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by vinay89 » Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:40 am
As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream of atomic particles known as the solar wind.

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(B) Besides heat and light, also the Sun is the source of a continuous stream

(C) Besides heat and light, the Sun is also the source of a continuous streaming

(D) The Sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream

(E) The Sun is the source of not only heat and light but, as well, of a continuous streaming

The OA is D

Can someone explain why C is wrong?
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by uwhusky » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:29 pm
C is implicating that heat and light are also the sources of a continuous streaming of atomic particles.
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by jube » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:59 pm
Can one of the experts help me understand why A is wrong? Has as well as been used wrongly here?
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by sudi760mba » Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:00 am
From another post, it appears that As well as heat and light are the source of atomic particles...The correct usage of D follows the idiom not only x but also y.
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