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"Federalist papers" > MR SC guide example

by rdxb » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:56 am
The Federalist papers is a compilation of articles written by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, as well as a few by John Jay, since each of them were advocates of the Constitution.

(A) since each of them were
(B) since they were each
(C) since all of them were
(D) each of which was
(E) because all of the men were


Unfortunately, I dont have the OA for this question. The question is from Manhattan Review SC guide 2007 .

I am confused between (C) and (E) , please help!
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by Bidisha800 » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:02 pm
(E)
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by krazy800 » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:10 am
I would go with E too..
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Re: "Federalist papers" > MR SC guide example

by dingo001 » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:26 am
rdxb wrote:The Federalist papers is a compilation of articles written by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, as well as a few by John Jay, since each of them were advocates of the Constitution.

(A) since each of them were
(B) since they were each
(C) since all of them were
(D) each of which was
(E) because all of the men were


Unfortunately, I dont have the OA for this question. The question is from Manhattan Review SC guide 2007 .

I am confused between (C) and (E) , please help!
Choice is between C and E. but I will choose C on account of conciseness.

OA anyone?
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Re: "Federalist papers" > MR SC guide example

by stop@800 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:09 am
dingo001 wrote:
rdxb wrote:The Federalist papers is a compilation of articles written by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, as well as a few by John Jay, since each of them were advocates of the Constitution.

(A) since each of them were
(B) since they were each
(C) since all of them were
(D) each of which was
(E) because all of the men were


Unfortunately, I dont have the OA for this question. The question is from Manhattan Review SC guide 2007 .

I am confused between (C) and (E) , please help!
Choice is between C and E. but I will choose C on account of conciseness.

OA anyone?
them can refer to

papers
or
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay


so IMO E
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by raunekk » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:44 am
imo :E

A,B and D r out,,,,

b/w c and e

ie

between "since" and "because"

"because" denotes the closest causal conjunction.

(source:wren & martin)
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by Carloblacksun » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:10 pm
I would say E for two reasons:

Advocates clearly refers to the 3 men, therefore "men" must be specified, otherwise there is a possible confusion with the "papers"

BECAUSE is a better conjunction than SINCE
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by kvcpk » Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:37 pm
How to decide between C and E here?

It might sound vague.. but the statement doesnt mention all 3 writers as men. In that case how can we choose E?

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by kvcpk » Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:56 am
Any Views on this one?
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by uwhusky » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:07 am
Them is ambiguous because it could reference the articles as well as the people who wrote them.
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by martin.jonson007 » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:11 am
C is correct...!

B'coz

THEM can't refer to either papers or articles...

BECAUSE paper or articles CAN NOT BE ADVOCATES....
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by kvcpk » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:20 am
Is it E just because all others are wrong?
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by martin.jonson007 » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:23 am
kvcpk wrote:Is it E just because all others are wrong?
E is not even worth consideration...!
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by kvcpk » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:32 am
martin.jonson007 wrote:
kvcpk wrote:Is it E just because all others are wrong?
E is not even worth consideration...!
hmmm.. back to square1 again.. can any expert shed some light on this?
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by Mylogin » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:08 am
IMO answer should be C

You cannot assume they are Men...no way!
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