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Q-263 og10

by stubbornp » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:57 pm
In A.D. 391. resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria, later
generations lost all but the lliad and Odyssey among Greek epics, most of the poetry of Pindar and Sappho,
and dozens of plays by Aeschylus and Euripides.
(A) resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria,
(B) the destroying of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria resulted and
(C) because of the result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
(D) as a result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
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(E) Alexandria's largest library of the ancient world was destroyed, and the result was
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by stubbornp » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:45 am
???? :roll:

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by vivek.kapoor83 » Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:36 am
IMO E
OA pls

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by jeffxujian » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:00 am
IMO A

B awkward structure and incorrect idiom
C because of the result of - redundancy
D changed the meaning - the library was the largest rather than was alexandria
E change meaning

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by scoobydooby » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:45 am
IMO D

A: resulting incorrectky modifies later generations
B: destroying resulted and later generations lost doesnt reflect the cause and effect structure
C: because of the result is wordy as the use of both simultaneously is redundant

D: removes the above redundancy.
E: library destroyed and the result was generations losing is awkward

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by aj5105 » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:42 am
IMO E

a - awk
b - awk
c-as a result of - wrong
d- imo - changes the meaning.
e-right

OA?

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by aj5105 » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:44 am
IMO

the author is trying to convey the message that later gen'ns losing blah...blah ... was a resulf of destruction.So chose E.

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by aj5105 » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:00 am
oops ! OA - D.

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by amitabhprasad » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:25 am
(A) resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria,
has modifier problem with 'modifier problem' In A.D. 391, resulting from]
(B) the destroying of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria resulted and
points to two different problem 'not two different incidents' Alexandria resulted and ...
(C) because of the result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
very verbose 'redundant' because of the result of
(D) as a result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
correct
(E) Alexandria’s largest library of the ancient world was destroyed, and the result was
two different incidents was destroyed, and the

Whats OA

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by Bidisha800 » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:21 pm
Of course (D)


In A.D. 391, as a result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria (subordinate clause), the largest of the ancient world (appositive of Librbary of Alexandria), later generation (subject of main clause) lost (verb) X and Y and Z (object)

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