HIM/HE

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HIM/HE

by DROBULESH » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:02 am
The man was always aware, sometimes proudly and sometimes resentfully, that he was a small-town Midwesterner who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than him.

(A) who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than him

(B) who had been thrust into a world that was dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him

(C) who had been thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and people more polished than he was

(D) thrust into a world dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him

(E) thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than he
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by gmattester » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:13 am
IMO B

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by missionmba » Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:45 am
a,b,d wrong
who - he, she,they
whom-him,her,them

between c and e
1 in 2 chances :)

though c looks good
i feel the answer is e
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by missionmba » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:07 am
OA pls
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by reachac » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:45 am
IMO E

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by jsl » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:59 am
B or E.... I go for B...

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by niraj_a » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:49 am
IMO E,

more + adjective in other answer options are not parallel to the non-underlined adjectives...

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by pranavc » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:50 am
I am going with B. What is the OA?

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by missionmba » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:55 pm
OA pls
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by DROBULESH » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:52 pm
OA is E

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by stubbornp » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:59 pm
Can anyone plz elaborate it more...why ans is E?

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by pranavc » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:12 pm
Furthermore, why is B wrong?

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by TheFallenAngel » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:53 pm
Hi Pranav,

i feel B is wrong because,

"The MAN was aware, that HE was a small-town midwesterner" is the clause, now look at B.
It says WHO had been thrust..

Now as far as my Understanding goes,

"The Man was aware" takes care of the fact "that he had been"

as the man is aware that he is thrusted into a world, so the usage of "who had been" makes "B" wrong.

Also another point,
B is a little more "PASSIVE" in saying "a world that was dominated by more wealthy"
E is more "ACTIVE" in saying "a world dominated by wealthier".

folks correct me if i am wrong..

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by Vignesh.4384 » Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:13 am
I pick E too .

reason : wealthier is better than more wealthy.
better-educated and more polished are placed correctly .

One problem i see is that "E" seems to be incomplete.

Should there be a "WAS" at the end of statement E?
Is it just me or does every 1 feel so ??

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by pranavc » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:59 am
TheFallenAngel wrote:Hi Pranav,

i feel B is wrong because,

"The MAN was aware, that HE was a small-town midwesterner" is the clause, now look at B.
It says WHO had been thrust..

Now as far as my Understanding goes,

"The Man was aware" takes care of the fact "that he had been"

as the man is aware that he is thrusted into a world, so the usage of "who had been" makes "B" wrong.

Also another point,
B is a little more "PASSIVE" in saying "a world that was dominated by more wealthy"
E is more "ACTIVE" in saying "a world dominated by wealthier".

folks correct me if i am wrong..
That is a helpful explanation. Thanks a lot.