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where suggests location
when deals with position in time
while deals distinguishing members of the same population (some [people] are white while others are black)
does that work for you ?
- by dimonya
Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:40 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC1000-Q. 249 Listeria bacterium
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well, if you chose C then the implication suggests that you are comparing qualitative characteristics of people.. basically saying that people enrolled are equal to people in general training, not their number.. then in E you might be thrown off by what seems to be a tense mismatch (enrolled= past, ...
- by dimonya
Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:34 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC 1000 Q#40
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well "as" is used to compare actions, and "like" is used to compare nouns
we are comparing actions here,,,
b definitely ruled out
- by dimonya
Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:51 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000SC-Q.No.253 Dr.Hegsted argues that just as polio vaccine
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- by dimonya
Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Which
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Ya b is correct. the rationale in my opinion is as follows: 1. here agreement established the precedent. 2. although it was done in the past, the precedent was established at the time of the agreement. 3 thus we have agreement (cause) precedent (effect) at the same time <=> present continuous tense ...
- by dimonya
Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:46 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Camp David Accords
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bidisha, you meant to say compare films to books....
appetite of fllms vs interest in books are incomparable
- by dimonya
Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:56 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: can a pronoun refer to a apostrophe
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- Views: 3129
- by dimonya
Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:52 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: BABY-BOOMERS
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it is simple:
"did" in c implies past tense, whereas subject's action (reflect) is presented in present tense 
- by dimonya
Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:43 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GEORGES DE LA TOUR
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- by dimonya
Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:36 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: HOW TO ATTACK THIS
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1. compact disc singular => box, not boxes => d & e are out
2. c package becomes action by preceding "to", but has no subject= > it is out
3. in b "where" usually corresponds to a direction not a thing , so i would go with a
- by dimonya
Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:34 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: plastic box
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1532
the fact the stinger stings does not cause the bee to sustain fatal injury; it is the fact that it stays which causes fatal injury (hence the clarification that it is barbed)
logic
- by dimonya
Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:19 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: HOW TO ATTACK THIS
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Break down the sentence as follows : ...stinger(subject, singular)... stays( action, singular, present tense)....causes( action,singular, present tense) b and c are just ridiculous , and it should be obvious to everyone d tense mismatch : stays (present tense) , causing (present continuous) e is cor...
- by dimonya
Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:14 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: HOW TO ATTACK THIS
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In a certain department store, which has four sizes of a specific shirt, there are 1/3 as many small shirts as medium shirts, and 1/2 as many large shirts as small shirts. If there are as many x-large shirts as large shirts, what percent of the shirts in the store are medium? Easiest way is to bring...
- by dimonya
Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:51 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: How to solve this question
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