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by HSPA » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:59 pm
In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

A) there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

B) there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

D) there are a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

E) there has been a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

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by AIM GMAT » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:18 pm
In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

A) there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

B) there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

D) there are a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

E) there has been a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

IMO C. Really good one :) .
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by blaster » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:33 pm
AIM GMAT wrote:In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.


C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion
here "are" because of the "laws" ?
can someone tell why B is incorrect?
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by rohu27 » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:47 pm
are refers to the compound noun, condition and its converse.
so C it is.

HSPA, good one. source plz.
blaster wrote:
AIM GMAT wrote:In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.


C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion
here "are" because of the "laws" ?
can someone tell why B is incorrect?
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by HSPA » Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:34 am
Good job... OA is C... finding the subject is the key here

I dont know the source... found it while browsing
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