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by rkav » Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:25 pm
Nobody knows exactly how many languages there are in the world, partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing between a language and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found about five thousand.

A) and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found

B) and the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have tried counting typically finding

C) and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried counting it typically find

D) or the sub-languages or dialects within them, but those who tried to count them typically found

E) or the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have tried to count typically finding



Hi- my questions here is within the correct answer "to count" is an infinitive correct?...as in it is yet to happen? The sentence implies the counting has already occurred so shouldn't it be "tried counting"?

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by Gowri@CrackVerbal » Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:25 am
OA:A
In this question, the issue is not between 'to count' and 'counting' at all.

We are distinguishing between a language and the sub-languages/dialects within IT (the language) - not THEM. So, options B, D and E are out.

A similar subject-verb issue will help you choose between A and C too.
Option C says 'counting IT' - this makes no sense, as we are counting the different sub-languages/dialects - so we need THEM and not IT. Thus, C is incorrect, leaving you with the right answer A.

Hope this is clear.
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