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farming in China

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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:24 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
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Re: farming in China

by Gaurav Yadav » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:07 am
vaibhav.iit2002 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
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Re: farming in China

by Gaurav Yadav » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:10 am
I think the answer is 'B'

the problems with other choices are:

A: 'cut in half' is not the correct idiomatic usage which, i think should be 'cut to half'

C: ' of the previous year's' , the sentence is awkward.

D: 'as' should not be used here. the currect usage will be while.

E: pronoun disagreement. 'costs' is plural while 'that' is singular.

Please tell me if i am wrong.
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by riteshbindal » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:29 am
B IMO too.
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Re: farming in China

by maihuna » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:53 am
IMO : B, costs is plural so need those to refer to it.
vaibhav.iit2002 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
Last edited by maihuna on Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:59 am, edited 1 time in total.
Charged up again to beat the beast :)
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by vaibhav.iit2002 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:58 am
OA is B
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B is Incorrect

by Mission2011 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:05 pm
B violated rule of parallelism.

doubled and cutting are not parallel.
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Re: B is Incorrect

by mehravikas » Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:20 pm
It is the correct usage

doubled while cutting costs - is perfectly ok.
Mission2011 wrote:B violated rule of parallelism.

doubled and cutting are not parallel.
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Re: B is Incorrect

by Gaurav Yadav » Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:40 pm
Mission2011 wrote:B violated rule of parallelism.

doubled and cutting are not parallel.
Dear mission 2011,

I think there is no harm in using doubled and cutting.That's because the second sentence is a subordinate clause and is not exactly parallel to the first, rather is dependent on the first.

What do you think?
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by Mission2011 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:36 pm
Mehra & Gaurav, i agree with both of you.
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