Responding to the public’s fascination with-and sometimes undue alarm over-possible threats from asteroids, a scale developed by astronomers rates the likelihood that a particular asteroid or comet may collide with Earth.
A. a scale developed by astronomers rates the likelihood that a particular asteroid or comet may
B. a scale that astronomers have developed rates how likely it is for a particular asteroid or comet to
C. astronomers have developed a scale to rate how likely a particular asteroid or comet will be to
D. astronomers have developed a scale for rating the likelihood that a particular asteroid or comet will
E. astronomers have developed a scale that rates the likelihood of a particular asteroid or comet that may.
OA is C
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zagcollins
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C is my pick. I think using "will" in D along with the word "likelyhood" which means it's not certain is not correct. The word that fits the "uncertain" event is "may" . E changes the meaning to say that sclae rates its self instead of C which says, scale is "used" to rate. Not sure if my reasoning is OK.
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IMO C.
AB wrong modifier
D changes meaning from comets may collide to comets will collide.
E 'that' should be have been 'which'.
AB wrong modifier
D changes meaning from comets may collide to comets will collide.
E 'that' should be have been 'which'.
When you think you can or you cannot, you are generally correct.
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Vignesh.4384
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Hi ,
Why do u need the word may here ? the word likelihood intrinsically that it might or might not collide ..
so i thought we could do away with that word may.
Please correct me if i am wrong.
Regards,
vignesh
Why do u need the word may here ? the word likelihood intrinsically that it might or might not collide ..
so i thought we could do away with that word may.
Please correct me if i am wrong.
Regards,
vignesh
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Aldiablo
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Vignesh.4384 wrote:Hi ,
Why do u need the word may here ? the word likelihood intrinsically that it might or might not collide ..
so i thought we could do away with that word may.
Please correct me if i am wrong.
Regards,
vignesh
Basic skeleton is like -
measure likelihood of X that may do Y.
So likelihood does not necessarily mean that it may not collide. So 'may' is required. IMO.
When you think you can or you cannot, you are generally correct.
