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by tohellandback » Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:52 pm
in their physical characteristics, bat species range from the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighing about as much as a penny, to fruit eating bats that weigh two pounds and have a wingspan of up to six feet.
A..
B. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weights about as much as a penny, to
C. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and it weights about as much as a penny to
D. those of the hog-nosed type, equal in size to a bumblee and in weight about as much as a penny, to those of
E. those of the hog-nosed type, which is the size of a bumblee, weighing about as much as a penny, to those of
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by dumb.doofus » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:33 pm
I don't find any issue with A and that's my answer..

you can strike out B and D coz they use "weights" where weigh should be used..

also if we see a 3:2 split here.. its between referring to the bats simply against using "those of the"..

I find those of the as unnecessary..
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by tohellandback » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:42 pm
OA is A.
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Re: bats!!

by shilpi84 » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:47 pm
tohellandback wrote:in their physical characteristics, bat species range from the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighing about as much as a penny, to fruit eating bats that weigh two pounds and have a wingspan of up to six feet.
A..
B. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weights about as much as a penny, to
C. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and it weights about as much as a penny to
D. those of the hog-nosed type, equal in size to a bumblee and in weight about as much as a penny, to those of
E. those of the hog-nosed type, which is the size of a bumblee, weighing about as much as a penny, to those of
I would go with A too.
I find 2 options correct A and D.D seems lengthy.

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by shibal » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:19 pm
D can't be cuz the idiom is from X to Y....
i'll go w/ A even though i don't like the 'weiging about a penny' part....

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by Mayur Sand » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:05 pm
What is the exact problem with "weights" in B & D . Please explain

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by real2008 » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:46 pm
Mayur Sand wrote:What is the exact problem with "weights" in B & D . Please explain
Verb form is 'weigh'

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