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by geet » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:10 pm
The complex tax dispute between the Covered Bridge Mall and Harris
Township is not likely to be adjudicated for several years, and, in the meantime, both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other.

(A) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other

(B) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for each other

(C) each side is intent on creating difficulties for the other

(D) each side is intent on creating difficulties for one another

(E) the sides are both intent on creating difficulties for each other

Tell me when to use both side and each side
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by hetavdave » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:39 pm
IMO-C.
What's OA?

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by graghukalyan » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:01 pm
IMHO - B

Pls post the OA

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by geet » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:26 pm
OA is C
but guyz Tell me when to use both side and when to use each side

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by goelmohit2002 » Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:14 am
Can someone please give the reasoning for kicking out each of the incorrect options.

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Re: use of Each

by rahulg83 » Fri Jun 26, 2009 2:56 am
geet wrote:The complex tax dispute between the Covered Bridge Mall and Harris
Township is not likely to be adjudicated for several years, and, in the meantime, both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other.

(A) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other

(B) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for each other

(C) each side is intent on creating difficulties for the other

(D) each side is intent on creating difficulties for one another

(E) the sides are both intent on creating difficulties for each other

Tell me when to use both side and each side
let me give it a shot..here we are trying to emphasize on different/contradicting actions rather than similar actions performed by two bitter rivals. So it's is better to use each and not both..
But i am in doubt why C is better than D..maybe because C tries to say:

each side is intent on creating difficulties for the other (side)

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by fengjig » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:13 am
Grammatically correct structure:
both...each other/one another
each... the other

So only B and C left
And as rahulg83 said, C does better in emphasis.

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by goelmohit2002 » Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:29 am
rahulg83 wrote:
geet wrote:The complex tax dispute between the Covered Bridge Mall and Harris
Township is not likely to be adjudicated for several years, and, in the meantime, both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other.

(A) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other

(B) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for each other

(C) each side is intent on creating difficulties for the other

(D) each side is intent on creating difficulties for one another

(E) the sides are both intent on creating difficulties for each other

Tell me when to use both side and each side
let me give it a shot..here we are trying to emphasize on different/contradicting actions rather than similar actions performed by two bitter rivals. So it's is better to use each and not both..
But i am in doubt why C is better than D..maybe because C tries to say:

each side is intent on creating difficulties for the other (side)
Between C and D...

IMO D can be kicked out because of one-one rules of Kaplan...

As per kaplan one cannot refer to anything except one...

Moreover even if that is not the case....one as a pronoun is ambiguous here...there are two names to which "one" can refer.

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