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Smoking of cigarettes

by soumyopriyosaha » Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:59 am
The smoking of cigarettes being injurious to nonsmokers is rapidly becoming a major concern of public health officials.

(A) The smoking of cigarettes being injurious to nonsmokers is
(B) Cigarette smoking being injurious to nonsmokers is
(C) The fact that cigarette smoking is injurious to nonsmokers are
(D) It being injurious to nonsmokers, cigarette smoking is
(E) The fact that cigarette smoking is injurious to nonsmokers is
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by thephoenix » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:54 am
soumyopriyosaha wrote:The smoking of cigarettes being injurious to nonsmokers is rapidly becoming a major concern of public health officials.

(A) The smoking of cigarettes being injurious to nonsmokers is (meaning changed ;smoking of cigarettes is not the concern)
(B) Cigarette smoking being injurious to nonsmokers is(same as A)
(C) The fact that cigarette smoking is injurious to nonsmokers are(wrong verb are)
(D) It being injurious to nonsmokers, cigarette smoking is(same as a)
(E) The fact that cigarette smoking is injurious to nonsmokers is

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by soumyopriyosaha » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:58 am
OA is E.

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