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Environmental Protection Agency

by cbenk121 » Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:07 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.

(A) as little risk as one in a million chances to cause
(B) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing
(C) as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause
(D) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
(E) a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause

OA: B

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by Ludacrispat26 » Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:32 pm
IMO B

A- "one in a million chances" is awkward, and the infinitive is wrong

B- correct

C- "that it will cause" is wrong

D- little needs to be before risk and "for" should be "of"

E- same as D and "for it to cause" is wrong
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by cbenk121 » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:37 pm
Ludacrispat26 wrote:IMO B

A- "one in a million chances" is awkward, and the infinitive is wrong

B- correct

C- "that it will cause" is wrong

D- little needs to be before risk and "for" should be "of"

E- same as D and "for it to cause" is wrong
Do you know why does little need to be before risk?

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by brick2009 » Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:16 pm
little modifies RISK...

also... try removing reduntant partw of the sentence.. without changing the meaning..

EPA outs controls on substances that present risk ...of causing cancer

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