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by riteshbindal » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:37 pm
Books in European libraries last longer than books in libraries in the United States
because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subjected
to the extremes of temperature and humidity that damage collections in the United States.
A. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not
subjected to the extremes of temperature and humidity that
B. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not
subject of the extremes of temperature and humidity as those that
C. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not
subjected to the extremities of temperature and humidity as
D. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but still libraries there are not
subject of the extremes of temperature and humidity as
E. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but libraries there are not subjected
to the extremities of temperature and humidity such as those that
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by nervesofsteel » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:42 am
A. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subjected to the extremes of temperature and humidity that<- correct IMO

B. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subject of the extremes of temperature and humidity as those that

C. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subjected to the extremities of temperature and humidity as

D. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but still libraries there are not subject of the extremes of temperature and humidity as

E. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but libraries there are not subjected to the extremities of temperature and humidity such as those that
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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:08 pm
IMO A
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by riteshbindal » Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:38 pm
vaibhav.iit2002 wrote:IMO A
What's the problem with "those that" in E?
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by riteshbindal » Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:41 pm
OA is A
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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:47 pm
riteshbindal wrote:
vaibhav.iit2002 wrote:IMO A
What's the problem with "those that" in E?
"such as" is used to quote examples. I don't find any relevance of the idiom here. In A, the same the same meaning is conveyed precisely.
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by riteshbindal » Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:58 pm
I understood why A is correct and E is wrong. It's not because of "such that" etc.
The problem with E is the initial part.
"because the climate in Europe is fairly humid,"
If we use this in the original sentence, it becomes:
"Books in European libraries last longer than books in libraries in the United States because the climate in Europe is fairly humid,........"


This changes the meaning of initial sentence which is given to us. It's not the humid climate due to which books last longer in Europe. :D
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by smileforever41 » Mon May 14, 2012 11:30 pm
riteshbindal wrote:I understood why A is correct and E is wrong. It's not because of "such that" etc.
The problem with E is the initial part.
"because the climate in Europe is fairly humid,"
If we use this in the original sentence, it becomes:
"Books in European libraries last longer than books in libraries in the United States because the climate in Europe is fairly humid,........"


This changes the meaning of initial sentence which is given to us. It's not the humid climate due to which books last longer in Europe. :D


Thank you, Ritesh, for figuring out the difference between the options choices A and E. I was shuttling between the same options until you explicitly stated the difference in meaning between those two. :-)
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