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by t4nothing » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:04 pm
Direction : In the following questions, identify which of the given options is correct.
(A)The process by which the community influence the actions of its members is known as social control.
(B)The process by which the community influences the actions of its members is known as social control.
(C)The process by which the community had influenced the actions of its members is known as social control.
(D)The process by which the community influences the actions of their members is known as social control.
(E)The process by which the community will influence the actions of its members is known as social control.

Which one is correct? B or D. Pls. answer with explanation.
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by bdiwakarteja » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:35 pm
t4nothing wrote:Direction : In the following questions, identify which of the given options is correct.
(A)The process by which the community influence the actions of its members is known as social control.
(B)The process by which the community influences the actions of its members is known as social control.
(C)The process by which the community had influenced the actions of its members is known as social control.
(D)The process by which the community influences the actions of their members is known as social control.
(E)The process by which the community will influence the actions of its members is known as social control.

Which one is correct? B or D. Pls. answer with explanation.
My pick would be option D because the pronoun "its" agrees with the collective noun "community".
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by beatthegmatinsept » Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:53 am
B - Community - its.
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by crackinggmat » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:25 am
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by tomada » Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:12 am
One more vote for B.
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by reply2spg » Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:41 pm
Contenders are only 2, B and E. No way D can be contender.

E is out because usage of future tense. It is wrong

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t4nothing wrote:Direction : In the following questions, identify which of the given options is correct.
(A)The process by which the community influence the actions of its members is known as social control.
(B)The process by which the community influences the actions of its members is known as social control.
(C)The process by which the community had influenced the actions of its members is known as social control.
(D)The process by which the community influences the actions of their members is known as social control.
(E)The process by which the community will influence the actions of its members is known as social control.

Which one is correct? B or D. Pls. answer with explanation.
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