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by selango » Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:41 am
What seemed as remarkable as the medieval invention of playing cards are the thousands upon thousands of unique games that are shared by a worldwide audience.

A. What seemed as remarkable as the medieval invention of playing cards

B. No less remarkable than the medieval invention of playing cards

C. The concept that had been as remarkable as the medieval invention of playing cards

D. The medieval invention of playing cards has been nonetheless remarkable than

E. Medieval invention of playing cards was just as remarkable as

Please explain the wrong answers.

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by clock60 » Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:43 am
no clear ideas, may be E
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by gmatrix » Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:18 am
my pick B
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by shovan85 » Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:27 am
Please explain guys I am not able to comprehend this one.
According to me the Games of Medieval time and Games of present are compared. Right!!

IMO B

No less remarkable than is the proper usage.
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by sanabk » Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:14 pm
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:11 pm
selango wrote:What seemed as remarkable as the medieval invention of playing cards are the thousands upon thousands of unique games that are shared by a worldwide audience.

A. What seemed as remarkable as the medieval invention of playing cards

B. No less remarkable than the medieval invention of playing cards

C. The concept that had been as remarkable as the medieval invention of playing cards

D. The medieval invention of playing cards has been nonetheless remarkable than

E. Medieval invention of playing cards was just as remarkable as

Please explain the wrong answers.

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Yes, it's B.

A. "Seemed" changes the meaning of the sentence a bit; "to seem" is usually contrasted with "to be".
C. Past perfect tense indicates (wrongly, changing the meaning of the sentence) that the concept is no longer as remarkable
D. "Nonetheless remarkable than" is not acceptable. You can say "Was nonetheless remarkable" or "no less remarkable than", but not "nonetheless . . . than""
E. The end of the underlined portion is problematic with the non-underlined portion "It was just as remarkable as are . . " isn't a correct comparison.
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by selango » Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:04 pm
OA B
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by kvcpk » Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:12 pm
Jim@Grockit wrote:
A. "Seemed" changes the meaning of the sentence a bit; "to seem" is usually contrasted with "to be".
Didnt get this Jim.
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