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Still not clear Can someone explain the difference between Should vs Will Should is similar to suggest. For eg: I suggest you come to class on time or I think you should come to class on time. Hence 'should' is used when you want something to happen (you obviously don't want a human to be struck ev...

by Verbal Guru

Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:51 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: 134. Canadian scientists have calculated
Replies: 12
Views: 7879

But those "local times" have now been abolished - they don't exist any more so the present participle (differing) and past participle (determined) parallelism seems to make less sense to me here compared to Q 42 of 12th OG - where the giant fungus still exists and thus is still "exte...

by Verbal Guru

Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:27 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Railroad!!
Replies: 4
Views: 1119

real2008 wrote:is D out for lack of parallelism?
D doesn't tell you who is doing the learning.

by Verbal Guru

Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:06 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: MIstakes!!
Replies: 6
Views: 1469

A & B are out because of which 'was'. 'Local times' cannot be 'was' but 'were'. C is out because if you say 'which were determined' then to make the construction parallel you would have to say 'and which differed' and not 'differing' D & E are both modifying 'local times'. D is incorrect be...

by Verbal Guru

Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:37 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Railroad!!
Replies: 4
Views: 1119

That is not an issue... Subject is The Rising , wch is singular... so has is fine.. The subject is not "the rising". Would it make sense to say "The rising has x"? The subject is indeed 'rising'. Look at the following 2 sentences and tell me which is correct: 1) The rising of fl...

by Verbal Guru

Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:24 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: strange: the rising cost
Replies: 12
Views: 2254

pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:they and their is not clear to whom they are reffering hence A and E out .

one in B is incorrect as they is there.

only in C they refers to childrens
Also you need the 'do' at the end to get the meaning clear - the mistakes tell more than do the correct forms.

The answer of course is C.

by Verbal Guru

Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:22 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: MIstakes!!
Replies: 6
Views: 1469