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The Directions in which the Earth

by varundaga05 » Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:29 pm
The direction in which the Earth and the other solid planets-Mercury, Venus, and Mars-spins were determined from collisions with giant celestial bodies in the early history of the Solar System.

(A) spins were determined from
(B) spins were determined because of
(C) spins was determined through
(D) spin was determined by
(E) spin was determined as a result of

OG - D
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by pnk » Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:53 pm
varundaga05 wrote:The direction in which the Earth and the other solid planets-Mercury, Venus, and Mars-spins were determined from collisions with giant celestial bodies in the early history of the Solar System.

(A) spins were determined from
(B) spins were determined because of
(C) spins was determined through
(D) spin was determined by
(E) spin was determined as a result of

OG - D
Read like this: The direction, in which...spin, was determined by...=> The direction...was & planets...spin. We can also solve by idiom..correct idiom is 'determined by' only.
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by frank1 » Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:36 pm
i was sure that it was spin
but i am not sure either it was 'collision',noun that found out that with other bodies(subject)

or it was because of collision(an action or as a result of an action) it was found out....
E sounds more logical to me
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by viju9162 » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:02 pm
Spin - We are talking about Earth, mercury, venus and mars
was - we are talking about the direction.

Hence D.
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by martin.jonson007 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 2:12 am
Very Good Ques...!
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by gmatmachoman » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:23 am
martin.jonson007 wrote:Very Good Ques...!

Here Subject-Verb agreement & Idiomatic usage is tested!

the direction(Singular Subject) ----- was(singular verb)

the Earth and the other solid planets-Mercury, Venus, and Mars(compound subject/plural) --- spin(plural)

"determined by "--- idiomatic usage!!

Pick D
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by martin.jonson007 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:49 am
gmatmachoman wrote:
martin.jonson007 wrote:Very Good Ques...!

Here Subject-Verb agreement & Idiomatic usage is tested!

the direction(Singular Subject) ----- was(singular verb)

the Earth and the other solid planets-Mercury, Venus, and Mars(compound subject/plural) --- spin(plural)

"determined by "--- idiomatic usage!!

Pick D
Right...!

determined by is correct IDM

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