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by showbu » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:24 pm
Many consider Warren Buffett's mutibillion dollar gift to the Gates Foundation more significant than the endowments of Andrew Carnegie, who was a philanthropist around the turn of the previous century.

a. who was a philanthropist around

b. a philanthropist about

c. who was a philanthropist who lived around

d. who was a philanthropist living at

e. a philanthropist from around
Last edited by showbu on Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:39 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Carnegie

by logitech » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:51 pm
I believe WHO WAS A can be neglected to make the sentence more compact

A, C and D are gone

Between C and D , if you post the question right, I would go with B since E is wordy and uses AROUND before around.

b. a philanthropist about

e. a philanthropist from around
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by Bidisha800 » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:57 pm
This sentence is not underlined correctly.

I'll go with (E)
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Re: Carnegie

by showbu » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:36 pm
OA is E. Why not d?
showbu wrote:Many consider Warren Buffett's mutibillion dollar gift to the Gates Foundation more significant than the endowments of Andrew Carnegie, who was a philanthropist around the turn of the previous century.

a. who was a philanthropist

b. a philanthropist about

c. who was a philanthropist who lived around

d. who was a philanthropist living at

e. a philanthropist from around
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by Bidisha800 » Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:26 am
You need to pick up a grammar book and read about "Appositives".
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