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think and feel

by grandh01 » Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:14 pm
Psychologists now contend that the way adults think and feel are determined as much
by their peers in early childhood than by their
parents.
(A) are determined as much by their peers in early childhood than by their
(B) are determined as much by peers in early childhood as do their
(C) is determined as much by their early childhood peers as by their
(D) have been determined by childhood peers as much as their
(E) was determined as much by one's peers in childhood as by one's

OA IS C

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by shekhar.kataria » Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:10 pm
THE WAY ( singular noun )needs singular verb. Eliminate A,B,D.

E. Unnecessary change of the tense. Also ONE's is wrong. Eliminate.
grandh01 wrote:Psychologists now contend that the way adults think and feel are determined as much
by their peers in early childhood than by their
parents.
(A) are determined as much by their peers in early childhood than by their
(B) are determined as much by peers in early childhood as do their
(C) is determined as much by their early childhood peers as by their
(D) have been determined by childhood peers as much as their
(E) was determined as much by one's peers in childhood as by one's

OA IS C
Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.--Thomas A. Edison

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