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by gmatnmein2010 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:16 am
In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting
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by thephoenix » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:24 am
rule b/n X and Y--x and y are two items use b/n for two items
among for more than two items
here there are 3 items
1. explaining the value and workings of archaeology
2.revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures
3.promoting..........
hence amng

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting..parallel and among X,Y and Z format is required ..CORRECT

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote.........
thre highlighted items are not llel
E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting...explaining and in revealing is not parallel ..

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by komal » Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:43 am
gmatnmein2010 wrote:In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote - Parallelism Error / Awkward

B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting - Awkward

C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting - Parallelism Error

D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote - Parallelism Error

E. between explaining archaeologys value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting - Correct
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by sadullaevd » Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:14 am
Between C and E, ill take C.

E seems to violate parallelism.

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by akahuja143 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:14 am
My Pick is B

Among over between because 3 items.

B over D Parellism