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the president's latest television news

by bvn » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:08 pm
The president's latest television news conferences indicate that the aggression may, or already has, begun in the disputed territory.

1, may, or already has, begun in the disputed territory
2, may begin, or already has begun, in the disputed territory
3, either may or already has begun there
4, may begin in the disputed territory or already has
5, may begin in the disputed territory or already did
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by limestone » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:41 pm
Confused between A and B. B is wordy by repeating "begin",

Pick A.

OA pls.
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by karanrulz4ever » Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:34 pm
My pick is B.
in A if you eliminate "or already has" says may begun,which is ungrammatical.
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by uwhusky » Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:42 pm
"aggression may begin in the disputed territory"???

Why are we using this source?
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by ptm_30 » Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:31 pm
IMO B
may begin is the correct use. I think Brevity is required but not at the cost of grammatical error.
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by kaushiksin » Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:41 am
The answer should be (B).
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by bvn » Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:10 am
It's a SC question of BTG Practice

Could anyone explain why not E?
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by reply2spg » Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:14 am
'May begin, or already has begun' is correct.
bvn wrote:The president's latest television news conferences indicate that the aggression may, or already has, begun in the disputed territory.

1, may, or already has, begun in the disputed territory - 'begun' should be with 'has'. So this is wrong
2, may begin, or already has begun, in the disputed territory - correct
3, either may or already has begun there - either X or Y. X and Y must be ||el. So eliminate.
4, may begin in the disputed territory or already has - 'already 'has' is not placed correctly. It should be after 'may begin'.
5, may begin in the disputed territory or already did - same as D.
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by bvn » Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:53 am
reply2spg wrote:'May begin, or already has begun' is correct.
bvn wrote:The president's latest television news conferences indicate that the aggression may, or already has, begun in the disputed territory.

1, may, or already has, begun in the disputed territory - 'begun' should be with 'has'. So this is wrong
2, may begin, or already has begun, in the disputed territory - correct
3, either may or already has begun there - either X or Y. X and Y must be ||el. So eliminate.
4, may begin in the disputed territory or already has - 'already 'has' is not placed correctly. It should be after 'may begin'.
5, may begin in the disputed territory or already did - same as D.
You are right. OA is B
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