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by mundasingh123 » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:31 pm
Hi could an expert please explain this sC . whats the subtle difference between saying "ranging" and "ranged "? I could find only 1 thread related to this SC and it wasnt adequate
Records of the first 736 British convicts deported to Australia reveal convictions for crimes against property in all cases and they ranged from highway to forgery

A. Convictions for crimes against property in all cases and they ranged
B.Convictions in all cases were crimes against property and ranging
C. the ranging of convictions for crimes against property ranging
D. that all were convicted of crimes against property ranging
E. that all of them had convictions for crimes that were against property; the range was
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by aspirant2011 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:11 am
mundasingh123 wrote:
Records of the first 736 British convicts deported to Australia reveal convictions for crimes against property in all cases and they ranged from highway to forgery

A. Convictions for crimes against property in all cases and they ranged ----- ambiguous
B.Convictions in all cases were crimes against property and ranging
C. the ranging of convictions for crimes against property ranging ----- redundancy
D. that all were convicted of crimes against property ranging
E. that all of them had convictions for crimes that were against property; the range was

Ing form without a comma Modifies the word preceding it & over here it's property
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by gunjan1208 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:23 am
A. Convictions for crimes against property in all cases and they ranged
B.Convictions in all cases were crimes against property and ranging
C. the ranging of convictions for crimes against property ranging
D. that all were convicted of crimes against property ranging
E. that all of them had convictions for crimes that were against property; the range was

Here are other examples:
His emotions RANGED FROM anger TO joy: Thus I shall go with option A.
His WIDELY RANGING emotions are hard to deal with.(= changing over
time)
His WIDE RANGE of accomplishments is impressive. (= a variety)
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by saketk » Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:51 am
aspirant2011 wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:
Records of the first 736 British convicts deported to Australia reveal convictions for crimes against property in all cases and they ranged from highway to forgery

A. Convictions for crimes against property in all cases and they ranged ----- ambiguous
B.Convictions in all cases were crimes against property and ranging
C. the ranging of convictions for crimes against property ranging ----- redundancy
D. that all were convicted of crimes against property ranging
E. that all of them had convictions for crimes that were against property; the range was

Ing form without a comma Modifies the word preceding it & over here it's property
Hi aspirant2011 -- 'Ranging' should modify 'crime against property' and NOT 'property'. Saying Property ranging from highway to forgery will not make sense.
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by ravirajsitaram » Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:14 am
Hi, I agree with saketk.

Ranging in sentence d, describes the noun before it. That is property. the phrase Ranging from highway to forgery should describe crimes.

A is the answer.
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by saketk » Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:34 am
ravirajsitaram wrote:Hi, I agree with saketk.

Ranging in sentence d, describes the noun before it. That is property. the phrase Ranging from highway to forgery should describe crimes.

A is the answer.
hi ravi-- answer is D. i was just referring to the explanation provided by aspirant2011
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by aspirant2011 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:39 am
saketk wrote:
ravirajsitaram wrote:Hi, I agree with saketk.

Ranging in sentence d, describes the noun before it. That is property. the phrase Ranging from highway to forgery should describe crimes.

A is the answer.
hi ravi-- answer is D. i was just referring to the explanation provided by aspirant2011
yup you are right, ranging over here modifies crime against property............
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