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by Rezinka » Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:19 pm
The usual response of people who become ill after drinking alcohol is to drink again, sometimes the same liquor, ignoring the likelihood that the toxins that caused it could happen again.


A. ignoring the likelihood that the toxins that caused it could happen again

B. ignoring the likelihood that the toxins causing it could precipitate a similar physiological response

C. ignoring that the toxins that caused the illness might also precipitate another one

D. without anticipating that the toxins causing the illness could happen again

E. without anticipating that the same toxins that caused the illness might precipitate another such physiological response


Please provide answers with explanations.
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by cans » Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:31 pm
IMO C
a) that cause 'it' - reference error
b)same as a)
c)
d)implies toxins could happen again (but it should be illness could happen again)
e)change in meaning
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by abhishek.pati » Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:32 pm
IMO E as it is phrased corectly .

A -- because of 'it'

B -- because of 'it'

C -- might also precipitate....sounds very awkward

D -- toxins causing the illness could happen again .......no clue what that meant.
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by Rezinka » Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:34 pm
@cans : Even I chose C but it is incorrect

@abhishek.pati : E is right

OA E
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by nafiul9090 » Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:12 pm
hello

i am a bit puzzled if the oa is E, i really wanna knw whts wrong with C. to me option E is a bit messy.

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by bubbliiiiiiii » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:29 pm
C. ignoring that the toxins that caused the illness might also precipitate another one

because of the usage of one. I am not very comfortable with this one.
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