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by Ankitaverma » Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:24 pm
The failing of the book lies not in a lack of attention to scientific detail but in the depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones that reduce the credibility of the work.
(A) depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones that
(B) fact that it depicts marine world scenes of life and death as having emotional overtones that
(C) depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world, whose emotional overtones
(D) depiction of marine world scenes of life and death, which have emotional overtones and thus
(E) fact that it depicts scenes of life and death in the marine world, whose emotional overtones
Q/A-a why not c
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by tarik » Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:50 am
I got confused between A and D.
Could anyone explain why A is better?

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by tarik » Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:54 am
I got confused between A and D.
Could anyone explain why A is better?

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by tarik » Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:18 am
I got confused between A and D.
Could anyone explain why A is better?

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by tarik » Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:22 am
I got confused between A and D.
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by mohit_1607 » Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:00 am
Ankitaverma wrote:The failing of the book lies not in a lack of attention to scientific detail but in the depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones that reduce the credibility of the work.
(A) depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones that
(B) fact that it depicts marine world scenes of life and death as having emotional overtones that
(C) depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world, whose emotional overtones
(D) depiction of marine world scenes of life and death, which have emotional overtones and thus
(E) fact that it depicts scenes of life and death in the marine world, whose emotional overtones
Q/A-a why not c
In option C, whose is referring to marine world which modifies the intended meaning of the sentence.
Plus the "credibility of the work" is reduced by the "depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones" not solely by the "emotional overtones" as mentioned in Option C
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by mohit_1607 » Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:02 am
Ankitaverma wrote:The failing of the book lies not in a lack of attention to scientific detail but in the depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones that reduce the credibility of the work.
(A) depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones that
(B) fact that it depicts marine world scenes of life and death as having emotional overtones that
(C) depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world, whose emotional overtones
(D) depiction of marine world scenes of life and death, which have emotional overtones and thus
(E) fact that it depicts scenes of life and death in the marine world, whose emotional overtones
Q/A-a why not c
In option C, whose is referring to marine world which modifies the intended meaning of the sentence.
Plus the "credibility of the work" is reduced by the "depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones" not solely by the "emotional overtones" as mentioned in Option C
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