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Polar Ice Caps

by erjamit » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:16 am
Hi,

Possible long-term consequences of the “greenhouse effect,” the gradual warming of the Earth’s climate, may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level.

A. may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level
B. may include the melting of polar ice caps and the rising sea level
C. may include polar ice caps that are melting and sea levels that are rising
D. include melting the polar ice caps and sea levels that are rising
E. include melting of the polar ice caps and a rise in sea level


OA E

For the above, I wanted to know what is wrong with B.
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by loki.gmat » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:39 am
Usage of both "possible & may" is redundant here.
any one will suffice here.
since we have to use possible here, hence eliminate A B n C.

D - awkward construction.

hence IMO E.


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by erjamit » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:43 am
But is "melting of the polar ice caps" parallel with "a rise in sea level", if yes can you pls explain why so.
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by forgetneoiamtheone » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:22 pm
IMO, "melting of the polar ice caps" is parallel to "rising of the sea level" OR " a rise in sea level" but not "the rising sea level".
Both have to be Noun phrases.
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by erjamit » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:56 pm
Yups got that....under timing pressure....brains reads something and understands something else.

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by reachac » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:54 pm
IMO E.

B is wrong coz melting is used as verb and rising as adjective so not parallel
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