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by vidhya16 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:46 am
Seeming to be the only orgainisation fighting for the rights of poor people in the south, Hosea Hudson, a labourer in Alabama, joined the communist party in 1931.

(A) Seeming to be
(B) As
(C) In that they seemed
(D) Since it seemed
(E) Because it seemed to be
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by Frankenstein » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:29 am
Hi,
(A) Seeming to be --> This erroneously modifies Hudson(noun followed by comma will be the subject) instead of 'Communist..'
(B) As --> same as A
(C) In that they seemed --> they cannot refer to organisation
'because' is preferred to 'since' when it used to state a reason.

Hence, E
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by najeeb775 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:45 am
Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
(A) Seeming to be --> This erroneously modifies Hudson(noun followed by comma will be the subject) instead of 'Communist..'
(B) As --> same as A
(C) In that they seemed --> they cannot refer to organisation
'because' is preferred to 'since' when it used to state a reason.

Hence, E
Dont you think saying 'It' right in the beginning of the sentence is wierd? to me none of the options sound fine. Thoughts?
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by sameerballani » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:42 am
vidhya16 wrote:Seeming to be the only orgainisation fighting for the rights of poor people in the south, Hosea Hudson, a labourer in Alabama, joined the communist party in 1931.

(A) Seeming to be
incorrectly modifies hosea hudson
(B) As [same as option A]
(C) In that they seemed
(D) Since it seemed [it refers to commumist party]
(E) Because it seemed to be
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by Frankenstein » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:49 am
najeeb775 wrote: Dont you think saying 'It' right in the beginning of the sentence is wierd? to me none of the options sound fine. Thoughts?
Hi,
We are not required to frame a perfect sentence. Choose the best of the given options.
'it' refers to the communist party.
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by bblast » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:52 am
yup it should be D.

we need to show the contrast here. Only E threatens D, but Seemed to be is awkward and wordy.
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by vidhya16 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:55 pm
OA is E . Great work Frankstein. I fell for D.

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by bblast » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:37 am
Hi Frank, Y would u reject D ?


Vidhya, do u have any official explanation for this question ?
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by Frankenstein » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:42 am
bblast wrote:Hi Frank, Y would u reject D ?
Vidhya, do u have any official explanation for this question ?
Hi,
'seemed to be' is absolutely fine. There is nothing awkward or wordy in it. I am not sure whether seemed (without to be) is correct in D. Even if it is correct, 'because' is preferred over 'since' as I have already stated in my previous post. Would like to know OE.
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by winniethepooh » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:48 am
@ Vidya: spill the explanation, please!
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by winniethepooh » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:51 am
People, don't AS & BECAUSE mean the same?
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by vidhya16 » Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:33 am
Guys,

No explanation available. We can try with site experts.

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by bblast » Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:01 am
hmm,, u picked the question from an online forum ? or some cat ?
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by HSPA » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:46 am
winniethepooh wrote:@ Vidya: spill the explanation, please!
Let me try to make option D correct.

Since she beleived the communist party, she 'had' joined it in 1931.

@Frank.. How do you correct option D??
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by VivianKerr » Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:59 pm
Hi guys,

My choice is E.

(A) has a misplaced modifier, since "Hosea Hudson" is a person, not an organization. This is the same error in (B). In (C), there is no plural noun to replace "they" with, since "Hosea Hudson" and "the communist party" are both singular.

I would argue that this is NOT the best question, since both (D) and (E) are constructed in such a way as to imply that "it" could possibly replace "Hosea Hudson" or that "Hosea Hudson" is an "organization."

However, of the two, "seemed the only organization" is unclear. We wouldn't follow the verb "seem" with the definite article ("the"). We would say, idiomatically, "seemed LIKE", "seemed AS" or, as choice (E) says, "seemed TO BE."
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