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by pbhandar » Sun May 15, 2011 10:13 am
Unlike george washington,thomas jefferson, and other revolutionary heroes,the reputation of Thomas plaine suffered greatly, to the point whereno church cemetery would accept Paine for burial when he died in 1809.

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B Unlike the reputatios of george washington,thomas jefferson, and other revolutionary heroes, Thomas plaine suffered greatly, to the point that, because of his reputation
C In contrast to george washington,thomas jefferson, and other revolutionary heroes,the reputation of Thomas plaine suffered greatly, such that
D The reputation of Thomas Paine, unlike those of George Washington, Thomas jefferson and other revolutionary heroes suffered so greatly that
E Thomas Paine;s reputation suffered greatly, so much so that, unlike George Washingtion, Thomas Jefferson and other revolutionary heroes

Can anyone please tell me the correct answer to this question.

Sorry if this is a repeat but I searched and didnt find the same question hence I am posting it.
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by smackmartine » Sun May 15, 2011 10:25 am
IMO D

A) Comparing "george washington,thomas jefferson, and other revolutionary heroes" WITH "the reputation"
B) Comparing "the reputation" WITH "george washington,thomas jefferson, and other revolutionary heroes"
C) Comparing "george washington,thomas jefferson, and other revolutionary heroes" WITH "the reputation"
D) Comparing "The reputation of Thomas Paine" WITH "those (reputations) of George Washington, Thomas jefferson and other revolutionary heroes"
E) Comparing "Thomas Paine's reputation" WITH "George Washingtion, Thomas Jefferson and other revolutionary heroes"
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by sameerballani » Sun May 15, 2011 11:22 am
pbhandar wrote:Unlike george washington,thomas jefferson, and other revolutionary heroes,the reputation of Thomas plaine suffered greatly, to the point whereno church cemetery would accept Paine for burial when he died in 1809.

A
B Unlike the reputatios of george washington,thomas jefferson, and other revolutionary heroes, Thomas plaine suffered greatly, to the point that, because of his reputation
C In contrast to george washington,thomas jefferson, and other revolutionary heroes,the reputation of Thomas plaine suffered greatly, such that
D The reputation of Thomas Paine, unlike those of George Washington, Thomas jefferson and other revolutionary heroes suffered so greatly that
E Thomas Paine;s reputation suffered greatly, so much so that, unlike George Washingtion, Thomas Jefferson and other revolutionary heroes

Can anyone please tell me the correct answer to this question.

Sorry if this is a repeat but I searched and didnt find the same question hence I am posting it.
I feel the answer is option D, however i also feel that there should be a comma(,) after heroes in oprion D.

can you please clarify and also tell the correct answer...
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by pbhandar » Sun May 15, 2011 11:36 am
Correct answer is D and yes there is a comma after heroes.

@smackmartine : Thanks for the explanation
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by sameerballani » Sun May 15, 2011 11:42 am
pbhandar wrote:Correct answer is D and yes there is a comma after heroes.

@smackmartine : Thanks for the explanation
thanks for clarifying. i hope you are now clear with this question.
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