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by subgeeth » Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:37 pm
2 In Japan elderly people are treated with far greater respect than most Western countries.
(A) most Western countries
(B) most Western countries do
(C) most Western countries are
(D) they do in most Western countries
(E) they are in most Western countries

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by rockeyb » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:25 pm
This is a comparison issue .

Need to compare people in with people in western countries .

(A) most Western countries
[elderly people compared with countries , eliminate]
(B) most Western countries do
[elderly people compared with countries , eliminate]
(C) most Western countries are
[elderly people compared with countries , eliminate]
(D) they do in most Western countries
[THEY clearly refers to elderly people , but elderly people themselves dont do any thing they are treated with respect by other .Changes the meaning, eliminate ]
(E) they are in most Western countries
[Correct , THEY refer to elderly people ]
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by thephoenix » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:08 pm
subgeeth wrote:2 In Japan elderly people are treated with far greater respect than most Western countries.
(A) most Western countries
elder people are compared to western countries................wrong(comparisons must be in like terms)(B) most Western countries do
ELDER PEOPLE ARE COMPARED TO WHAT WESTERN COUNTRIES DO.............WRNG(C) most Western countries are
SAME AS A
(D) they do in most Western countries
ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE COMPARED TO WHAT THEY DO.....WRNG
(E) they are in most Western countries
CORRECT

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