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by yvonne0923 » Wed May 11, 2011 10:08 pm
Deinonychosaurs had a skull that resembled those of the modern birds and so were likely an important evolutionary link between lizard-like dinosaurs and birds alive today.

A. Deinonychosaurs had a skull that resembled those of the modern birds
B. Deinonychosaurs had a skull resembling a modern bird's
C. The skulls of Deinonychosaurs resembled a modern bird's
D. The Deinonychosaurs' skulls resembled the modern birds'
E. The skulls of the Deinonychosaurs resembled those of the modern birds













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[spoiler]O.A: B[/spoiler]
I chose E, because the "Deinonychosaurs" is plural, so it should follow "skulls" instead of "skull".
Can anyone explain why the answer is B for me?

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by HSPA » Wed May 11, 2011 10:26 pm
Nice question:

Assumption: Each lizard has only one head and so one skull, But it is tough because there can be lizards with two heads.













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[spoiler]O.A: B[/spoiler]
I chose E, because the "Deinonychosaurs" is plural, so it should follow "skulls" instead of "skull".
Can anyone explain why the answer is B for me?

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by pemdas » Wed May 11, 2011 10:31 pm
actually reviewed the second time
the second clause '... and so were likely an important evolutionary link' signals (gives easy prompt) about NOT 'sculls' -plural form, BUT Deinonychosaurs suggests the main subject 'Deinonychosaurs' to be in action corectly comparing a 'scull' (type) of Deinonychosaurs (plural) with that of a bird
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by atulmangal » Wed May 11, 2011 11:26 pm
What's the source of this question??? i have some major doubt regarding the meaning clarity in this sentence...

The second clause:

so were likely an important evolutionary link between lizard-like dinosaurs and birds alive today

What this word SO is defining here...logically i believe its the discovery (resembles b/w dyno and bird skull ) that act as an important evolutionary link....not the dyno or the skull etc...

If m correct about the meaning part then, generally in such cases when 2nd action is based on 1st action, i think we use -ing modifer in order to show dependence rather than using AND which defines two mutually exclusive events...
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by yvonne0923 » Wed May 11, 2011 11:30 pm
atulmangal wrote:What's the source of this question??? i have some major doubt regarding the meaning clarity in this sentence...

The second clause:

so were likely an important evolutionary link between lizard-like dinosaurs and birds alive today

What this word SO is defining here...logically i believe its the discovery (resembles b/w dyno and bird skull ) that act as an important evolutionary link....not the dyno or the skull etc...

How Op B can be the only correct answer then...secondly if m correct about the meaning part then, generally in such cases when 2nd action is based on 1st action, i think we use -ing modifer in order to show dependence rather than using AND which defines two mutually exclusive events...
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by bblast » Wed May 11, 2011 11:34 pm
this question is an alias of an OG questions which goes as follows :

Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.
(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape's
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape's
(D) The Neanderthal's vocal tracts resembled the apes'
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes

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by atulmangal » Wed May 11, 2011 11:46 pm
Brother thanks for posting the similar official example, but i have one doubt...the explanation talk about that the subject should be Neanderthals not vocal tract, i agree, in case of OG question if elaborate the structure, Neanderthals seems logical, see below:

Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape's and so [Neanderthals] were probably without language...----> makes sense

while in this changed version, if u elaborate the structure:

Deinonychosaurs had a skull resembling a modern bird's and so [Deinonychosaur] were likely an important evolutionary link between lizard-like dinosaurs and birds alive today.

Don't u think that its not the Deinonychosaurs that worked as link while its the discovery that act as link???? This meaning is making me crazy...may be m missing something..
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by bblast » Thu May 12, 2011 12:46 am
Its the Deinonychosaur itself which is acting as a link.

There is no "discovery" in question here.
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by EducationAisle » Thu May 12, 2011 12:57 am
bblast wrote:Its the Deinonychosaur itself which is acting as a link.

There is no "discovery" in question here.
Yes, and on the other hand, C, D and E seem to fallaciously suggest that skulls were a link. But skulls cannot be a link between dinosaurs and birds (remember it should always be an apples to apples comparison).
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun May 15, 2011 5:01 pm
HSPA wrote:Nice question:

Assumption: Each lizard has only one head and so one skull, But it is tough because there can be lizards with two heads.
English will refer to all creatures of a given classification (species or genus or whatever) either with the plural or the singular (with a definite article; a singular characteristic (like a vocal tract) they all share can also be plural when the species is plural:

Neanderthals have a vocal tract that . . .
Neanderthals have vocal tracts that . . .
The Neanderthal has a vocal tract that . . .
BUT NOT The Neanderthal has vocal tracts that . . .
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