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soldiers were awarded
More than fifty years after the Second World War, a number of African American soldiers were awarded ― some of them posthumously ― with the Congressional Medal of Honor, which was the nation’s highest military award, and which was long overdue in recognition of their outstanding bravery. A.wit...
- by rx_11
Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:45 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: soldiers were awarded
- Replies: 12
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Trucks fatalities
In the nation of Partoria, large trucks currently account for 6 percent of miles driven on Partoria's roads but are involved in 12 percent of all highway fatalities. The very largest trucks-those with three trailers-had less than a third of the accident rate of single-and double-trailer trucks. Clea...
- by rx_11
Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:33 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Trucks fatalities
- Replies: 2
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Like Rousseau,experts help~
Like Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled against the unnatural complexity of human relations in modern society. A. Like Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled B. Like Rousseau, Tolstio's rebellion was C. As Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled D. As did Rousseau, Tolstoi's rebellion was E. Tolstoi's rebellion, as Rousseau's, was...
- by rx_11
Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:23 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Like Rousseau,experts help~
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1324
laissez-faire capitalism
For many years, historians thought that the development of capitalism had not faced serious challenges in the United Line States. Writing in the early twentieth cen- (5) tury, Progressive historians sympathized with the battles waged by farmers and small producers against large capitalists in the la...
- by rx_11
Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:50 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: laissez-faire capitalism
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20042
Many economists believe that high rate of business savings
Many economists believe that high rate of business savings in the United States is a necessary precursor to investment, because business savings, as opposed to personal savings, comprise almost three-quarters of the national savings rate, and the national savings rate heavily influences the overall ...
- by rx_11
Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:27 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Many economists believe that high rate of business savings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3922
my mistake. sorry for the modifier rule. But can you please let me know the other two mistakes I have pointed out for D is valid or not :) OK, let me try, 2. We do not need the DRAWING as a modifier to Neuroscientists either, because we need a Clause (Subject + Verb), we need an action for the neur...
- by rx_11
Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:42 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Neuroscientists and their knowledge
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3882
Modifier rule: Noun + comma + Verb ING the ING forms modifies the just previous Noun. Hi, shovan85 Thanks very much! But I do not agree with you at this point. Noun + comma + Verb ING , the ING forms should modify the previous SENTENSE and the action of it, that is to say, the logical SUBJECT of th...
- by rx_11
Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:14 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Neuroscientists and their knowledge
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3882
@jen : a question When a participial phrase is set off by a comma at the end of the sentence, it can modify EITHER the noun immediately preceding it OR the subject of the previous clause. comma + ing modifier should always modify the subject, that is what OG mentions . Could you please confirm. The...
- by rx_11
Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:11 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Neuroscientists and their knowledge
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3882
Hi, expert, But it only takes about 10 years to complete trials, and the protection is 20 years. Hence, the new drug still has 10 years to be protected. So why should the 20-year protection be farther extended? I find the fact B says is not sufficient to convince me that we should extend 20-year pro...
- by rx_11
Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:23 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: The pharmaceutical industry and its patent
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1788
Thanks very much experts and friends!!!
I think maybe I find the right way. Strategy and identify proper information. Focus on conclusion and direct premise. Haha, that really helps!!! Thanks!!
- by rx_11
Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:14 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Experts, cry for help !
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4211
Experts, cry for help !
Caterpillars of all species produce an identical hormone called “juvenile hormone� that maintains feeding behavior. Only when a caterpillar has grown to the right size for pupation to take place does a special enzyme halt the production of juvenile hormone. This enzyme can be synthesized and wil...
- by rx_11
Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:42 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Experts, cry for help !
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4211
The pharmaceutical industry and its patent
The pharmaceutical industry argues that because new drugs will not be developed unless heavy development costs can be recouped in later sales, the current 20 years of protection provided by patents should be extended in the case of newly developed drugs. However, in other industries new-product deve...
- by rx_11
Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:59 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: The pharmaceutical industry and its patent
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1788
"and" VS "comma+and"
Hi, everyone, I have some questions about "and" & "comma+and". Can you help me clarify whether the following sentences are correct or not? 1. Jim washed the bedroom, and he cleaned the window 2. Jim washed the bedroom and he cleaned the window 3. Jim washed the bedroom, and c...
- by rx_11
Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:41 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: "and" VS "comma+and"
- Replies: 9
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Hi, Brian, Tons of thanks for your explanations. But another two questions suddenly come into my mind. (Sorry about bothering your time. ) 1. You've said the "whose clause" is ambiguous because it may illogically refer to living, however, what if we want to deliver three or more elements b...
- by rx_11
Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:30 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer
- Replies: 4
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Hey RX, Good call on "in birds" simply being a modifier...but here's where the parallel comparison is wrong in E: Item 1: The tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells Item 2: In birds the tubes Item 2 refers to the same tubes in birds; Item 1, to be parallel, would need its own modi...
- by rx_11
Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:25 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Tiny tubes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3378