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by simplyjat » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:04 am
Archaeologists in Ireland believe that a recently discovered chalice, which dates from the eighth century, was probably buried to keep from being stolen by invaders.

(A) to keep from
(B) to keep it from
(C) to avoid
(D) in order that it would avoid
(E) in order to keep from

OA B
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by simplyjat » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:52 pm
Experts, your generous opinion please...
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by cold_cam » Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:14 am
Correct choice is (B)

(a) dose not clear as what to hide from being stolen
(b) correct (no error)
(c) not correct idiom..
(d) to wordy plus chalice cant help itself to avoid being stolen lol
(E) same meaing as (b) but wordy so out.
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by Bidisha800 » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:22 pm
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:47 am
IMO B..OA Pls
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by stop@800 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:26 am
cold_cam wrote:Correct choice is (B)

(a) dose not clear as what to hide from being stolen
(b) correct (no error)
(c) not correct idiom..
which idiom is incorrect??
(d) to wordy plus chalice cant help itself to avoid being stolen lol
(E) same meaing as (b) but wordy so out.
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by pbanavara » Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:02 pm
It's a matter of a missing pronoun - " to keep from " doesn't indicate to keep what from ? So - it quantifies the noun correctly
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by rohangupta83 » Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:07 pm
'B' it is. Having the pronoun 'it' adds clarity to the sentence.

Note: I don't see an incorrect idiom - 'to avoid' if it really is incorrect, please do let me know.
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by ansumania » Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:22 pm
stop@800 wrote:
cold_cam wrote:Correct choice is (B)

(a) dose not clear as what to hide from being stolen
(b) correct (no error)
(c) not correct idiom..
which idiom is incorrect??
(d) to wordy plus chalice cant help itself to avoid being stolen lol
(E) same meaing as (b) but wordy so out.
hi,

you said that option E is out because it is wordy. Now if option A is out because it is missing "it" , wouldn't option E be wrong for the same reason?

pl. explain.


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by rockeyb » Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:25 pm
ansumania wrote:
stop@800 wrote:
cold_cam wrote:Correct choice is (B)

(a) dose not clear as what to hide from being stolen
(b) correct (no error)
(c) not correct idiom..
which idiom is incorrect??
(d) to wordy plus chalice cant help itself to avoid being stolen lol
(E) same meaing as (b) but wordy so out.
hi,

you said that option E is out because it is wordy. Now if option A is out because it is missing "it" , wouldn't option E be wrong for the same reason?

pl. explain.


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I will try to answer your query .

A preposition always express relationship between two words .

(A) to keep from

To express the relation between Buried and Keep .

Now what relation dose FORM express ? its missing a word that would clarify the relation ship with "being stolen"

(B) to keep it from

(C) to avoid

This option looks fine to me except it dose not conveys the authors intended meaning . I dont see any Idiom error here . Please let me know if i have missed some thing.

(D) in order that it would avoid
Grammatically this option is correct but changes the meaning . IT here clearly refers to "chalice" . Now a chalice is a non living thing how can it avoid some thing all by itself ? Dosent make sense .

(E) in order to keep from

You are right here E as in A repeats the same error .
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by Testluv » Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:38 am
hi,

you said that option E is out because it is wordy. Now if option A is out because it is missing "it" , wouldn't option E be wrong for the same reason?

pl. explain.


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Yes. But it is also too wordy!
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by pops » Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:44 am
is 'being' wrongly underlined here ?
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by loveusonu » Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:40 am
Archaeologists in Ireland believe that a recently discovered chalice, which dates from the eighth century, was probably buried to keep from being stolen by invaders.

(A) to keep from :INCORRECT: keep from who?? archaeologist??
(B) to keep it from :CORRECT: there is only one singular noun 'chalice' which can refer to it.
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by CookieNet » Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:15 am
(A) to keep from
(C) to avoid
(E) in order to keep from

Chalice was sth to keep/avoid from Y
= Chalice keeps/avoids itself from Y ... not make sense.

But
(B) to keep it from
= Someone keep chalice from Y
Since it = chalice, chalice cannot keep itself but by someone (not mentioned) do ... clear
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by Nick0203 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:03 am
"To keep from" is the idiomatic usage. Hence, C, D, and E can be eliminated.
B uses 'it' correctly to specify what could be stolen.
B is the best choice.
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