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The first detailed study

by clock60 » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:49 pm
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The first detailed study of magpie attacks in Australia indicates that by the time they had reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country have been attacked by the birds.
a.) by the time they had reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country have been attacked by the birds.
b.) by the time they reach adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women, who were born in the country, had been attacked by the birds
c.) by the time they reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country had been attacked by the birds
d.) 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women that were born in the country were attacked by the birds by the time they reach adulthood
e.) 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women who were born in the country, by the time they reached adulthood had been attacked by the birds
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by Tani » Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:02 pm
I like E

A, B and C have modification errors. They imply that the magpie attacks reached adulthood.

D uses "that" to refer to people rather than "who"; it also implies that the birds reached adulthood -- another modification error.
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by clock60 » Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:10 pm
@Tani
i also like E, and it happens that we both like wrong answer
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i can`t explain why, as source is Gprep..

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by Tani » Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:04 pm
What does gprep claim is correct?
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by clock60 » Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:27 pm
Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:What does gprep claim is correct?
they say C

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by atulmangal » Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:42 pm
@clock

This is a crazy question and i tried everything i have to get a convincing answer why Op C is correct and why Op E is wrong...but nothing worked...even i googled for answer...here the post from manhattan forum...but first time, I didn't find even Ron's explanation convincing...u please check and if u got some clue please share

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/the ... t7402.html

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by clock60 » Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:16 am
for sure i agree that it is crazy question
thanks for the link Atul

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