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by real2008 » Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:09 am
What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.
(A) What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc
(B) The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc
(C) No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc
(D) Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than
(E) Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as


why not [spoiler]A?[/spoiler]
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by real2008 » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:41 am
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by raghavsarathy » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:32 am
"was" in A is incorrect. Here we are saying that the "use of new technology" has been remarkable. Hence we have to use present tense.

C seems to fit here perfectly..
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by rasha » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:36 pm
C and E seem to be right. What's the OA?
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by walker » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:50 pm
C is succinct over A and E
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Re: development of the compact disc 68

by cata1yst » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:27 pm
real2008 wrote:What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.
(A) What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc
(B) The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc
(C) No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc
(D) Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than
(E) Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as


why not [spoiler]A?[/spoiler]
This sentence needs "has..." in the first clause to make it complete.

A. Does not meet.
B. Does not meet.
C. Correct.
D. "Developing" is incorrect as well as "none the less"
E. Incorrect idiom..."no less remarkable as..."
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Re: development of the compact disc 68

by real2008 » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:03 pm
cata1yst wrote:
real2008 wrote:What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.
(A) What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc
(B) The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc
(C) No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc
(D) Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than
(E) Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as


why not [spoiler]A?[/spoiler]
This sentence needs "has..." in the first clause to make it complete.

A. Does not meet.
B. Does not meet.
C. Correct.
D. "Developing" is incorrect as well as "none the less"
E. Incorrect idiom..."no less remarkable as..."
not clear yet the reason for rejecting A ............
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