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by adi_800 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:04 am
In contrast with cartographers' most common design of maps that only measure distance , contour maps also measure elevation or height below or above sea level.

A. cartographers' most common design of maps that only measure distance
B. cartographers and their most common design of maps that only measure distance
C. the most common maps designed by cartographers that only measure distance
D. the most commonly designed maps of cartographers that only measure distance
E. the most commonly used maps and only measuring distance
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by kvcpk » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:09 am
IMO C

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by kvcpk » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:13 am
A. cartographers' most common design of maps that only measure distance
wrong comparison.. maps to cartographers'
B. cartographers and their most common design of maps that only measure distance
wrong comparison.. maps to cartographers
C. the most common maps designed by cartographers that only measure distance
looks good
D. the most commonly designed maps of cartographers that only measure distance
"maps of cartographers" changes meaning.
E. the most commonly used maps and only measuring distance
unnecessarily removes cartographers.

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by selango » Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:44 am
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by adi_800 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:17 am
How D changes the meaning?
A says common design of maps...D says commonly designed maps..

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by adi_800 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:17 am
OE:

The original sentence incorrectly compares design with contour maps. Choice (C) corrects the lack of parallelism by comparing common maps to contour maps. Incorrect choice (B) compares cartographers and design to the contour maps. While (D) does compare maps to maps, the phrase "maps of cartographers" is redundant and wordy. Choice (E) incorrectly compares measuring distance to a map.

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by indiantiger » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:34 am
In contrast to X, Y

C rightly shows the correct usage.
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by samareshgupte » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:45 pm
adi_800 wrote:How D changes the meaning?
A says common design of maps...D says commonly designed maps..
'Common design of maps' lays emphasis on design while 'commonly designed maps' lays emphasis on maps. Moreover the maps were not of cartographers but by them.

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