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OA is A.

But in idiom, whether X or Y, is n't X & Y require to be ||?

by James_83

Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:56 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC Question.
Replies: 7
Views: 6399

SC Question.

35. According to a panel of health officials, there has been a great deal of confusion in the medical profession about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to health. (A) about whether obesity is a biological disorder pos...

by James_83

Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:36 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC Question.
Replies: 7
Views: 6399

modifiers are the phrases that modifies or we can say refers to the immediate noun/pronoun.! So, the modifiers should as close to the modifying noun. "Created in 1731, Anders Celsius’ original thermometer " Here, "created in 1731" is a modifier and it is modifying the immediate n...

by James_83

Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:55 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Modifiers
Replies: 9
Views: 2192

@raunekk

Can B be eliminated on base on possessive pronouns ie "its" referring to "star"?

by James_83

Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:04 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Star compress itself
Replies: 7
Views: 5017

IMO D.

D has the correct usage of "more...than".

It cannot be "more...rather than".

by James_83

Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:56 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Eastern European
Replies: 8
Views: 1952

I don't think it is the case of compact disc or compact discs. we never say "apples grower" else say "apple grower". I inferred it like this:- b)"where" is used to refer to a place. So, here it is referring to a box. So, wrong. c)"in which to" - awkward constr...

by James_83

Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:22 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: plastic box
Replies: 4
Views: 1529

@raunekk
Yes. The comma should be there otherwise the phrase seems awkward.

However, B seems to be best choice.

by James_83

Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:13 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: feudal europe
Replies: 4
Views: 2311
by James_83

Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:38 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Lake Manyara Park
Replies: 10
Views: 4113

@skyline77 Here, the comparison is between the paintings where option C is comparing "paintings with a person." Hence, you can eliminate C. C) much as Vermeer did. You can rewrite the sentence with the option C The paintings of Georges de la Tour ---------- much as Vermeer did. So, now you...

by James_83

Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:39 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GEORGES DE LA TOUR
Replies: 5
Views: 2108

IMO E.

Moreover, in B & D, "it" is ambiguos and in general, it should be stinger.

So, we can eliminate them.

by James_83

Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:30 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: HOW TO ATTACK THIS
Replies: 11
Views: 2127

And in case of D & E, the subject is "Native American literatures". So, if we eliminate the "which clause", the sentence will be like this:- Native American literatures now understand............ So, its not literatures but its scholars who now understand. So, one can easily ...

by James_83

Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:15 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Scholars who once
Replies: 4
Views: 5892

@miguelgav20 - u r right that LIKE is used to compare two nouns but SIMILIAR things. So, look at option A. What it is comparing is "performance indicators" and "the growth rate of...".

So, you cannot compare these things. So, eliminate A.

by James_83

Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:37 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a star
Replies: 15
Views: 3819

Firstly,i choose D..But got confused in possessive pronoun 'his'. Since, possessive nouns can be replaced by possessive pronouns or vice-versa, so i eliminated D. And on the same basis, i choose E.

I am not sure whether i am correct.

by James_83

Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:32 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Possessive pronoun
Replies: 9
Views: 2117
by James_83

Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:20 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Possessive pronoun
Replies: 9
Views: 2117