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by abcgmat » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:55 am
Hippies, rebellious youth of the 1960s and 1970s, expressed their desire for pacifism through peace movements, which included marches and protests.
(A) their desire for pacifism through peace movements, which
(B) its desire for pacifism through peace movements, which
(C) their desire for pacifism through peace movements, that
(D) its desire for pacifism through peace movements, that
(E) youthful desire for pacifism through peace movements, a desire which

How do we know Hippies is plural, it could be a name given to group of People
How do we know Hippies is singular or plural of (Hippy),
I was not aware of the group name before I saw this problem
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by bpdulog » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:03 am
SIngular form of hippies is hippy, so the ies ending gives it away.

I'm going with A.
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by aspirant2011 » Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:32 am
abcgmat wrote:Hippies, rebellious youth of the 1960s and 1970s, expressed their desire for pacifism through peace movements, which included marches and protests.
(A) their desire for pacifism through peace movements, which
(B) its desire for pacifism through peace movements, which
(C) their desire for pacifism through peace movements, that
(D) its desire for pacifism through peace movements, that
(E) youthful desire for pacifism through peace movements, a desire which

How do we know Hippies is plural, it could be a name given to group of People
How do we know Hippies is singular or plural of (Hippy),
I was not aware of the group name before I saw this problem
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by mankey » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:58 am
Hippies is a plural. A for me.

What is the OA?
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by moonraker » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:59 am
yeah i too would go with A for 2 obvious reasons.........

number 1 : Hippies is a plural form of Hippy.... so we need the word " their" and not its

this leaves us two options . ........... A and C

C has only difference - " that".......... now this is singular noun modifier but we have a plural subject......

So the correct answer is A
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