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by crackgmat007 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:17 pm
In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation
of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries
of past and present cultures, and to promote
respect for
archaeological sites.
A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology,
revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and to promote
B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology,
revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and promoting
C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology,
revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and when promoting
D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the
revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and to promote
E. between explaining archaeology’s value and workings, in the
revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and in promoting
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by Spring2009 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:27 pm
B
Though I'm not sure with "balance among" but no other choices are parallel.
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Re: Archaeology

by shahdevine » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:40 pm
crackgmat007 wrote:In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation
of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries
of past and present cultures, and to promote
respect for
archaeological sites.
A. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology,
revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and to promote
B. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology,
revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and promoting
C. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology,
revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and when promoting
D. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the
revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and to promote
E. between explaining archaeology’s value and workings, in the
revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
and in promoting
B

among compares three or more things. here those three things are "explaining...", "revealing..", and "promoting.." --> also parallelism of gerunds is good.
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by pandeyvineet24 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:38 pm
B for parallelism.
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by mehravikas » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:32 pm
IMO - B

Shouldn't be "between"
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by ps_gmat » Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:55 am
I feel it should be B

among is used for comparing more than 2 things..also explaining ,revealing and promoting fits good in this option.
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by riteshbindal » Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:12 am
B IMO. OA plz
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by crackgmat007 » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:50 am
OA B
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