Difference Between vs Difference IN

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Difference Between vs Difference IN

by Dean Jones » Mon Dec 26, 2011 3:45 am
Dear Friends,

I was having problems in answering the following question.

In human hearing, subtle differences in how the two ears hear a given sound help the listener determine the qualities of that sound.

(A) in how the two ears hear a given sound help the listener determine
(B) in the two ears hearing a given sound help the listener in determining
(C) in how a sound is heard by the two ears helps the listener determine
(D) between how the two ears hear a given sound helps the listener in determining
(E) between how a sound is heard by the two ears help the listener in determining


Please help.

OA after some discussions.

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Deano.
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by sam2304 » Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:10 am
differences between X and Y, differences in X - both are right idioms

C, D - SV agreement error - differences helps - wrong, should be help
B - differences in the two ears hearing - makes the meaning awkward as if pointing to the differences between two ears.

Between A/E - we can go for A as E uses passive voice and the usage of between over X (single entity) which is wrong.

Its quite difficult to eliminate without knowing the idiom. Anyway don't sweat a lot on idioms as they are completely phased out. Hope this helps.

IMO A.
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by Dean Jones » Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:14 am
OA is option A

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