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by soumyopriyosaha » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:50 am
2. Misinformed about water conservation, homeowners fail to consider the amount of water wasted by appliances, such as a dishwasher, that runs automatically and does not need to be turned off but focus instead on those, such as faucets, that can be turned off.
a. appliances, such as a dishwasher, that runs automatically and does not need to be turned off but focus instead on those
b. appliances, such as a dishwasher, that runs automatically and does not need to be turned off but focus instead when those
c. appliances, such as a dishwasher, that run automatically and do not need to be turned off but focus instead when those
d. automatic appliances, such as dishwashers, that do not need to be turned off but focus instead on those
e. automatic appliances, such as dishwashers, that do not need to be turned off but focus instead when those
OA: d
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by prinit » Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:05 am
2 traps here:
Subject verb agreement - appliances - do not / does not(singular, so wrong)
Idiom - Focus on

Clearly, Option D is the best choice.
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by thephoenix » Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:28 am
i wud say its an issue of parallelism

appliances , such as a dishwasher is wrong , it shud be dishwashers (parallel with appliances)

A,B,c is out
b/n D and E in E use of when is wrong(meaning changed)

so D
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