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COSTLY RICE

by eaakbari » Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:47 am
128. New hardy varieties of rice show promise of producing high yields without the costly requirements of
irrigation and application of commercial fertilizer by earlier high-yielding varieties.

(A) requirements of irrigation and application of commercial fertilizer by earlier high-yielding varieties
(B) requirements by earlier high-yielding varieties of application of commercial fertilizer and irrigation
(C) requirements for application of commercial fertilizer and irrigation of earlier high-yielding varieties
(D) application of commercial fertilizer and irrigation that was required by earlier high-yielding varieties
(E) irrigation and application of commercial fertilizer that were required by earlier high-yielding varieties


OA - E

THE REASON I ELIMINATED E WAS BECAUSE " ... COSTLY IRRIGATION AND APPLICATION OF...." MAKES IT SOUND LIKE ONLY IRRIGATION WAS COSTLY AND NOT THE FERTILIZER.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:38 am
You can use one adjective to modify two nouns:

"Tottenham was no match for Arsenal's strong midfield and attack."

In this case, "strong" describes both "midfield" and "attack".
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