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by kleef3f » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:30 pm
Can somebody explain to me the correct answer to this question please?


In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets, most of them
as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle
other stars.

(A) most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle
(B) most of them as large or larger than Jupiter and circling
(C) most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling
(D) mostly at least as large as Jupiter, which circle
(E) mostly as large or larger than Jupiter, circling
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by thephoenix » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:36 pm
imo c

as large or larger can be replaced by at least( more concise)

and the option with which are wrong becoz the WHICH refers to jupiter(as per rule) but the verb circle(plural) does not agree to jupiter(singular)

am i right
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by kleef3f » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:39 pm
yes the answer is C, didn't realize it's a singular, plural problem. Thanks
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by akhpad » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:39 pm
A - as ... as missing
B - as ... as missing
C - Comma + ing setup is correctly used
D - "which circle" is incorrectly refers to Jupiter
E - as ... as missing
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by rockeyb » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:45 pm
kleef3f wrote:Can somebody explain to me the correct answer to this question please?


In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets, most of them
as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle
other stars.

(A) most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle
(B) most of them as large or larger than Jupiter and circling
(C) most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling
(D) mostly at least as large as Jupiter, which circle
(E) mostly as large or larger than Jupiter, circling
The sentence is checking for Idioms AS ---- AS .

(A) most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle
[WHICH refers to Jupiter and Jupiter dose not circle starts the planets do , eliminate]
(B) most of them as large or larger than Jupiter and circling
[Correct Idiom is AS large AS , eliminate]
(C) most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling
[Correct uses the correct Idiom : "as large as"]
(D) mostly at least as large as Jupiter, which circle
[WHICH refers to Jupiter and Jupiter dose not circle starts the planets do , eliminate]
(E) mostly as large or larger than Jupiter, circling
[Correct Idiom is AS large AS , eliminate]
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