Most television is escapist, but reading modern novels continually reminds
many people that we live in an age of lost faith and growing anxiety.
A. reading modern novels continually reminds many people
B. reading modern novels frequently reminds many people
C. those who read modern novels continually realize
D. those who continually read modern novels realize
E. the reading of modern novels is what continually reminds many
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I think A...if you choose any of the others you change the meaning of the sentence. remind and realize mean different things and so do continually and frequently. Unless I'm missing something here.
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Not sure but I thought C was a better choice..
Realization is continous not reading….so D eliminated.
E is awkward
Reading modern novels….didnt sound right
Most ….so those is apt
My answer is C
But am not too sure, so any comments..
Realization is continous not reading….so D eliminated.
E is awkward
Reading modern novels….didnt sound right
Most ….so those is apt
My answer is C
But am not too sure, so any comments..
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I'm for (a) as well. In between (a) & (c), I thought (c) is passive and (a) is active voice.
What's the OA and source for this sulabh?
What's the OA and source for this sulabh?
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hmm.. sulabh can you also please mention the source of this?
Can anyone please explain why (D) is the correct answer here? thanks.
Can anyone please explain why (D) is the correct answer here? thanks.
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realize and read are both verbs and since continually is an adverb it can modify either. I also looked at the original sentence and since continually is closer to realize, I think answer should be C though D is also grammatically correct.
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for me, it was a close contest between A n B.
the only difference between two - continually n frequently.
just checked the meaning of these two words in oxford dictionary.
both mean the same.
so dont know how to differentiate between two.
Thanks!
the only difference between two - continually n frequently.
just checked the meaning of these two words in oxford dictionary.
both mean the same.
so dont know how to differentiate between two.
Thanks!
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IMO reading modern novels continually and reading MN frequently are not one and the same
Continually is some thing with out a break
frequently is some thing with a break and done at a exact given time interval
remind and realize are also different. remind means some one is helping us to see and realize is all by ourselves. No other action from any one else.
I thought it was B because we dont read books continually.
Continually is some thing with out a break
frequently is some thing with a break and done at a exact given time interval
remind and realize are also different. remind means some one is helping us to see and realize is all by ourselves. No other action from any one else.
I thought it was B because we dont read books continually.