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by maihuna » Sun Sep 20, 2009 1:06 pm
Critical-thinking instruction is predicted on two assumptions: that there are clearly identifiable thinking skills that students can be taught to recognize and apply appropriately, and if recognized and applied, students will become more effective thinkers.
A. if recognized and applied, students
B. if these skills are recognized and applied, that students
C. if students recognize and apply them, that they
D. that if recognized and applied, students
E. that if students recognize and apply these skills, they
[spoiler]Answer:A/E. Please post reasoning not only IMO.[/spoiler]
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by sunnyjohn » Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:50 pm
IMO : E

parallel : that X and That Y

so A,B, and C out

they are using will so, if clause must be in present form.

Hence E.
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by nervesofsteel » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:33 am
E for me too..

First "that" parallelism bring us to Choice D and E

secondly E is more clear in meaning than D..

So its E for me...

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by arorag » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:09 pm
should be E
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Re: Critical-thinking instruction

by umaa » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:29 pm
maihuna wrote:Critical-thinking instruction is predicted on two assumptions: that there are clearly identifiable thinking skills that students can be taught to recognize and apply appropriately, and if recognized and applied, students will become more effective thinkers.
A. if recognized and applied, students
B. if these skills are recognized and applied, that students
C. if students recognize and apply them, that they
D. that if recognized and applied, students
E. that if students recognize and apply these skills, they
[spoiler]Answer:A/E. Please post reasoning not only IMO.[/spoiler]
IMO E.

IF .... THAT ... - Incorrect. B and C are wrong.

Recognized and Applied - Incorrect Tense. A and D are incorrect.
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by gmatv09 » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:30 pm
confused between D & E
eliminated E because, 'they' refers to skills?
Please help
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by umaa » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:38 pm
gmatv09 wrote:confused between D & E
eliminated E because, 'they' refers to skills?
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THEY doesn't refer SKILLS. THEY refers STUDENTS. Its a speciality of IF..THEN construction.
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by sunnyjohn » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:39 pm
@gmatv09

they can not refer to SKILLS...

because they are touching each other. NOUN and pronoun can not touch each other in a sentence.

they is referring to STUDENTS.
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by gmatv09 » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:41 pm
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