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by B166418 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:32 am
1. Belgrade is widely known as the capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the oldest cities in Europe and the largest in the territory formerly known as Yugoslavia.
A. capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the oldest
B. capital city of Serbia, nevertheless also one of the oldest
C. Serbia's capital city, and it is also one of the older
D. Serbia's capital, but it is also one of the older
E. capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the older
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by anuprajan5 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:45 am
Answer A is perfect.

A. capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the oldest - Perfect
B. capital city of Serbia, nevertheless also one of the oldest - Nevertheless is a bit off here in terms of the meaning of the sentence
C. Serbia's capital city, and it is also one of the older - Comparison issue. older than. Plus there is no comparison with any other city.
D. Serbia's capital, but it is also one of the older - Comparison issue. older than. Plus there is no comparison with any other city.
E. capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the older - Comparison issue. older than. Plus there is no comparison with any other city.
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by gmat6087 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:52 am
B166418 wrote:1. Belgrade is widely known as the capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the oldest cities in Europe and the largest in the territory formerly known as Yugoslavia.
A. capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the oldest
B. capital city of Serbia, nevertheless also one of the oldest
C. Serbia's capital city, and it is also one of the older
D. Serbia's capital, but it is also one of the older
E. capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the older
IMO A
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by BataPane » Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:35 pm
Hehe, I'm from Belgrade and I agree that A is the best answer.. :)
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by B166418 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:47 pm
Indeed answer is A
but only confusion I had In option A that "IT" can refer to Serbia Also
As we know there should be two pronouns for two nouns
Could you give some clarification
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by anuprajan5 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:40 pm
Hi,

I understand that it can refer back to Serbia as well. But in essence that does not alter the meaning. To me, this choice can be derived from choosing the lesser of evils.
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by patanjali.purpose » Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:12 am
B166418 wrote:1. Belgrade is widely known as the capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the oldest cities in Europe and the largest in the territory formerly known as Yugoslavia.
A. capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the oldest
B. capital city of Serbia, nevertheless also one of the oldest
C. Serbia's capital city, and it is also one of the older
D. Serbia's capital, but it is also one of the older
E. capital city of Serbia, but it is also one of the older
IT as subject in a clause can refer to SUBJECT of another clause. Secondly, standalone pronouns generally does not refer to NOUNS in prepositional phrases (as in city of Serbia)
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