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by ILULA08 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:42 pm
Q27:
In April 1997, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted an all-day White House scientific conference on new findings that indicates a child’s acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as an active process that may be largely completed before age three.
A. that indicates a child’s acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
B. that are indicative of a child acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
C. to indicate that when a child acquires language, thinking, and emotional skills, that it is
D. indicating that a child’s acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills is
E. indicative of a child’s acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills as
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by madhur_ahuja » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:21 pm
IMO D ...


In April 1997, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted an all-day White House scientific conference on new findings that indicates a child’s acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as an active process that may be largely completed before age three.

A. that indicates a child’s acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as

B. that are indicative of a child acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as

C. to indicate that when a child acquires language, thinking, and emotional skills, that it is ... seems that conference was held to indicate

D. indicating that a child’s acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills is

E. indicative of a child’s acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills as
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by ILULA08 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:44 pm
Ans is D. But you can you explain it a bit more. Moreover this list of things completed by an "and" should be followed by a plural "are" and not a singular "is"??
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by madhur_ahuja » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:52 pm
ILULA08 wrote:Ans is D. But you can you explain it a bit more. Moreover this list of things completed by an "and" should be followed by a plural "are" and not a singular "is"??
Subject is Child's acquisition .. is singular.

I assume you have heard of X OF Y rule. We need consider X while deciding singular/plural and not Y, except in some exceptional cases.
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by ILULA08 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:58 pm
thanks Madhur
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by shahdevine » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:34 pm
ILULA08 wrote:Q27:
In April 1997, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted an all-day White House scientific conference on new findings that indicates a child’s acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as an active process that may be largely completed before age three.
A. that indicates a child’s acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
B. that are indicative of a child acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
C. to indicate that when a child acquires language, thinking, and emotional skills, that it is
D. indicating that a child’s acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills is
E. indicative of a child’s acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills as
i'm going d...good s-v and most logical.
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