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by nafiul9090 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:34 pm
The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
A) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
B) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
C) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
D) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
E) Although most people think that cats are purring because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.


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by prashant.mishra » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:06 pm
IMO C.

A. Misplaced modifier(although most people think that cats purr because they are content..). Also uses the wrong idiom "related with". "Related to" is the correct idiom.
B. Incorrect idiom. Preferred idiom - "Related to"
C. Correct.
D. Misplaced modifier, same as A.
E. Although most people think that cats ARE PURRING... progressive tense is incorrect.
nafiul9090 wrote:The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
A) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
B) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
C) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
D) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
E) Although most people think that cats are purring because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.


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by killer1387 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:34 pm
C imo
Furthermore, D renders the subordinate clause "although.....", non essential, which in this case is not desirable, Hence D is not correct.
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by aspirant2011 » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:55 am
nafiul9090 wrote:The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
A) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
B) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
C) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
D) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
E) Although most people think that cats are purring because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.


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D is wrong because it's awkward & suffers from a modifier problem
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by crick » Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:11 pm
+1 for C.

D is wrong because it has two independent clauses seperated by a comma. (characterstics of a runon sentence)


The purring noise of a cat + , + although most people think that cats purr because they are content ...
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by vzzai » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:25 pm
battle in my head and I chose 'B' to 'C'.
Only difference between the two is usage of - "Related to" in C Vs "Related with" in B.
I guess, "Related to" is the correct usage but can someone explain why "Related with" is wrong!?
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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:33 am
vzzai wrote:battle in my head and I chose 'B' to 'C'.
Only difference between the two is usage of - "Related to" in C Vs "Related with" in B.
I guess, "Related to" is the correct usage but can someone explain why "Related with" is wrong!?
Yes,
I am also mixed between B and C,
How to choose between "related to/related with"?

TIA,
GK
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by saketk » Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:23 am
GmatKiss wrote:
vzzai wrote:battle in my head and I chose 'B' to 'C'.
Only difference between the two is usage of - "Related to" in C Vs "Related with" in B.
I guess, "Related to" is the correct usage but can someone explain why "Related with" is wrong!?
Yes,
I am also mixed between B and C,
How to choose between "related to/related with"?

TIA,
GK
Hi - The correct idiom is 'Related to';

'Related With' is just plain Wrong ..

You can use the following reference --

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/related+to
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