Ethnic dances of Thailand

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suchoudh: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 78; Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:44 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by suchoudh » Sun Jan 24, 2010 5:51 pm

The Sri-NuanSri-Nuan dance and Teut-Teung dance are an inherent part of Thai culture, and along with others such as The Farmer's Dance, developed by the Ministry of agriculture, constitutes the main dramatic art form of Thailand.

(1) The Sri-NuanSri-Nuan dance and Teut-Teung dance are an inherent part of Thai culture, and along with others such as The Farmer's Dance, developed by the Ministry of agriculture, constitutes the main dramatic art form of Thailand

(2) The Sri-NuanSri-Nuan dance as well as Teut-Teung dance are an inherent part of Thai culture, and along with others such as The Farmer's Dance, developed by the Ministry of agriculture, constitute the main dramatic art form of Thailand

(3) The Sri-NuanSri-Nuan dance and Teut-Teung dance are an inherent part of Thai culture, and along with The Farmer's Dance, developed by the Ministry of agriculture, constitute the main dramatic art form of Thailand

(4) An inherent part of Thai culture, the Sri-NuanSri-Nuan, Teut-Teung as well as other dances such as The Farmer's Dance, developed by the Ministry of agriculture, constitute the main Thai dramatic art form

(5) The Sri-NuanSri-Nuan and Teut-Teung dances, both inherent parts of Thai culture, and a dance developed by the Ministry of Agriculture named The Farmer's Dance, constitute, along with others, the main dramatic art form of Thailand

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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Sun Jan 24, 2010 5:59 pm

I think its 3

the sentence is attempting to disguise the subject verb agreement issue.

(3) The Sri-NuanSri-Nuan dance and Teut-Teung dance are an inherent part of Thai culture, and along with The Farmer's Dance, developed by the Ministry of agriculture, constitute the main dramatic art form of Thailand

In this sentence Sri-NuanSri-Nuan dance and Teut-Teung dance form a plural subject. That plural subject needs a plural verb (constitute. They throw the stuff in between in there to confuse you.

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suchoudh: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 78; Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:44 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by suchoudh » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:01 pm

I picked 3 and I was wrong.

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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:04 pm

What reason does it give for 3 being wrong?

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suchoudh: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 78; Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:44 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by suchoudh » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:07 pm

Well, they didn't explain their answers, that's the reason I am posting them here.

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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:17 pm

The only other answer I can see is 4, but I really want to hear an explanation for this, because I see nothing wrong with option 3.

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agatsya: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 7; Joined: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:55 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by agatsya » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:27 pm

I think it should be 2.
1) Incorrect subject/verb agreement
2) Correct
3) Changes the meaning of the sentence by omitting "other dances"
4) Misplaced modifier, doesn't correctly modify the two dances.
5) Wordy, also changes the meaning of the sentence.

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by sreak1089 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:12 pm

2 is incorrect in my opinion. In the sentence "The Sri-NuanSri-Nuan dance as well as Teut-Teung dance are" as well as does not make the subject plural and hence plural verb "are" is incorrect. Only "and" can make the subject plural.

I am surprised (3) is NOT the OA. What is the source?

agatsya wrote:I think it should be 2.
1) Incorrect subject/verb agreement
2) Correct
3) Changes the meaning of the sentence by omitting "other dances"
4) Misplaced modifier, doesn't correctly modify the two dances.
5) Wordy, also changes the meaning of the sentence.

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by gmatmachoman » Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:00 pm

Guys... I am surprised to see a chain of post for such a simple SC based on SV agreement!!!

Plz do concentrate on posting quality- based questions..

and 3 should be the OA.....I see no reason in rejecting it!!

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by mmslf75 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:01 pm

@suchoudh

Please post the source of the questions and it must be quality problems

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by sumanr84 » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:38 am

(3) seems to be the clear answer here satisfying S-V agreement.

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by suchoudh » Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:01 pm

The OA is 5(E), to me it looks wordy and awkward.

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by tnguyen » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:27 am

I would also think that (E) was incorrect because it's not concise, but indeed the red flag is SV agreement. And, in (A) and (B) the word "others" doesn't clearly refer to dances.

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by gmatmachoman » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:44 am

gmatmachoman wrote:Guys... I am surprised to see a chain of post for such a simple SC based on SV agreement!!!

Plz do concentrate on posting quality- based questions..

and 3 should be the OA.....I see no reason in rejecting it!!

Now I understood why 3 is wrong!!

Yeah 5 is the correct answer. SV agreement & brevity is proper in 5 than in 3.

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