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by wawatan » Wed May 28, 2008 2:35 am
The skill and the precision of the Anasazi, ancient
inhabitants of the Southwest, in measuring the
movements of the Sun and Moon is evidenced not
only at
Chaco Canyon but at a number of other sites.
(A) in measuring the movements of the Sun and
Moon is evidenced not only at
(B) in measuring the movements of the Sun and
Moon are evidenced not only at
(C) in measuring the movements of the Sun and
Moon is evidenced at not only
(D) to measure the movements of the Sun and Moon
is evidenced at not only
(E) to measure the movements of the Sun and Moon
are evidenced not only at

OA is B

why is e incorrect?
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by ksh » Wed May 28, 2008 2:51 am
I think choice E uses infinitive (to measure) which alters the meaning.

Choice B is the correct
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by rey.fernandez » Fri May 30, 2008 9:49 pm
I see it as an idiom... you can say that someone has a skill IN something, not has a skill TO do something. Similarly, you can say that someone has precision IN something, not precision TO do something.
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by maihuna » Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:50 am
Not only at..but also at is the construction, so CD out. The skill and precision is plural so is in A is incorret.
About E, the skill and the precision...in measuring and not to measure make any sense. So The skill and precision to measure in E will be incorrect.
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