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Farming

by iwill » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:14 am
95.Although some officials noted that using machines for farming in China costs more than traditional hand cultivation, the mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while the previous year’s costs were cut in half.
(A) mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while the previous year’s costs were cut in half
(B) mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while cutting costs to half those of the previous year
(C) mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield as cost were cut to half of the previous year’s
(D) farming mechanization in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield as it cut in half the previous year’s costs
(E) farming mechanization in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while costs were cut to half that of the previous year
Answer : B [/spoiler]
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Re: Farming

by El Cucu » Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:19 am
iwill wrote:95.Although some officials noted that using machines for farming in China costs more than traditional hand cultivation, the mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while the previous year’s costs were cut in half.
(A) mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while the previous year’s costs were cut in half
(B) mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while cutting costs to half those of the previous year
(C) mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield as cost were cut to half of the previous year’s
(D) farming mechanization in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield as it cut in half the previous year’s costs
(E) farming mechanization in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while costs were cut to half that of the previous year
Answer : B [/spoiler]
A) passive voice (were cut)
B) ok
C) idem A
D) cut in wrong (means cut into pieces)
E) cut to half "that" wrong should be those

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by tanviet » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:58 pm
a , d are wrong, "previous year's cost" is not logic

c, is wrong: "previous year's" dose not have possesiveness in the first part of sentence

d, is wrong , "it" has not clear reference

e, "costs" must go with "those" not "that"

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Re: Farming

by hgupta0 » Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:08 pm
In B, what does those refer to in the end? Can't be "costs" since that is singular?

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iwill wrote:95.Although some officials noted that using machines for farming in China costs more than traditional hand cultivation, the mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while the previous year’s costs were cut in half.
(A) mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while the previous year’s costs were cut in half
(B) mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while cutting costs to half those of the previous year
(C) mechanization of farming in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield as cost were cut to half of the previous year’s
(D) farming mechanization in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield as it cut in half the previous year’s costs
(E) farming mechanization in the village of Long Bow doubled the corn yield while costs were cut to half that of the previous year
Answer : B [/spoiler]
A) passive voice (were cut)
B) ok
C) idem A
D) cut in wrong (means cut into pieces)
E) cut to half "that" wrong should be those

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by Sk1ver » Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:37 am
Can somebody explain why in B "doubled ... while cutting" is parallel?

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:22 am
Sk1ver wrote:Can somebody explain why in B "doubled ... while cutting" is parallel?
"Cutting" does not have to parallel "doubled" because it is an action that took place along with the doubling. For example, we would say "I ate while driving to class," not "I ate while drove to class."
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