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by iwill » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:35 am
105.Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal.
(A) were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(B) was anger for repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(C) were anger over repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin healing
(D) was anger about the issue, which was raised over and over, and preventing the wounds from earlier battles, still raw, to begin healing
(E) were anger about the issue, which was raised repeatedly, and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin to heal


B

117.Architects and stonemasons, huge palace and temple clusters were built by the Maya without benefit of the wheel or animal transport.
(A) huge palace and temple clusters were built by the Maya without benefit of the wheel or animal transport
(B) without the benefits of animal transport or the wheel, huge palace and temple clusters were built by the Maya
(C) the Maya built huge palace and temple clusters without the benefit of animal transport or the wheel
(D) there were built, without the benefit of the wheel or animal transport, huge palace and temple clusters by the Maya
(E) were the Maya who, without the benefit of the wheel or animal transport, built huge palace and temple clusters

118.Art museums do not usually think of their collections as capital or consider the interest income that would be generated if a portion of the capital would have been invested in another form.
(A) be generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(B) have been generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(C) be generated if a portion of the capital were
(D) be generated if a portion of the capital was
(E) be generated if a portion of the capital had been


C, C
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by stubbornp » Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:50 am
For 105

Answer is B

A,C,E are wrong lack of SVA(was.....issue)

D looks awkward...

--For 117

Architects & Stonemasons are whom...

Mayas

only C matches.....there should be no confusion regarding that..

--For 118-------

A Portion is same as A Number.....plural

C is plural using were.........

....just reply if you want me to elaborate more on these......

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by sprony » Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:55 am
stubbornp wrote:For 105

Answer is B

A,C,E are wrong lack of SVA(was.....issue)

D looks awkward...

--For 117

Architects & Stonemasons are whom...

Mayas

only C matches.....there should be no confusion regarding that..

--For 118-------

A Portion is same as A Number.....plural

C is plural using were.........

....just reply if you want me to elaborate more on these......
I agree with you on 105.
My question for 117:

I can't see why 'E' is wrong.

'whom' should not be an issue here, since:
e.g. He is the one who built .... (note - you can't use 'whom')

Is there any other reason why you would reject E?

Also - I would think 'C' was wrong, because it should start with 'of the Maya' or 'belonging to the Maya', not simply 'the Maya'.

For 118:

IMO Portion is not necessarily plural:

e.g. a portion of the food was thrown (can't use 'were')
but
a portion of the men were hungry (not a good example, I agree - but ok for now)

here, if you see, the singular/plural form depends on the number of the noun. So if you are talking about 'the capital', then 'were' would be incorrect - and 'was' should be used.

e.g. a portion of the capital was reinvested (sounds right)
a portion of the capital were reinvested (not so good)

I can see my answers aren't correct - but can someone explain why? (In this case too I choose 'E')

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by preetha_85 » Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:19 am
Hi ,

IMO E is the ans for 118.. can somebody explain why its wrong

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by reachac » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:29 pm
preetha_85 wrote:Hi ,

IMO E is the ans for 118.. can somebody explain why its wrong
All the options are 'if' constructions, so 'were' should be used to modify the singular subject as is done in D.

Read it like this, may help

if a portion of the capital were invested in another form, the interest income that would be generated.....


Now read E

if a portion of the capital would had been invested in another form, the interest income that would be generated.... ...it make a tense error also had been in the if clause is not permitted, use had instead.

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by beeparoo » Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:45 pm
reachac wrote:
preetha_85 wrote:Hi ,

IMO E is the ans for 118.. can somebody explain why its wrong
All the options are 'if' constructions, so 'were' should be used to modify the singular subject as is done in D.

Read it like this, may help

if a portion of the capital were invested in another form, the interest income that would be generated.....


Now read E

if a portion of the capital would had been invested in another form, the interest income that would be generated.... ...it make a tense error also had been in the if clause is not permitted, use had instead.
@reachac: I don't understand your logic.

First of all, applying your "IF" strategy on choice E provides:
"...if a portion of the capital HAD BEEN invested in another form, the interest income that would be generated..."

You inserted "WOULD HAD BEEN", which is bizarre to me since E does not contain "WOULD".

Secondly, you claim that "HAD BEEN" is not permitted and suggest using "HAD" instead - but in place of what??

Am I missing something?? I fail to see how "...if a portion of the capital HAD invested in another form..." is proper and correct.

Just wondering what you meant ...
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by john.3030 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:53 am
Hi,
Read the below explanation from another forum. Hope this will help.

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According to the rules of sequence of tenses in conditional constructions, you can say either:
"...the interest income that would be generated if a portion of the capital were invested..."

or:

"...the interest income that would have been generated if a portion of the capital had been invested..."
E mixes the two.
B is impossible under any circumstances: never use "would" in an "if" clause.
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C correctly uses the subjuntive mood of the verb "to be." This is appropriate in this instance as "...if a portion of the capital...invested in another form" implies a condition contrary to reality.
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by missionmba » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:16 pm
B
C
C
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