Aid in is the correct idiom. Either asking the godess or thanking her - clear parallelism. Ans should be A
Please provide your reasonings as well. I wanted to clarify something, will do that once you guys are done.
Q. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Dea's aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
A. in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help B. in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping C. in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping D. to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help E. to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
Please provide your reasonings as well. I wanted to clarify something, will do that once you guys are done.
Q. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Dea's aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
A. in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help B. in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping C. in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping D. to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help E. to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
hi, my take is in color.Maintains parallelism, main clause followed by sub clauses.
My take: E should be the answer coz to heal is better than in healing and asking-thanking are parallel. OA please.....
Please provide your reasonings as well. I wanted to clarify something, will do that once you guys are done.
Q. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Dea's aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
A. in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help B. in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping C. in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping D. to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help E. to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
I meant the usage of "so as", which is wrong on the GMAT and not "so unrealistic as to".
Had the above sentence been, "..............which are unrealistic so as to constitute.....", it would be wrong.
Hope that makes things clear.
well.. ur msg didnt come out clear to me for sure.. and otherwise also please do remember that the use of "so as" is always contextual.. and that's why I dont live with notions such as 'So as is always wrong in GMAT'
Please provide your reasonings as well. I wanted to clarify something, will do that once you guys are done.
Q. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Dea's aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
A. in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help B. in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping C. in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping D. to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help E. to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
The correct answer is A.
The debate could be between A and E. In E 'to heal' is incorrect following aid. Those who chose A were correct in the reasoning.
Q. The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being so far away from Earth that their apparent positions in the sky do not change enough for their movement to be observed during a single human lifetime.
A. The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being B. Like the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are C. Although like the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, yet D. As the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are E. The stars are in motion like the planets, some of which at tremendous speeds are in motion but
Q. The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being so far away from Earth that their apparent positions in the sky do not change enough for their movement to be observed during a single human lifetime.
A. The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being B. Like the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are C. Although like the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, yet D. As the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are E. The stars are in motion like the planets, some of which at tremendous speeds are in motion but
I was confused between option A and option B... I would have marked option B, becoz te use of "yet being" in option A changes the meaning of the sentence..
Q. The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being so far away from Earth that their apparent positions in the sky do not change enough for their movement to be observed during a single human lifetime.
A. The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being B. Like the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are C. Although like the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, yet D. As the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are E. The stars are in motion like the planets, some of which at tremendous speeds are in motion but
Please provide your reasonings as well. I wanted to clarify something, will do that once you guys are done.
Q. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Dea's aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
A. in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help B. in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping C. in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping D. to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help E. to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
A is the answer. "aid in" and "either..or" are the correct idioms
@PearlCrystal hope that helps clear the doubt(s).. ;)
I meant the usage of "so as", which is wrong on the GMAT and not "so unrealistic as to".
Had the above sentence been, "..............which are unrealistic so as to constitute.....", it would be wrong.
Hope that makes things clear.
well.. ur msg didnt come out clear to me for sure.. and otherwise also please do remember that the use of "so as" is always contextual.. and that's why I dont live with notions such as 'So as is always wrong in GMAT'
hope that helps you..
Puys, So as used as conj: so as in order (to): to diet so as to lose weight.
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so that 1. In order that: I stopped so that you could catch up. 2. With the result or consequence that.
so what Used to express contempt or lack of interest.
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