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Re: help needed

Hello, which of the following sentence makes more sense? 1. When my family first immigrated to the US, I was faced with the challenge of tackling a new foreign language as a young child. OR 2. When my family first immigrated to the US, I was faced with the challenge of tackling a new foreign langua...

by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:42 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: help needed
Replies: 3
Views: 1133

Galileo was convinced that natural phenomena, as manifestations of the laws of physics, would appear the same to someone on the deck of a ship moving smoothly and uniformly through the water as a person standing on land. (A) water as a this says that the laws of physics are same as a person standing...

by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:35 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Galileo
Replies: 13
Views: 6816

Re: minority

In the 1980’s the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice as fast as the 1970’s. (A) twice as fast as (B) twice as fast as it was in (C) twice what it was in (D) two times faster than that of (E) two times greater than OA C Please explain each option Ok, I'...

by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:12 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: minority
Replies: 5
Views: 2179

In the 1980’s the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice as fast as the 1970’s. (A) twice as fast as the rate of increase in the 1980's was nearly twice as fast as the 1970's (B) twice as fast as it was in the rate of increase in the 1980's was nearly twice...

by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:06 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: minority
Replies: 5
Views: 2179

Re: metal

In metalwork one advantage of adhesive-bonding over spot-welding is that the contact, and hence the bonding, is effected continuously over a broad surface instead of a series of regularly spaced points with no bonding in between. (A) instead of (B) as opposed to (C) in contrast with (D) rather than...

by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:51 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: metal
Replies: 3
Views: 4285

In metalwork one advantage of adhesive-bonding over spot-welding is that the contact, and hence the bonding, is effected continuously over a broad surface instead of a series of regularly spaced points with no bonding in between. (A) instead of (B) as opposed to (C) in contrast with (D) rather than ...

by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:42 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: metal
Replies: 3
Views: 4285

In astronomy the term “red shift” denotes the extent to which light from a distant galaxy has been shifted toward the red, or long-wave, end of the light spectrum by the rapid motion of the galaxy away from the Earth. (A) to which light from a distant galaxy has been shifted (B) to which light from ...

by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:57 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: red shift
Replies: 2
Views: 1013
by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:44 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: gravity waves
Replies: 11
Views: 5540

Wow, this was a tricky one!! :shock:

Wine is a derivative of grapes. So you cultivate the grapes in order to make wine. You can't "cultivate" the wine itself.

by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:35 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Madagascar periwinkle
Replies: 12
Views: 3884

Roy Wilkins was among the last of a generation of civil rights activists who led the nation through decades of change so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember, what segregation was like. (A) so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to...

by thetrystero

Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:34 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Roy Wilkins
Replies: 11
Views: 4742

7. A revolution has taken place in medical science as a result of the introduction of new methods of surgically implanting artificial and human organs. (A) the introduction of new methods of surgically implanting artificial and human organs (B) the introduction of new surgical implantation methods o...

by thetrystero

Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:04 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: A revolution
Replies: 7
Views: 2177

@graghukalyan: OA please.

by thetrystero

Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:51 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Madagascar periwinkle
Replies: 12
Views: 3884

@ranell: OA please

by thetrystero

Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:42 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Antarctica
Replies: 14
Views: 2184

33. A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, is cultivated in China as part of a program to integrate traditional herbal medicine into a contemporary system of health care. (A) A substance derived from the Mada...

by thetrystero

Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:26 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Madagascar periwinkle
Replies: 12
Views: 3884

IMO B without any doubt... case of parallelism... temperatures [color= red]are so [/color]high, and the ice case [colo r=red]is so[/color] ... as noted by @kc_raj, "were it to do so" is contradictory. it says the ice cap melting a little will cause cities to be engulfed. but the I believe...

by thetrystero

Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:04 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Antarctica
Replies: 14
Views: 2184