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If the answer is A,
If the answer is A, how can you explain "their natural state." on the last part of the sentence rather than "its natural state"? Can you justify that please?
- by morningjava
Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:03 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Alligators
- Replies: 8
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I go with B
I go with B. We cannot use comparison statement w/o its objects compared with each other. There aren't any clue to use the comparison form in the sentence (C,D,E out) The array of nouns in a row w/o any preposition look awkward on A. So I chose B as a best answer. (Also one of the parrallel clue is ...
- by morningjava
Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Alligators
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3479
Countable vs Non-Countable
The "more than" is used when the object is compared having its superiority regarding the related quantity, while "grater than", its quality. So the former one is applicable to countable noun and follows its agreement and the latter must not accompany the plural form. Therefore co...
- by morningjava
Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:45 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: "More than" Vs "Greater Than"
- Replies: 10
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Most of Portugal’s 250,000 university students boycotted classes in a one-day strike to protest a law that requires them to contribute $330 a year toward the cost of higher education, previously paying $7 per year . A. year toward the cost of higher education, previously paying $7 per year B. year t...
- by morningjava
Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:23 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Most of
- Replies: 9
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The meaing "as.."
Can "as" be the meaing of "in the role" or "status of" as a preposition? I think the "as" in the sentence is used as that meaing, not the "as" of connoting comparison. So the correct answer should be E, for it is well organized in terms of its parall...
- by morningjava
Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:56 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: [SC] Gas hydrates, chemical compounds
- Replies: 13
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