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laws of motion

by killerdrummer » Mon May 13, 2013 8:58 am
Holas!

Which one between the two is correct and why? ...............will post OA later :d


In laws of motion, there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

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In laws of motion, there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion
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by hemant_rajput » Tue May 14, 2013 11:10 pm
killerdrummer wrote:Holas!

Which one between the two is correct and why? ...............will post OA later :d


In laws of motion, there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

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In laws of motion, there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

IMO B. Condition and its converse , both terms are bind together as one, like bread and butter.

what actually is the source of this sentence? I've my doubts about the structure of the sentence.
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by vivekchandrams » Wed May 15, 2013 4:57 am
Hey hemant_rajput,

I'm totally not satisfied with my answer, and I go with A. The reason why I chose it is that when there are 2 objects joined by an 'and' they tend to become plural. For eg., A and B are good friends. Here it preceeds the 2 objects in consideration - a condition, it's converse.

Please correct me if I am wrong
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by hutch27 » Wed May 15, 2013 1:09 pm
killerdrummer wrote:Holas!

Which one between the two is correct and why? ...............will post OA later :d


In laws of motion, there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

OR

In laws of motion, there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion
noooo u cant have those original sentences cuz it doesnt make sense... wrong modifier. After a prepositional phrase u cant have there are. it just doesnt work.

this would probably be better from a grammatical standpoint at conveying the intended meaning

There is a condition and its converse, regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion, in the laws of motion
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by killerdrummer » Thu May 16, 2013 9:38 pm
Well OA was A..

Frankly,I don't remember the source. I have been trying to find out the same but unable to... :(
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