Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, similar to the way human beings breathe. (A) similar to the way human beings breathe (B) similarly to human beings who are breathing (C) just like the breathing of human beings (D) as human beings when breathing (E) just as human beings do when they breathe
I made a call between D and E.. IMO - E..
Reason parallelism + Comparison..
It continues to respire just as human beings do when they breathe
E should be the answer coz we are showing similarity between 2 nouns doing an act,OA please......
Guys plz help
Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, similar to the way human beings breathe. (A) similar to the way human beings breathe (B) similarly to human beings who are breathing (C) just like the breathing of human beings (D) as human beings when breathing (E) just as human beings do when they breathe
1. After crude oil, natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America. (A)After crude oil, natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America. (B) Natural gas, after crude oil the United States second biggest fuel source, supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America. (C)Being supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America, natural gas, the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil. (D) Natural gas, the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil, is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America. (E) Natural gas is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America, being the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil. ________________________________________________________
2. The airline industry is cutting its lowest discount fares more widely, more substantially, and earlier this year than it normally does at the end of the summer,a time during which travel usually decreases and theindustry uses some lower fares for the attraction of passengers. (A) during which travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares for the attraction of
(B) during which travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use some lower fares for the attraction of (C) in which travel usually decreases and in which the industry therefore uses some lower fares attracting
(D) when travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares to attract (E) when travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use lower fares for the attraction of ________________________________________________________
3. The aristocratic values expressed in the writings of Marguerite Yourcenar place her within the French classical tradition, as does her passionate interest in history, particularly Roman history. (A) as does (B) so do (C) as do (D) so is the case with (E) similarly, does _______________________________________________________________________
4. Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months,the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as thepreeminent ragtime composer. (A) Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months, the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. (B) The publication in 1899 of Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit: in six months they sold several hundred thousand copies and it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. (C)) Helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer was the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899, which was an instant hit: it sold several hundred thousand copies in six months. (D) Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1899 and selling several hundred thousand copies in six months. (E) Published in 1899, Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit, selling several hundred thousand copies in six months: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. _______________________________________________________________________
5. Because paper of all kinds is the biggest singlecomponent of municipal trash, many municipalitieshave tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. (A) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component of municipal trash, many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. (B) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component in municipal trash, many municipalities tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal is reduced. (C) Because paper of all kinds are the biggest single components in municipal trash, many municipalities have tried to recycle to reduce the cost of trash disposal. (D) All kinds of paper are the biggest single components of municipal trash, and so many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. (E) All kinds of paper is the biggest single component of municipal trash, so many municipalities have tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal could be reduced. _______________________________________________________________________
Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.
(A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks (B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks (C) superficial if the three major networks all (D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks (E) superficial, as when the three major networks each
Good question...
Pick is the tense of verb: broadcast need a plural subject for sure..
filter this...A, D, E are gone..
B -> "Occur" ..remember this is only allowed with any natural phenomenon / calamity...
Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, similar to the way human beings breathe. (A) similar to the way human beings breathe (B) similarly to human beings who are breathing (C) just like the breathing of human beings (D) as human beings when breathing (E) just as human beings do when they breathe
IMO E.
BCD are incorrect and can be eliminated.
since we are comparing actions just as is more precise.
E should be the answer here coz it corrects the subject and verb agreement problem (verb here is plural-broadcast)
Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.
(A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks (B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks (C) superficial if the three major networks all (D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks (E) superficial, as when the three major networks each
A. Incorrect : "natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source" ... Shouldn't a possessive case be used here ? Or would that be the error B. Incorrect : "after crude oil the United States" .. Sounds weird C. Incorrect : Usage of "being" D. Most closest, However I'm not thoroughly convinced E. Incorrect: Usage of "being"
Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.
(A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks (B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks (C) superficial if the three major networks all (D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks (E) superficial, as when the three major networks each
IMO A.
we use such as for examples and the sentence here is giving an example.
1. After crude oil, natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America. (A)After crude oil, natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America. (B) Natural gas, after crude oil the United States second biggest fuel source, supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America. (C)Being supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America, natural gas, the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil. (D) Natural gas, the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil, is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America. (E) Natural gas is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America, being the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil.
2. The airline industry is cutting its lowest discount fares more widely, more substantially, and earlier this year than it normally does at the end of the summer, a time during which travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares for the attraction of passengers. (A) during which travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares for the attraction of (B) during which travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use some lower fares for the attraction of (C) in which travel usually decreases and in which the industry therefore uses some lower fares attracting (D) when travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares to attract (E) when travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use lower fares for the attraction of
3. The aristocratic values expressed in the writings of Marguerite Yourcenar place her within the French classical tradition, as does her passionate interest in history, particularly Roman history. (A) as does (i'm little skepti about D also as i'm ) (B) so do (C) as do (D) so is the case with (E) similarly, does
4. Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months, the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. cofused between A and E... would like to go for A (A) Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months, the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. (B) The publication in 1899 of Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit: in six months they sold several hundred thousand copies and it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. (C)) Helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preemi- nent ragtime composer was the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899, which was an instant hit: it sold several hundred thousand copies in six months. (D) Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1899 and selling sev- eral hundred thousand copies in six months. (E) Published in 1899, Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit, selling several hundred thousand copies in six months: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
5. Because paper of all kinds is the biggest singlecomponent of municipal trash, many municipalitieshave tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. (A) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component of municipal trash, many munici- palities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. (B) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component in municipal trash, many munici- palities tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal is reduced. (C) Because paper of all kinds are the biggest single components in municipal trash, many munici- palities have tried to recycle to reduce the cost of trash disposal. (D) All kinds of paper are the biggest single compo- nents of municipal trash, and so many munici- palities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. (E) All kinds of paper is the biggest single compo- nent of municipal trash, so many municipalities have tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal could be reduced.
1. After crude oil, natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.
(A)After crude oil, natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.
(B) Natural gas, after crude oil the United States second biggest fuel source, supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.
(C)Being supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America, natural gas, the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil.
(D) Natural gas, the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil, is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.
(E) Natural gas is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America, being the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil. ________________________________________________________
2. The airline industry is cutting its lowest discount fares more widely, more substantially, and earlier this year than it normally does at the end of the summer,a time during which travel usually decreases and theindustry uses some lower fares for the attraction of passengers.
(A) during which travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares for the attraction of
(B) during which travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use some lower fares for the attraction of
(C) in which travel usually decreases and in which the industry therefore uses some lower fares attracting
(D) when travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares to attract
(E) when travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use lower fares for the attraction of ________________________________________________________
3. The aristocratic values expressed in the writings of Marguerite Yourcenar place her within the French classical tradition, as does her passionate interest in history, particularly Roman history.
(A) as does (B) so do (C) as do (D) so is the case with (E) similarly, does _______________________________________________________________________
4. Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months,the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as thepreeminent ragtime composer.
(A) Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months, the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
(B) The publication in 1899 of Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit: in six months they sold several hundred thousand copies and it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
(C)) Helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer was the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899, which was an instant hit: it sold several hundred thousand copies in six months.
(D) Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1899 and selling several hundred thousand copies in six months.
(E) Published in 1899, Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit, selling several hundred thousand copies in six months: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. _______________________________________________________________________
5. Because paper of all kinds is the biggest singlecomponent of municipal trash, many municipalitieshave tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal.
(A) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component of municipal trash, many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal - NOT SURE (B) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component in municipal trash, many municipalities tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal is reduced.
(C) Because paper of all kinds are the biggest single components in municipal trash, many municipalities have tried to recycle to reduce the cost of trash disposal.
(D) All kinds of paper are the biggest single components of municipal trash, and so many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal.
(E) All kinds of paper is the biggest single component of municipal trash, so many municipalities have tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal could be reduced. _______________________________________________________________________
Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, similar to the way human beings breathe. (A) similar to the way human beings breathe (B) similarly to human beings who are breathing (C) just like the breathing of human beings (D) as human beings when breathing (E) just as human beings do when they breathe
I would have marked option C
The only confusion I believe is between option C and option E.. to kill the confusion I omitted the middle sentence (unwanted part for me)
Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, ______
so the answer should fit the new sentence (without the highlighted section above) fine..
Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, _just like the breathing of human beings_
Comparing the respiration in fruits with the breathing (aka respiration) in human beings..
1. After crude oil, natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.
(A)After crude oil, natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.
(B) Natural gas, after crude oil the United States second biggest fuel source, supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.
(C)Being supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America, natural gas, the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil.
(D) Natural gas, the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil, is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.
(E) Natural gas is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America, being the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil. ________________________________________________________
2. The airline industry is cutting its lowest discount fares more widely, more substantially, and earlier this year than it normally does at the end of the summer,a time during which travel usually decreases and theindustry uses some lower fares for the attraction of passengers.
(A) during which travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares for the attraction of
(B) during which travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use some lower fares for the attraction of
(C) in which travel usually decreases and in which the industry therefore uses some lower fares attracting
(D) when travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares to attract
(E) when travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use lower fares for the attraction of ________________________________________________________
3. The aristocratic values expressed in the writings of Marguerite Yourcenar place her within the French classical tradition, as does her passionate interest in history, particularly Roman history.
(A) as does (B) so do (C) as do (D) so is the case with (E) similarly, does _______________________________________________________________________
4. Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months,the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as thepreeminent ragtime composer.
(A) Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months, the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
(B) The publication in 1899 of Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit: in six months they sold several hundred thousand copies and it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
(C)) Helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer was the publication of Maple Leaf Rag in 1899, which was an instant hit: it sold several hundred thousand copies in six months.
(D) Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1899 and selling several hundred thousand copies in six months.
(E) Published in 1899, Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit, selling several hundred thousand copies in six months: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. _______________________________________________________________________
5. Because paper of all kinds is the biggest singlecomponent of municipal trash, many municipalitieshave tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal.
(A) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component of municipal trash, many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal.
(B) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component in municipal trash, many municipalities tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal is reduced.
(C) Because paper of all kinds are the biggest single components in municipal trash, many municipalities have tried to recycle to reduce the cost of trash disposal.
(D) All kinds of paper are the biggest single components of municipal trash, and so many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal.
(E) All kinds of paper is the biggest single component of municipal trash, so many municipalities have tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal could be reduced. _______________________________________________________________________
Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, similar to the way human beings breathe. (A) similar to the way human beings breathe (B) similarly to human beings who are breathing (C) just like the breathing of human beings (D) as human beings when breathing (E) just as human beings do when they breathe
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