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by pappueshwar » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:26 am
To read of Adams' lengthy separation from her family, her difficult travels, and her constant battles with illness is to fell intensely how harsh life was even for the so-called aristocracy of Revolutionary times.

(A) To read of
(B) Reading about
(C) Having read about
(D) Once one reads of
(E) To have read of

i dont have the OA can any one guide me on this ?
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by sam2304 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:34 am
Is the question right first of all ?

To read of X is 'to fell intensely' doesn't make any sense at all.
Getting defeated is just a temporary notion, giving it up is what makes it permanent.
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by killer1387 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:47 am
pappueshwar wrote:To read of Adams' lengthy separation from her family, her difficult travels, and her constant battles with illness is to fell intensely how harsh life was even for the so-called aristocracy of Revolutionary times.

(A) To read of
(B) Reading about
(C) Having read about
(D) Once one reads of
(E) To have read of

i dont have the OA can any one guide me on this ?
to read.........to fell--> Parallelism
IMO A

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