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Rules of Which
Can anybody tell me if there is a grammar rule that states whether "which" after a comma corresponds to the word preceding the comma or the subject in the preceding clause? Or does it simply depend on meaning?
Thanks in advance!
- by phaedrus82
Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:07 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Rules of Which
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Can you do this problem w/o any calculation?
Last year Manfred received 26 paychecks. Each of his first 6 paychecks was $750; each of his remaining paychecks was $30 more than each of his first 6 paychecks. To the nearest dollar, what was the average amount of his paychecks for the year? A) $752 B) $755 C)$765 D) $773 E) $775 The answer explan...
- by phaedrus82
Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:02 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Can you do this problem w/o any calculation?
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Need help explaining an official answer explanation
Problem: 1) If x is an integer and y=3x+2, which of the following cannot be a divisor of y? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8 The official ans. explanation states that "Altough 3x is always divisible by 3, so 3x+2 cannot be div. by 3 since 2 is not divisible by 3. Thus, 3x+2 cannot be divisible by any m...
- by phaedrus82
Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:45 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Need help explaining an official answer explanation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1128