authenticated biblical scripture and Ants

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authenticated biblical scripture and Ants

by gmat_dec » Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:49 am
Please answer with reasons
1...The discovery of the first authenticated biblical scripture in Anglo-saxon from an ancient attic in a Manchester suburb could provide important clues of determining, in addition to how, when continental Europeans colonized the British Isles.
A. of determining, in addition to how, when continental Europeans colonized the British Isles
B. in the determination of how and when the British Isles were colonized by continental Europeans
C. to determine how continental Europeans colonized the British Isles and when they did
D. for determining when the British Isles were colonized by continental Europeans and how they were
E. for determining how and when continental Europeans colonized the British Isles


2...Ants, by themselves, are weak creatures, but when ants are considered along with others of their species, they are known for their highly organized and powerful colonies and nests, which sometimes consist of millions of individuals.
A. when ants are considered along with others of their species,
B. when considering them with others of their species, then
C. ants, when considered with others of their species,
D. considering them with others of their species,
E. considered with others of their species, then
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by prinit » Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:10 am
gmat_dec wrote:Please answer with reasons
The discovery of the first authenticated biblical scripture in Anglo-saxon from an ancient attic in a Manchester suburb could provide important clues of determining, in addition to how, when continental Europeans colonized the British Isles.
A. of determining, in addition to how, when continental Europeans colonized the British Isles
B. in the determination of how and when the British Isles were colonized by continental Europeans
C. to determine how continental Europeans colonized the British Isles and when they did
D. for determining when the British Isles were colonized by continental Europeans and how they were
E. for determining how and when continental Europeans colonized the British Isles
My pick is C. Correct Idiomatic usage Provide X to Y. Also parallel structure formation with how and when.

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by nox104 » Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:47 am
I go with E only because "when they did" at the end of C should be "when they did so" for it to be correct.

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by thephoenix » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:49 pm
gmat_dec wrote:Please answer with reasons
1...The discovery of the first authenticated biblical scripture in Anglo-saxon from an ancient attic in a Manchester suburb could provide important clues of determining, in addition to how, when continental Europeans colonized the British Isles.
A. of determining, in addition to how, when continental Europeans colonized the British Isles
run on s/c

B. in the determination of how and when the British Isles were colonized by continental Europeans
passive,
wrong preposition
wordiness

C. to determine how continental Europeans colonized the British Isles and when they did
incomplete


D. for determining when the British Isles were colonized by continental Europeans and how they were
incomplete s/c and passive in nature

E. for determining how and when continental Europeans colonized the British Isles
correct

2...Ants, by themselves, are weak creatures, but when ants are considered along with others of their species, they are known for their highly organized and powerful colonies and nests, which sometimes consist of millions of individuals.
A. when ants are considered along with others of their species,
repeating ants is redundant


B. when considering them with others of their species, then
imo when............then is wrng

C. ants, when considered with others of their species,
repeating ants is redundant


D. considering them with others of their species,
correct

E. considered with others of their species, then
then lacks a refrence of conditional statement in pre clause

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by prinit » Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:34 am
My pick is E for the 1st question. I agree with thephoenix .
My pick is D for the 2nd question .

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by girish3131 » Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:24 am
Can somebody put more light on why C option is wrong in first one....

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by prinit » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:50 am
girish3131 wrote:Can somebody put more light on why C option is wrong in first one....

Initially I picked up C, but choice E is more concise, less wordy. The sentence structure leaves C kind of incomplete.
Can someone comment on clues to determine Vs clues for determining from usage point of view..

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by gmat_dec » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:52 pm
OA..E
2.A

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