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On the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa,

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by vinni.k » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:35 am
On the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, water remains frozen, but the gravitational force of Jupiter and its other moons cause contractions that may generate so much heat that it would melt ice below Europa's surface.

A). moons cause contractions that may generate so much heat that it would melt
B). moons cause contractions, with enough heat generated for melting
C). moons causes contractions that may generate enough heat to melt
D). moons, causing contractions, may generate so much heat to melt
E). moons, which causes contractions, may generate enough heat for melting

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by aman88 » Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:03 am
IMO C
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by vinni.k » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:47 am
aman88 wrote:IMO C
I am very much confused with the subject of the sentence. I am not sure whether it is singular or plural.

Vinni
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by fulltapori » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:59 pm
IMO c
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by aman88 » Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:55 pm
vinni.k wrote:
aman88 wrote:IMO C
I am very much confused with the subject of the sentence. I am not sure whether it is singular or plural.

Vinni
The sentence is: On the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, water remains frozen, but the gravitational force of Jupiter and its other moons cause contractions that may generate so much heat that it would melt ice below Europa's surface.

According to me, the faulty and the lookout verb is CAUSE. Now, what can CAUSE contractions that can generate heat? Is it water, moons, Jupiter, Gravitational Force or the surface of Jupiter?
Only GRAVITATIONAL FORCE can cause contractions and heat. So GRAVITATIONAL FORCE is the subject and we'll agree the verb CAUSE with GRAVITATIONAL FORCE.

*this is how I choose C. Let me know whether my choice is correct or not.
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by nash.8087 » Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:57 pm
IMO C
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by vinni.k » Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:41 am
aman88 wrote:
The sentence is: On the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, water remains frozen, but the gravitational force of Jupiter and its other moons cause contractions that may generate so much heat that it would melt ice below Europa's surface.

According to me, the faulty and the lookout verb is CAUSE. Now, what can CAUSE contractions that can generate heat? Is it water, moons, Jupiter, Gravitational Force or the surface of Jupiter?
Only GRAVITATIONAL FORCE can cause contractions and heat. So GRAVITATIONAL FORCE is the subject and we'll agree the verb CAUSE with GRAVITATIONAL FORCE.

*this is how I choose C. Let me know whether my choice is correct or not.
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Thanks Aman. Now, this sentence looks easier to understand. My understanding was saying that both the gravitational force and the other moons cause contraction, but now it is clear. Here emphasis is on the meaning, and i completely got myself lost.

Answer is certainly C


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Vinni
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