54 am
The relationship between cell phone use and the incidence of brain tumors is still unclear, this is because some studies show a causal relationship while others do not.

a.is still unclear, this is because some studies show

b.is still unclear; some studies show

c.are still unclear because some studies show

d.is still unclear because: some studies show

e.is still unclear; the reason is that some studies show

my ans differs from OA
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by harsh.champ » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:01 am
thephoenix wrote:The relationship between cell phone use and the incidence of brain tumors is still unclear, this is because some studies show a causal relationship while others do not.

a.is still unclear, this is because some studies show-" ; " should be there instead of " , " .

b.is still unclear; some studies show

c.are still unclear because some studies show

d.is still unclear because: some studies show -" : " should not follow "because".

e.is still unclear; the reason is that some studies show-Most appropriate.

my ans differs from OA
IMO E should be the answer.

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by harshavardhanc » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:59 am
thephoenix wrote:The relationship between cell phone use and the incidence of brain tumors is still unclear, this is because some studies show a causal relationship while others do not.

a.is still unclear, this is because some studies show

b.is still unclear; some studies show

c.are still unclear because some studies show

d.is still unclear because: some studies show

e.is still unclear; the reason is that some studies show

my ans differs from OA
I think, the reason is that is redundant in E. IMO B. The second half tells why the relationship is unclear.
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by harsh.champ » Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:01 am
I still think it is E only.

Hey thephoenix,
Can we have the OA plz??
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by nox104 » Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:35 am
IMO B over E.
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by prinit » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:22 am
harsh.champ wrote:
thephoenix wrote:The relationship between cell phone use and the incidence of brain tumors is still unclear, this is because some studies show a causal relationship while others do not.

a.is still unclear, this is because some studies show-" ; " should be there instead of " , " .

b.is still unclear; some studies show

c.are still unclear because some studies show

d.is still unclear because: some studies show -" : " should not follow "because".

e.is still unclear; the reason is that some studies show-Most appropriate.

my ans differs from OA
IMO E should be the answer.

Whats the OA and ur answer??
My pick is A. Can we have OA pls.
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by onedayi'll » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:30 am
Adding my 2 cents...

few of us, already narrowed down to B and E.

I'll choose B because:

(E) "the reason is that" is unnecessarily wordy.
The more concise version in answer choice (B) is preferred.
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by prinit » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:34 am
thephoenix wrote:The relationship between cell phone use and the incidence of brain tumors is still unclear, this is because some studies show a causal relationship while others do not.

a.is still unclear, this is because some studies show

b.is still unclear; some studies show

c.are still unclear because some studies show

d.is still unclear because: some studies show

e.is still unclear; the reason is that some studies show

my ans differs from OA
just had a closer look at choices. Except B, All options are trying to introduce subordinate structure. Can we have OA pls.
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by thephoenix » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:56 am
prinit wrote:
thephoenix wrote:The relationship between cell phone use and the incidence of brain tumors is still unclear, this is because some studies show a causal relationship while others do not.

a.is still unclear, this is because some studies show

b.is still unclear; some studies show

c.are still unclear because some studies show

d.is still unclear because: some studies show

e.is still unclear; the reason is that some studies show

my ans differs from OA
just had a closer look at choices. Except B, All options are trying to introduce subordinate structure. Can we have OA pls.
and y a subordinate structure is wrong here

well guys OA is B

but my ans was A
because i thought in A the clause after comma is dependent on preceding clause and therefore comma is justified

but i am wrng y????????

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by sumanr84 » Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:12 am
IMO the presence of this is killed the subordinate behavior and created comma splice. Had it been without that, option A wud have been fine.

For those who want to know comma splice errors,
https://grammartips.homestead.com/splice.html
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by prinit » Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:44 am
sumanr84 wrote:IMO the presence of this is killed the subordinate behavior and created comma splice. Had it been without that, option A wud have been fine.

For those who want to know comma splice errors,
https://grammartips.homestead.com/splice.html
Thanks for the clarification and introducing one useful link to us. Now I got it clear why option A is wrong and why Y wins here.
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