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by san2009 » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:06 pm
I understand that "targeted to" is incorrect idiom...BUT
doesn't the phrase "a seemingly blabla number of" necessitate plural "all"
Please advise. thx


Dr. Tonegawa won the Nobel Prize for discovering how the body can constantly change its genes to fashion a seeming unlimited number of antibodies, each specifically targeted at an invading microbe or foreign substance.
(A) seeming unlimited number of antibodies, each specifically targeted at
(B) seeming unlimited number of antibodies, each targeted specifically to
(C) seeming unlimited number of antibodies, all specifically targeted at
(D) seemingly unlimited number of antibodies, all of them targeted specifically to
(E) seemingly unlimited number of antibodies, each targeted specifically at

OA E
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by kvcpk » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:23 pm
As you rightly said, "Targeted at" is the correct idiom. Also, "Seemingly" needs to be used instead of seeming.
So we are left with only E.
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by The Jock » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:43 pm
E is the correct answer.
1. "Targeted at" correct use of Idiom
2. seemingly unlimited number of antibodies, check this out, we do not need plural here...
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by san2009 » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:44 pm
that doesn't answer the question though.
doesn't the phrase 'a number of" necessitate plural subject/verb?
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by The Jock » Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:17 am
If I am not wrong then the sentence logic here requires that each antibody is meant to deal individually with an invading microbe or foreign substance so we need each and not All in correct sentence.
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by hardik.jadeja » Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:39 am
The Jock wrote:If I am not wrong then the sentence logic here requires that each antibody is meant to deal individually with an invading microbe or foreign substance so we need each and not All in correct sentence.
I agree to this reasoning.
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