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Vemuri: Legendary Member; Posts: 682; Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:40 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 32 times

by Vemuri » Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:58 am

Please explain with reasoning

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by nasa » Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:22 am

rephrase it and you will find the right choice easily!
With the Yen falling even further, our forex today is as bad as yesterday.

which closest to the actual statement.
Correct answer A

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by kartik1979 » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:52 am

Normally an active voice is preferred over passive voice

I would have chosen Ans a If it would have stated

as bad today as it was yesterday but omission of It was changes the comparison hence would go for C

was bad today as it was yesterday bcoz other choices are not worth considering

OA please

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by nasa » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:02 pm

I agree with karthik. My mistake.

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by blackarrow » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:27 pm

My choice is C, correct comparison

OA please

Its better to burn out than to fade away

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by delhiboy1979 » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:30 am

Shouldnt the correct option say 'is as bad today as it was yesterday'.

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by blaster » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:33 am

i'm with C

only A and C worth for consideration. C ,because it compares correctly than A

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Re: Falling yen

by Vemuri » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:25 pm

OA is C

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by ken3233 » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:45 pm

delhiboy1979 wrote:Shouldnt the correct option say 'is as bad today as it was yesterday'.

Depending on whether the action is being reported in progress or at the end of the day, "is" or "was" could be correct. In this case, "C" is the only answer that correctly uses a "to be" before "yesterday."

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