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by mankey » Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:12 pm
The golden crab of the Gulf of Mexico has not been fished commercially in great numbers, primarily on account of living at great depths-2,500 to 3,000 feet down.

(A) on account of living
(B) on account of their living
(C) because it lives
(D) because of living
(E) because they live

My answer is C. OA please?

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by saketk » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:04 pm
mankey wrote:The golden crab of the Gulf of Mexico has not been fished commercially in great numbers, primarily on account of living at great depths-2,500 to 3,000 feet down.

(A) on account of living
(B) on account of their living
(C) because it lives
(D) because of living
(E) because they live

My answer is C. OA please?

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You are correct. Golden Crab -- singular . use 'it'
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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:09 am
mankey wrote:The golden crab of the Gulf of Mexico has not been fished commercially in great numbers, primarily on account of living at great depths-2,500 to 3,000 feet down.

(A) on account of living
(B) on account of their living
(C) because it lives
(D) because of living
(E) because they live

My answer is C. OA please?

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Mankey
Mankey,

Please underline the part of the SC question, before posting it!, atleast for the remaining 900+ questions from 1000 CR :wink:
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:20 am
What is wrong with A?
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