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Hi Mitch,
Could you explain, in case colon is replaced by comma, why options B, C , D and E are wrong?
- by sungoal
Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:55 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Strange SC
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5097
Option B is incorrect because it is a sentence fragment.
In option B "Although named for the New Mexico site where first discovered in 1932" is a participial phrase. But we should have a Dependent clause present after Although. So option B is incorrect.
- by sungoal
Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:33 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Multiple modifiers
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17112
D is wrong as it saying "members' prejudice". Members can not have one prejudice. It should be "Members' prejudices". Option E is wrong because of the awkward gerund phrase "supporting of", option C corrects this error by using "support of" . Thanks, Also in ...
- by sungoal
Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:01 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Where/While
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5730
D is wrong as it saying "members' prejudice". Members can not have one prejudice. It should be "Members' prejudices".
Option E is wrong because of the awkward gerund phrase "supporting of", option C corrects this error by using "support of" .
- by sungoal
Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:47 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Where/While
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5730
The answer should be C.
This is the question from 1000 SC, question number 925. The OA in this source is given as A which is wrong.
- by sungoal
Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:39 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Where/While
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5730
"because" is an adverbial modifier, so it should modify a verb. In option A, the use of "because" is modifying "why tissues are unusual forms of cancer" instead of modifying any verb or action.
So because is wrong.
- by sungoal
Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:24 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Real tough one :)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2005
Option A is wrong because of the wrong usage of the modifier "not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears". Here the modifier the modifying "bone", but it is not the intended meaning. It should modify "tissues". Option B and C are wrong because of "l...
- by sungoal
Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:43 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Real tough one :)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2005
Correct Usage of relative adverb "when"
Hi,
Can anybody explain the correct usage of "when" as a relative adverb modifying time?
Why the usage of "when" in the below sentence is wrong:
it was not until almost 1950 when modern critics and biographers began to seriously consider the literary events of author's work.
- by sungoal
Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:39 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Correct Usage of relative adverb "when"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1004
Experts please explain why D is wrong? Isn't "without" in option D acting as adverb and modifying the verb "die"?
- by sungoal
Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:46 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Aristotle Sc Signs of the disease
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3929
Thanks for the examples.
Could you tell the rule to identify the correct usage of two infinitives used together in a sentence?
Also, could you tell what second infinitive is modifying in case of two infinitives placed together?
- by sungoal
Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:12 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Usage of two infinitives together in a sentence
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4453
Usage of two infinitives together in a sentence
Can we place two infinitives together in a sentence?
Experts please share some information on this type of sentence construction with example.
- by sungoal
Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:59 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Usage of two infinitives together in a sentence
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4453
- by sungoal
Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:55 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: prep question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2073
- by sungoal
Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:41 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: CO2
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5377
Correct answer is option E. Option A is wrong because "because of" is an adverbial modifier which should modify a verb . In option A it is modifying a noun "task" Option B is wrong because of parallelism error. "thrust and putting" are not prallel. Option C is wrong bec...
- by sungoal
Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:29 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Since vs Because
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1820
Both B and D are grammatically correct options. The only difference in options B and D is, option B uses the non-essential modifier. It means that author of the sentence is assuming that people already know about the author of the Novel Jurassic Park. Option D makes the modifier essential. As option...
- by sungoal
Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Michael Crichton
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2207