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hritik: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 22; Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:02 am

by hritik » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:54 pm

Since the 1930's aircraft manufacturers have tried to build airplanes with frictionless" wings, shaped so smoothly and perfectly "that the air passing over them would not become turbulent.
(A) wings, shaped so smoothly and perfectly
(B) wings, wings so smooth and so perfectly shaped
(C) wings that are shaped so smooth and perfect
(D) wings, shaped in such a smooth and perfect manner
(E) wings, wings having been shaped smoothly and perfectly so

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by cans » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:14 pm

IMO A

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hritik: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 22; Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:02 am

by hritik » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:32 am

Can anyone explaimthis....
to me b seems correct...

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by hritik » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:43 am

Stuart Kovinsky pls help!!

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by hritik » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:44 am

hritik wrote:Stuart Kovinsky pls help!!

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by zaarathelab » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:03 am

hritik wrote:Since the 1930's aircraft manufacturers have tried to build airplanes with frictionless" wings, shaped so smoothly and perfectly "that the air passing over them would not become turbulent.
(A) wings, shaped so smoothly and perfectly
(B) wings, wings so smooth and so perfectly shaped
(C) wings that are shaped so smooth and perfect
(D) wings, shaped in such a smooth and perfect manner
(E) wings, wings having been shaped smoothly and perfectly so

My take -

1. One needs to understand the meaning of the sentence
2. them in the non-underlined part is the key to above.

A) 'THEM' can refer to manufacturers, airplanes, wings - they are all before the comma.
B) CORRECT (so smoothly, so perfectly are parallel)
C) SO SMOOTH and PERFECT are not parallel
D) Same problem as A
E) Placement of SO changes the meaning.

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