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Question No. 12 of 1000SC

by isisalaska » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:41 pm
Is debating about idiomatically incorrect?
question No. 12 1000 SC

12. A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm.
(A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm
(B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm
(C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic
(D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic
(E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm
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debating over

by aim-wsc » Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:35 am
first of all cut A, B & E.
they dont follow ll lism....

''was gradual or catacylismic''
is right.
therefore remain C & D.

...debating over/about the issue would have been OK.
BUT in this case we hv two things.
DISCARD C.

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by sumitkrishna » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:54 pm
I agree. "about" is unnecessary here. (D) is the best option.

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by Stacey Koprince » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:50 pm
"debating about" is redundant. You only need "debating." You can have a debate about something, but if you are actively debating, then the meaning of "about" is already covered.
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by ajdjmba » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:48 am
Unable to understand the parallelism in this particular question.
why "flood was gradual or created a cataclysm" is not parallel
and why "the flood was gradual or cataclysmic" is parallel.

Pl help.

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