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thp510: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 48; Joined: Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:35 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 1 times

by thp510 » Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:05 am

The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be one of nature's healthiest fruits.

A) The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be
B) The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered
C) The banana, which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be
D) Bananas which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals are considered
E) The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be

IMO: I thought it was D since the end has fruits, which is PL. Therefore we need to find the PL noun that fruit references-Bananas. Can someone tell me why this is wrong other than the WHICH is incorrectly introducing the word Bananas.

OA: B

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finalshot123: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 21; Joined: Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:21 pm; Thanked: 2 times

by finalshot123 » Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:19 am

D: incorrect... missing , before which. picking D is least probable answers if u take split 1:4

1. verb : singular : is...BCE
2. contains : singular ..so.. BE
3. we already have verb...so pick B

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tetura84: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 165; Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:33 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Location: Pune, India; Thanked: 16 times

by tetura84 » Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:10 am

thp510 wrote:The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be one of nature's healthiest fruits.

A) The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be
B) The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered
C) The banana, which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be
D) Bananas which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals are considered
E) The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be

IMO: I thought it was D since the end has fruits, which is PL. Therefore we need to find the PL noun that fruit references-Bananas. Can someone tell me why this is wrong other than the WHICH is incorrectly introducing the word Bananas.

OA: B

well, idiom is, consider X Y
and not, consider to be ...
A, C, E out.
However between B & D,
{something is} one of the {among a bunch of thing} = this is correct
we cannot say,
{a bunch of things are} one of the {among a bunch of things}

B is correct

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by Anaira Mitch » Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:27 am

This sentence discusses characteristics of "the banana," a singular subject. Thus, the plural verb "are"
is incorrect. Additionally, the phrase "considered to be" is unidiomatic. In standard written English,
"considered" is accompanied by neither a preposition nor a verb. Finally, the relative pronoun "that"
makes it seem that a particular banana, rather than bananas in general, contains high levels of
potassium.

(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.

(B) CORRECT. This choice correctly uses the singular verb "is" with the singular subject "banana,"
and correctly uses "considered" without an accompanying preposition or verb. Additionally, the relative
pronoun "which" properly introduces a non-restrictive clause that indicates all bananas, rather than
one specific banana, contain high levels of potassium.

(C) The plural verb "contain" is incorrectly paired with the singular subject "banana." Additionally,
"considered to be" is unidiomatic.

(D) The relative pronoun "which" is incorrectly used to introduce a restrictive clause. Also, the
sentence seems to indicate that certain bananas, rather than all bananas, contain high levels of
potassium.

(E) This choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic "considered to be."

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