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Cattle

by rish » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:37 am
It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.

(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to

(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and

(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and

(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and

(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and
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by bharathh » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:40 am
C

D and E are out because of the words the only thing

A and B are out because they are inconsistent with the verbs.

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by rish » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:53 am
bharathh wrote:C

D and E are out because of the words the only thing

A and B are out because they are inconsistent with the verbs.
Isnt C grammatically incorrect with multiple uses of 'And' ?

Why is 'the only thing' wrong ?

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by bharathh » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:15 pm
The only thing is not incorrect.. but in the context of this sentence there are two things being described... one: feeding the cattle and two: taking them to market. So the use of one thing is wrong.

C could be wrong. I felt it was the best answer in this lot. Unfortunately in the english section you cannot plug in values to ensure that you have the right answer :(

What is the OA btw?

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by rish » Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:20 pm
bharathh wrote:The only thing is not incorrect.. but in the context of this sentence there are two things being described... one: feeding the cattle and two: taking them to market. So the use of one thing is wrong.

C could be wrong. I felt it was the best answer in this lot. Unfortunately in the english section you cannot plug in values to ensure that you have the right answer :(

What is the OA btw?
OA is C

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