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daretodream: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 76; Joined: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:08 am; Thanked: 2 times

by daretodream » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:56 pm

Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

A. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

B. Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.

C. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.

D. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.

E. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.

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by harsh.champ » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:07 pm

daretodream wrote:Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

A. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

B. Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.-The emphasis in the sentence changes to another subject.

C. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.-Again,passive voice.

D. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.

E. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.-Too wordy.

[spoiler]I am confused between A and D.
I think it should be D??[/spoiler]

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by reply2spg » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:10 pm

It is D....A changes the meaning.....dancers and gymnasts desire and not eating habits

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harsh.champ wrote:
daretodream wrote:Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

A. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

B. Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.-The emphasis in the sentence changes to another subject.

C. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.-Again,passive voice.

D. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.

E. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.-Too wordy.

[spoiler]I am confused between A and D.
I think it should be D??[/spoiler]

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by thephoenix » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:53 am

daretodream wrote:Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

A. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.
it seems as if good eating habits is caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.....although this is not the case

B. Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.
it seems as if young female ballet dancers and gymnasts is caused by desiring to be as thin as possible......although this is not the case

C. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.
it seems as if good eating habits desires to be as thin as possible......although this is not the case

D. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.

E. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.
it seems as if good eating habits desires to be as thin as possible......although this is not the case

IMO D is correct

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by bhumika.k.shah » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:15 pm

C is out coz they modifies young dancers.

B is out coz of passive voice.

E is out coz it isnt clear what does they modify ? habits ? dancers ?

A is wrong coz of the slight change in the meaning

Hence IMO D

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daretodream wrote:Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

A. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.

B. Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.

C. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.

D. Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.

E. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.

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by AtifS » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:57 pm

D & E use active voice but as far as D is concerned I think "Because of their desire to be" would've been correct as compared to "Because they desire to be", So I am confused between D & E. In E "because they" doesn't fit. guys what do you think about D & E particularly, some more explanation would be great.

By the way what's the OA & the source?

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