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earth's spin..

by shipra » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:53 am
31. The direction in which the Earth and the other solid planets—Mercury, Venus, and Mars—spins were determined from collisions with giant celestial bodies in the early history of the Solar System.
(A) spins were determined from
(B) spins were determined because of
(C) spins was determined through
(D) spin was determined by
(E) spin was determined as a result of
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by sibbineni » Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:04 am
My IMO is D

3/2 split ......spins vs spin

here we need a plural verb so i came down to 'spin' and 'detremined by' is correct idiom
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Re: earth's spin..

by duke » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:35 am
shipra wrote:31. The direction in which the Earth and the other solid planets—Mercury, Venus, and Mars—spins were determined from collisions with giant celestial bodies in the early history of the Solar System.
(A) spins were determined from
(B) spins were determined because of
(C) spins was determined through
(D) spin was determined by
(E) spin was determined as a result of
Surely narrowed down to D and E. From the two options...

D is passive and E is a causal relation. Went for E. 50% chance anyway.
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by chidcguy » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:40 am
determined by is the correct idiom
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