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[SC][idiom/Parallel] HSPA posts

by HSPA » Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:53 am
In their physical characteristics, bat species range from the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighing about as much as a penny, to fruit eating bats that weigh two pounds and have a wingspan of up to six feet.
A..
B. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weights about as much as a penny, to
C. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and it weights about as much as a penny to
D. those of the hog-nosed type, equal in size to a bumblee and in weight about as much as a penny, to those of
E. those of the hog-nosed type, which is the size of a bumblee, weighing about as much as a penny, to those of

OA : I dont have ... but is an easy one ... hope you can find it on your own..
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by force5 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:18 am
IMO- B range from x to y

A.. incorrect because it uses weighing...
B. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weights about as much as a penny, to (uses correct construct and parallel)
C. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and it weights about as much as a penny to ( i am not sure if its a typo... need a comma after penny to show parallelism, more over it is not required.
D. those of the hog-nosed type, equal in size to a bumblee and in weight about as much as a penny, to those of ( incorrect construct)
E. those of the hog-nosed type, which is the size of a bumblee, weighing about as much as a penny, to those of (incorrect construct)

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by HSPA » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:43 am
Very nice force5.. I got the same
idiom is correct from X to y ...

But many are fighting btw A and B
This is no easy question... why is A wrong

weighing about || that weigh
hog nose type || fruit eating bats

bats -weigh
hognose - weighs

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