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by missionmba » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:00 am
On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow, as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks.

A. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow
B. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are, it is believed, the rate of tree growth
C. On Earth, the rate at which trees grow is believed to be among the surest indications of sunspot cycles
D. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles, believed to be the tree growth rate
E. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles is believed to be the rate at which trees grow
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by aj5105 » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:24 am
IMO C..
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by ajmoney09 » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:22 am
I'm going with B. Thank you.
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by vchirrav » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:27 am
I am going with option: C. Thank you! :lol:
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by kiranlegend » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:20 am
IMO C
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by sumanal » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:54 am
what is the actual answer?!!
I feel it is C
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by cornell2005 » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:26 am
the answer is E.

in C, "sunspot cycles" is too close to "as seen in the rings visible..."

Also, "On Earth" in C motifies the entire phrase that follows. It should only modify "indications"
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by NSNguyen » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:23 am
IMO: C
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by anju » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:10 pm
IMO: C
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by sibbineni » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:27 am
IMO C
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by stubbornp » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:55 am
IMO C
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by bie.freelance » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:28 am
C too
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by arorag » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:51 pm
IMO E
Missionmba, can we have OA
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by just_do_it » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:15 pm
IMO the correct answer should be E.

In the non-underlined portion of the sentence, the pronoun "their" (.. .their trunks) should have trees as its antecedent. "their trunks" cannot refer to "sunspot cycles". The pronouns should be as close to the antecedents as possible. Hence it makes more sense to place - trees - as close to the pronoun "their" .. their trunks..

The only two options that do so are A and E. However in A the construct, "rate that trees grow" is little awkward.

Option E clearly conveys the intended meaning clearly.

Can we have the OA please. Thanks
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by stubbornp » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:23 pm
imo E
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