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by samyak » Sat May 29, 2010 10:23 pm
639. Severe and increasing numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies that seem to deny a proper defense to many clients who are charged with crimes.
(A) Severe and increasing numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies that seem
(B) Severe and increasing numerous critics point to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies seeming
(C) Severe and increasingly numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system that seem
(D) Severely and increasingly numerous critics point to deficiencies in the British legal system seeming
(E) Severely and increasingly numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system that seem

OA after few explanations.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sun May 30, 2010 12:21 am
imo C is the answer

A is wrong
B seeming is incorrect
D.ly form is incorrect
E.same as D
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by this_time_i_will » Sun May 30, 2010 4:42 am
yes C for me too.

Increasing is an adjective and hence can modify nouncritics. Increasing critics would be nonsensical.
A & B ruled out.
Severly is an adverb and can modify adjective numerous.Severly numerous is again nonsensical. D & E ruled out.

In C severe is an adjective and can modify the noun critics.severe critics makes sense. Besides, the adverb increasingly modifies the adjective numerous.Increasingly numerous is again fine.
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by missionGMAT007 » Sun May 30, 2010 8:51 am
IMO C
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by paes » Sun May 30, 2010 10:40 pm
IMO B

are pointing : awkward

We left with B and D.

D : missing comma before seeming
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by mssampathms » Mon May 31, 2010 1:47 am
In 'increasing numerous critics', critics is the noun and numerous is the adjective. The word 'increasing' is used here to qualify the adjective, which means that it should be an adverb. The correct adverb form is 'increasingly'. Hence options (A) and (B) are out.

In options (D) and (E), 'Severely and increasingly numerous critics' can be thought of as a combination of 'Severely numerous critics' and 'increasingly numerous critics'. While the latter description is correct, 'severely' is not a correct way of qualifying the word numerous.

Which leaves us with option (C) as the right answer.
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by samyak » Mon May 31, 2010 11:24 am
OA is C.
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by SmarpanGamt » Mon May 31, 2010 11:39 am
samyak wrote:639. Severe and increasing numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies that seem to deny a proper defense to many clients who are charged with crimes.
(A) Severe and increasing numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies that seem
(B) Severe and increasing numerous critics point to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies seeming
(C) Severe and increasingly numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system that seem
(D) Severely and increasingly numerous critics point to deficiencies in the British legal system seeming
(E) Severely and increasingly numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system that seem

OA after few explanations.
In "C" Severe and increasingly are parallel ( adjective ) and " that" restrictive clasue explain british legal system.
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by ansumania » Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:50 pm
severe : adjective modifes critics

increasingly: adverb , modifes te adjective numerous which modifes the noun critics

IMO C.
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