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by garima99 » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:20 pm
80. Although films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills, in reality these gregarious creatures live in stable groups that occupy the same territory for long periods.
(A) films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(B) in films about the American West coyotes are depicted to be solitary animals that howl mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(C) coyotes are depicted as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills in films about the American West
(D) films about the American West depict coyotes as if they were solitary, mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
(E) films about the American West depict coyotes to be solitary and mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
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by Frankenstein » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:36 pm
Hi,
depict X as Y - idiomatic
So, B,E are out.
D - depict as if they are is incorrect
C - Passive and placement of 'in films about the west' can change the meaning as well.

Hence, A
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by vikram4689 » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:37 pm
IMO A,
(A) films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(B) in films about the American West coyotes are depicted to be solitary animals that howl mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(C) coyotes are depicted as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills in films about the American West
(D) films about the American West depict coyotes as if they were solitary, mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
(E) films about the American West depict coyotes to be solitary and mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
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by garima99 » Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:25 pm
OA is A ..Thnx
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