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Largest Share Mexico - SC

by karthikpandian19 » Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:07 pm
A March 2000 Census Bureau survey showed that Mexico accounted for more than a quarter of all foreign-born residents of the United States, the largest share for any country to contribute since 1890, when about 30 percent of the country's foreign-born population was from Germany.

A. the largest share for any country to contribute
B. the largest share that any country has contributed
C. which makes it the largest share for any country to contribute
D. having the largest share to be contributed by any country
E. having the largest share to have been contributed by any country
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:15 pm
IMO E

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by sam2304 » Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:36 am
IMO B.

A March 2000 Census Bureau survey showed that Mexico accounted for more than a quarter of all foreign-born residents of the United States - this is the main clause and independent. the rest of the sentence that follows is a modifying phrase.

D and E - usage of having the largest share is wrong - tense issue.
C - usage of which is wrong - seems to refer to US where as it should refer to 'mexico's share'
A - wrong tense.
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by HSPA » Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:16 am
+1 for B
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by karthikgmat » Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:30 pm
having doesn't make sense here, it seems mexico has owned , and to be contributed is wrong .

IMO B.

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by karthikpandian19 » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:54 pm
B is the right one

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