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by shivani.magan » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:41 am

ublic-access cable television, created in the 1970s, allows the public to broadcast over private television cables laid on public land.

A> the public to broadcast over private television cables laid

B> public broadcasting from the laying of private television cables

C> public broadcasts made from private television cables that were laid

D> that the public can broadcast using private television cables, which are laid

E> the public to broadcast because of the laying of private television cables

The OA is A? Can someone explain why E is wrong?

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:17 pm

It is not the laying of the lines, it is the cables lines themselves that allow broadcasting.

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by patanjali.purpose » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:35 am

shivani.magan wrote:ublic-access cable television, created in the 1970s, allows the public to broadcast over private television cables laid on public land.

A> the public to broadcast over private television cables laid

E> the public to broadcast because of the laying of private television cables

The OA is A? Can someone explain why E is wrong?

Use of BECAUSE suggests a causal relationship. X is happening because of Y (this means Y LEADS to X)

In terms of E: "the laying of private television cables" LEADS TO 'ALLOWing' the public to broadcast.

Check the original sentence A - does it convey the same causal relationship? No, it does not. It simply says "allows public to broadcast over..cables laid". Therefore we can drop E