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nikhilkatira: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 318; Joined: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:55 am; Thanked: 12 times

by nikhilkatira » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:54 am

Although improved efficiency in converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, thereby boosting consumption.

A. in converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, thereby boosting.

B. In converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply and lowering prices, which boost.

C. Of converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, which boosts.

D. Of harvested trees being converted into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand, because it will increase supply and lower prices, thereby boosting.

E. When harvested trees are converted into wood products may reduce harvest rates, demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply and lowering prices, which boost.

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by paes » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:06 am

IMO A

B : meaning of the sentence

C : boosts
D: being
E : when

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by selango » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:07 am

Narrows down to B and E

efficiency in converting is better than efficiency when

In option A,C and D "it" doesn't has proper antecedent[efficiency or harvest rates]

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by selango » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:08 am

paes wrote:IMO A

B : dangling opening modifier

C : boosts
D: being
E : when

paes,

Can you please explain how B is dangling open modifier.

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by selango » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:13 am

Although X,Y is correct Idiom.

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by paes » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:13 am

selango :

sorry, I missed the initial non-underlined part of the sentence.
So completely misunderstood it.

I am going to remove my post.

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by paes » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:15 am

selango wrote:Narrows down to B and E

efficiency in converting is better than efficiency when

In option A,C and D "it" doesn't has proper antecedent[efficiency or harvest rates]

E clearly out : usage of when

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by skprocks » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:18 am

nikhilkatira wrote:Although improved efficiency in converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, thereby boosting consumption.

A. in converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, thereby boosting.

B. In converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply and lowering prices, which boost.

C. Of converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, which boosts.

D. Of harvested trees being converted into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand, because it will increase supply and lower prices, thereby boosting.

E. When harvested trees are converted into wood products may reduce harvest rates, demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply and lowering prices, which boost.

Option A.
As parallelism is maintained.converting and boosting are parallel.

OptionB:Increasing Supply and Lowering prices do not have a cause stated explicitly.So eliminated.demand will be stimulated is the passive form.

OptionC:Eliminated as "Which Boosts" in the end of the sentence does not make any sense with respect to the sentence,that is describing a hypothetical situation.

OptionD:Use of the Word "Being" makes us suspicious of the option.boosting does not have a parallel counterpart.

OptionE:"demand will be stimulated" has a passive tone.Eliminated.

IMO: A

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by indiantiger » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:27 am

A. in converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, thereby boosting.

B. In converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply and lowering prices, which boost.

C. Of converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, which boosts.

D. Of harvested trees being converted into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand, because it will increase supply and lower prices, thereby boosting.

E. When harvested trees are converted into wood products may reduce harvest rates, demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply and lowering prices, which boost.

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by selango » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:03 am

In option A "it" modifies what?

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by nikhilkatira » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:50 am

selango wrote:In option A "it" modifies what?

can anybody answer ?

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by paes » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:56 am

nikhilkatira wrote:
selango wrote:In option A "it" modifies what?
can anybody answer ?

'it' is modifying to 'improved efficiency'

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by selango » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:50 am

But the correct idiom is Although X Y..right?

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by paes » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:50 pm

selango wrote:But the correct idiom is Although X Y..right?

Yes, but x and Y can be same also.

Although I have completed the task, I don't want to start the new one.

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by selango » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:33 pm

Although improved efficiency in converting,it stimulate the demand.

Although improved efficiency in converting,demand will be stimulated.

Which one is better?
Also "it" in first sentence modifies what?

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