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killer whale

by apoorva.srivastva » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:30 pm
The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact [b]include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is[/b] famous for its aggressive hunting pods.

A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is
B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and
C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being
D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is
E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is


WHY IS E INCORRECT AND KINDLY EXPLAIN THE USAGE OF "AND"
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hmmm

by brick2009 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:35 pm
can you highlight the part of the sentence that need to be corrected..

USE the BOLD feature...that helps...

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Re: hmmm

by real2008 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:47 pm
brick2009 wrote:can you highlight the part of the sentence that need to be corrected..

USE the BOLD feature...that helps...
Cm'on. U can find it from first choice itself...........

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by apoorva.srivastva » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:51 pm
well mate i did underline it...but somehow its not working :(

anyway please help me with the explanation

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Re: killer whale

by real2008 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:55 pm
apoorva.srivastva wrote:WHY IS E INCORRECT AND KINDLY EXPLAIN THE USAGE OF "AND"
The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.

A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is (wrong usage)
B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and (incomplete sentence)
C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being (awkward structure)
D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is (correct)
E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is (awkward structure)

lemme know the OA. Others may comment if I am wrong...

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D

by brick2009 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:20 pm
I think it is D:

In D:

Which...refers to the correct antecedent Killer Whale.
As BIG as...is the correct form

Also..after AND...the use of IS completes the sentence

Killer whale (IS) = famous xxxxx



In E: IT refers to what?

In A: To be is not the correct usuage..

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by apoorva.srivastva » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:25 pm
"as big as" is redundant ..either we use "long" or we use "as big as "

hence its not D.

i am confused between A and E...i thought E was correct coz "it" clearly refers to killer whale and after the use of conjunction "and" we need an independent clause!!!

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by gmat_dest » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:27 pm
A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is

> Keep it.

B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and

> as big as 30 feet long (awkard)

C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being

> being does not make sense here.

D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is

> same as B.

E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is

> Killer whale is the subject, 'it' is redundant.

A seems to be making the cut.

Whats the OA?

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by apoorva.srivastva » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:33 pm
OA is A

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Re: killer whale

by enniguy » Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:45 am
apoorva.srivastva wrote:The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.

A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is
B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and
C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being
D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is
E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is


WHY IS E INCORRECT AND KINDLY EXPLAIN THE USAGE OF "AND"
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