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by ranji

Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:21 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC question
Replies: 3
Views: 2423

SC question

396. In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor. (A) in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics (B) in part for the acqui...

by ranji

Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:43 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC question
Replies: 3
Views: 2423
by ranji

Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:14 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC question
Replies: 6
Views: 3176

SC question

379. In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season. (A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them (B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with...

by ranji

Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:28 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC question
Replies: 6
Views: 3176

A) the 'they' in the second clause is ambigious - it can refer to problems as well as rural migrant workers. So wrong B) they is not valid here since rural migrant worker is singular C) D) E) they is not proper since rural migrant worker is singular. I am confused between C and D... any thoughts why...

by ranji

Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:46 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC question
Replies: 3
Views: 2091

yes. who should refer to the noun coming just before the comma. a post that I had noted down - ----------- 'who' is used for both essential and non-essential details. The difference lies in COMMA use. COMMA is used when representing a non-essential part. for example: This is my uncle John, who lives...

by ranji

Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:32 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Relative pronoun question
Replies: 1
Views: 1586

I am not sure whether there is 'had been' in any of the choices. But, the first clause should modify 'the employee'. Hence A and B are wrong. since 'believed' happened after 'moral victory is won', the 'won' should be in past perfect tense [had won] D) to have been won - awkward E) was won - not app...

by ranji

Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:01 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: K800 SC 50
Replies: 3
Views: 2063

Please use the spoiler when specifying the answer! In E, "floors curving upward at their ends so that it prevented ", the 'it' is ambigious as far as I see. 'it' could refer to 'wagons' which is wrong meaning and 'it' could refer to 'floors', which is a wrong form since floors is plural. s...

by ranji

Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:13 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Prep SC
Replies: 2
Views: 3194

SC question

369. In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant. (A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working...

by ranji

Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:33 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC question
Replies: 3
Views: 2091

can u give a typical list of examples where singular and plural form of noun is the same?

by ranji

Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:26 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: fish they it
Replies: 6
Views: 2439

thanks Danielle..

I do follow all your posts closely in this forum..and needless to say, benefitting very well from those! thanks again!

by ranji

Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:18 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: sc 1000
Replies: 7
Views: 2482

idiom is 'depict as'

So B and E are wrong

C) the sentence is in present tense. Hence depicted as is wrong
D) 'mournfuly howling ........' is not placed corretly and is awkward

So ans A

OA pls

by ranji

Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:43 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: sc 1000
Replies: 7
Views: 2482

This sentence requires a contrast.

A) colonial period's mortality rate - usage is wrong
B) same as A
C) Although X, Y is the correct idiom . 'although' gives the right contrast
D) 'after 50 % ...of colonial period' is wrong
E) same as A

ans C

OA pls

by ranji

Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:56 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: sc 1000
Replies: 2
Views: 2105

idiom is 'between X and Y' and 'result from'

X - industrial emissions of SO2 and NO
Y - atmospheric water vapour

So A and B are wrong.

C) which is used without a comma
D) same as D
E) correct

OA pls!

by ranji

Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:39 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: sc 1000
Replies: 3
Views: 2135

assuming that 'did' is not underlined, idiom is Not X But Y C and E are wrong A) 'it' should refer to a noun or thing. here we are talking about an action and hence wrong B) did so refers to the action specified before - establish a permanent colony D) 'did not at plymouth' - did what? wrong ans B. ...

by ranji

Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:23 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC
Replies: 3
Views: 4364