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language problem hehe

by bignasty666 » Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:08 am
939. With its abundance of noun inflections, Icelandic is one of several Germanic languages that is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English

A) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English
(B) are compact when they are written, but they can lengthen considerably when they are translated in English
(C) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when being translated into English
(D) are compact when written but can lengthen considerably in English translation
(E) is compact when it is written but can lengthen considerably when translated in English
OA .................................wait for it.

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by madhur_ahuja » Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:15 am
IMO D

To maintain S-V agreement, A,C and E are out.

Out of B and D, I prefer D

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Re: language problem hehe

by TheMatrix85 » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:57 pm
IMO :- A
What is OA?

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OA A

by abhisec » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:32 pm
A.


One of several languages......that is...

A seems to be the most concise and clear.

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by pandeyvineet24 » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:05 pm
Should be D.

construction .. "One of X that/who" takes a plural verb

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by tom4lax » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:55 pm
Look to the first clause "with its abundance" = singular. Answer is A.

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by madhur_ahuja » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:34 pm
tom4lax wrote:Look to the first clause "with its abundance" = singular. Answer is A.
It is just modifying Icelanding, and is not part of main clause.

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by Shawshank » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:09 am
IMO -- A

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by Mayur Sand » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:10 am
should be D

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by bignasty666 » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:20 am
OA is D.