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by magical cook » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:06 pm
500. Many psychologists and sociologists now contend that the deliberate and even brutal aggression integral to some forms of competitive athletics increase the likelihood of imitative violence that erupts among crowds of spectators dominated by young adult males.
(A) increase the likelihood of imitative violence that erupts
(B) increase the likelihood that there will be an eruption of imitative violence
(C) increase the likelihood of imitative violence erupting
(D) increases the likelihood for imitative violence to erupt
(E) increases the likelihood that imitative violence will erupt



Hi,
The answer to this is E) but I need an explanation why...? it seems all of them are good except B).... :?
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by isisalaska » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:48 am
First, you need “increases” since it refers to “the deliberate and even brutal aggression” (singular) and then you need the preposition “that” and not “for”, that’s is: increases the likelihood that…something will happen
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by magical cook » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:39 am
2 questions....


1. noncountable noun + noncountable noun = treat as single? (I forgot how to treat 2 noncountable nouns)

2. liklihood "always" take "that" instead of for or to...

thank you for your help! :D
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by isisalaska » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:40 am
well, in this case is not a matter of countable, noncountable noum, it is because "deliberate and even brutal aggression" is singular (1 agression)
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by mj78ind » Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:12 pm
Asking an unasked question on this one:

Between D and E, I am confused. D seems more non committal (violence could erupt it is not necessary that it will erupt) however, I like the 'likelihood that' idiom in E.

Can anyone shed some light on why choose E over D?

OA as we know is E (hate it when I have gotten it down to D and E and then get it wrong :(

Thanks
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