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Religious beliefs of Thomas Hardy are debatable but, but no one can dispute his compelling literary genius exemplified by far from the madding crowd or Tess of the d'ubervilles. A. but no one can dispute his compelling literary genius B. but none can dispute his compelling literary genius C. but no...
- by Phirozz
Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:10 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Religious beliefs - Quite confusing
- Replies: 2
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Like Haydn, Schubert wrote a great deal for the stage, but he is remembered principally for his chamber and concert-hall music. (A) Like Haydn, Schubert (B) Like Haydn, Schubert also (C) As has Haydn, Schubert (D) As did Haydn, Schubert also (E) As Haydn did, Schubert also [spoiler]A vs B, which on...
- by Phirozz
Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:06 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Like Haydn, Schubert wrote
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3002
- by Phirozz
Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:20 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: real estate market
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3113
- by Phirozz
Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:07 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: explosion
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1686
real estate market
When the real estate market is uncertain, homeowners are more likely to put money into stocks or certificates of deposit than into home improvements.
(A) than into
(B) than they do into
(C) than they are into
(D) as into
(E) as
- by Phirozz
Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:03 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: real estate market
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3113
explosion
The recent explosion of the nuclear plant was not the threat to the local farms as it was to the neighboring factories . (A) as it was to the neighboring factories (B) that it was to the neighboring factories (C) that it were to the neighboring factories (D) as it had been to the neighboring factori...
- by Phirozz
Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:01 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: explosion
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1686
OA is E
But I feel it should be D, E breaks parallelism because of ''it acquires''. It should be only 'acquire'
Source: Crackverbal
- by Phirozz
Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:15 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: linguistic makeup
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2943
nonunderlined part says its original semantic meaning, where 'its' refers to 'word unit', so it can't be plural.
D and E left. Can anybody explain why D is better than E
- by Phirozz
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:49 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: linguistic makeup
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2943
linguistic makeup
Part of the linguistic makeup of every ethnic group on the planet, word units evolve through various mechanisms and take on new meanings over time, eventually acquiring so different a connotation that later definitions no longer resemble its original semantic meaning. (A) word units evolve through v...
- by Phirozz
Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:04 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: linguistic makeup
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2943
The jamaican senate has determined that the prime minister be tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel ,while the oppostion's leader can only appoint eight. A.same B.that the prime minister is tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel C.that the prime minister be tasked wit...
- by Phirozz
Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:56 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Princeton-sc jamaica
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1147
which includes modify the immediate preceding noun. In option D it's Germany
whereas COMMA+including modifies the preceding clause
So option E is better than option D
- by Phirozz
Thu May 20, 2010 2:09 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Stone Age people
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1242
- by Phirozz
Sun May 09, 2010 8:40 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: What is the subject here?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2267
- by Phirozz
Fri May 07, 2010 8:54 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Human DNA
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3779
'In her home' is a prepositional phrase and does not modify Ahoayushiiitm wrote: Dont you think in D (In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch), it seems Aho is the name of home of a Kiowa matriarch?
Kindly reply to the concept
- by Phirozz
Thu May 06, 2010 4:09 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kiowa matriarch
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6334
- by Phirozz
Wed May 05, 2010 3:51 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Tense question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4103