amsey1382 SaysOA is B) & E), I know what mistakes i did....if some one needs explaination do let me k now...
( if you don't mind )
pls explain why u pick an answer..
28. The brother of the Titanic's captain asked after the sinking:what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage?
A) what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
B) what will his life have been if he were not lured into that last, fateful voyage
C) what would his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
D) what could his life have been had not he been lured into that last, fateful voyage
E) what would his life be if he had only resisted the lure of that last fateful voyage
30. The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.
pls explain why u pick an answer..
28. The brother of the Titanic's captain asked after the sinking:what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage?
A) what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
B) what will his life have been if he were not lured into that last, fateful voyage
C) what would his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
D) what could his life have been had not he been lured into that last, fateful voyage
E) what would his life be if he had only resisted the lure of that last fateful voyage
30. The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
-> incorrect use of both the host...as if there are 2 hosts.
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
->answer
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.
->as if the country sits opposite each other.
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.
->this seems passive to me..not sure.Also,can it be host's?
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.
-> 'to be' is passive/
not sure between C & D....Apologies!
30. The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
-> incorrect use of both the host...as if there are 2 hosts.
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
->its a trap! diplomat's party??
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.
->as if the country sits opposite each other.
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.
->answer
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.
-> 'to be' is passive/
pls explain why u pick an answer..
28. The brother of the Titanic's captain asked after the sinking:what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage?
A) what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
B) what will his life have been if he were not lured into that last, fateful voyage
C) what would his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage --- 'would have' signals future perfect and 'had been' signals past perfect...the question he asks happens in past... so fateful voyage was in past perfect... (laetr of the past events)
D) what could his life have been had not he been lured into that last, fateful voyage
E) what would his life be if he had only resisted the lure of that last fateful voyage
30. The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other. ----seated across from is wordy
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other. - since it requires both the parties to sit opposite each other.
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another. - that is not having proper antecedent
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country. -- opposite those is wordy
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens. - changes meaning, it requires both the parties' citizens
pls explain why u pick an answer..
28. The brother of the Titanic's captain asked after the sinking:what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage?
A) what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
B) what will his life have been if he were not lured into that last, fateful voyage
C) what would his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
D) what could his life have been had not he been lured into that last, fateful voyage
E) what would his life be if he had only resisted the lure of that last fateful voyage
30. The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.
Nice posts....:-)
30-> D it's....subjunctive ...that + be + 3rd form of the verb
amsey,you got them both right!! :thumbsup:
Nice posts....:-)
Its an indirect speech...hence all the sentences have to obey the opening sentence tense (past present etc...)
1. Captain ASKED -> Past tense...
2. There is a prediction as what could/would be his life, had he not been lured (Past perfect - Paasive)
Call between C, D & E..
C, D seems little parallel as its: Passive IF passive construct...
Moreover LURED INTO Someting is the right usage...here its voyage..
I will prefer WOULD over COULD...as preciseley COULD is used for showing the ability to do something...I could run, I could study....
C is my call...
30-> D it's....subjunctive ...that + be + 3rd form of the verb
Could you pls shed some more light on the subjunctives ( as you did in the past perfect tense )by giving 2-3 different sentences and explaining them.
Thanks.
Reagrds,
Papa Ji.
pls explain why u pick an answer..
28. The brother of the Titanic's captain asked after the sinking:what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage?
A) what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage--should--usage is wrong
B) what will his life have been if he were not lured into that last, fateful voyage--will--usage is wrong
C) what would his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage--correct subjunctive usage(if and would--a degree of uncertainty in the statement)
D) what could his life have been had not he been lured into that last, fateful voyage--awkward sentence construction usage of had been had not been is wrong
E) what would his life be if he had only resisted the lure of that last fateful voyage--awkward sentence construction
30. The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other. --both is wrongly placed,across from wrong usage
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.--opposite each other wrong usage, also after and the sentence should be and citizens..blah blah
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.--awkward sentence formation
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.--perfect parallelism-pronoun 'those' refers to citizens.
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.--awkward and wordy
pls explain why u pick an answer..
28. The brother of the Titanic's captain asked after the sinking:what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage?
A) what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
B) what will his life have been if he were not lured into that last, fateful voyage
C) what would his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
D) what could his life have been had not he been lured into that last, fateful voyage
E) what would his life be if he had only resisted the lure of that last fateful voyage
This is a unreal situation and needs a subjunctive verb. So, A,B, are out as they use should and will. C,D use present perfect for a subjunctive mood.
Only E uses correct subjunctive verb.
30. The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.
Here the correct idiom is "require that". A,B,E are ruled out. Now C means that the country makes the ppl sit opposite to one another.
Only D is correct.
1. E -- This is brutal and i dont have right explanation but still trying .
2. D
whats the OA?
pls explain why u pick an answer..
28. The brother of the Titanic's captain asked after the sinking:what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage?
A) what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
The sentence is about prediction/possibility. Should is not needed.
B) what will his life have been if he were not lured into that last, fateful voyage
Sentence happened in past. Will indicates future hence out.
C) what would his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage
been and been again!! been is used when some event repeatedly/continouly takes places over a time.
D) what could his life have been had not he been lured into that last, fateful voyage
Could be .. and been again.
E) what would his life be if he had only resisted the lure of that last fateful voyage
"what would his life..." certainly takes place after "he had resisted". So we get two events in past one after another. Therefore , usage of "had" is justified.
30. The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
--Too many issues here. "Citizens.. to be seated". and "Across from each other". First one violates subjunctive and later is unidiomatic.
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
--" citizens .. to sit" violates subjunctive
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.
--Country is not seating no one here!!
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.
"Citizens... be seated.." follows subjunctive. S-V agreements is also in place.
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.
"Citizens.. to be seated.." again violates subjunctive.
I got a few. Plz try and justify ur picks.
1. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
a. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
b. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
c. Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes in the animal.
d. Having descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
e. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes in the animal.
2. Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
a. from the laying of private television cables on public land
b. from laying private television cables on the public land
c. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
d. from private television cables being laid on public land
e. by laying private television cables on land that was public
3. According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
b. twice as many as 1981
c. double the figure for 1981
d. double what it was in 1981
e. a number double that of 1981s
4. In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born.
a. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been
b. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was being
d. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was about to be
5. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a companys performance.
a. management decisions have at least as great an impact
b. decisions by management have a great impact
c. manager decisions impact greatly
d. decisions by a companys management impact greatly
e. what a companys management decides has a greater impact
1.According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.
(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest
(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest.
2.According to United States Air Force officials, a cannon shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of large birds.
(A) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate
(B) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved itself helpful as a demonstration of
(C) shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful as demonstrating
(D) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful to demonstrate
(E) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful in demonstrating
need help..:drinking:
Where are options? Or I am missinig something? Bit drunk. Lol...
1. According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.
need help..:drinking:
1.According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.
(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest
(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest.
Come to C/D/E...(It , misplaced pronoun in rest of them)
C-> can be kicked out..."prominently" is too far..from verb advertise..
E-> "That OF"..???what is it..
D) IMO
2.According to United States Air Force officials, a cannon shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of large birds.
(A) "shooting dead chickens at airplanes" has proved helpful to demonstrate
(B) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved itself helpful as a demonstration of
(C) shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful as demonstrating
(D) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful to demonstrate
(E) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful in demonstrating
Can take out B, C..D,(prefer verb over, demonstrate rather than Noun "demonstration of" moreover no indefinite tense here-D )
Well, i'm just thinking...shooting of chicken helps in demonstrating or canon itself..
E...??
need help..:drinking:
I got a few. Plz try and justify ur picks.
1. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
a. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal. - Misplaced modifier + pronoun error
b. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
c. Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution and (this clause referrring to time, but subject is cat) has been scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes in the animal. - Wrong parallelism - ERROR
d. Having descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution that ("That", here refers to genetic evolution, which was not intended) has scarcely been sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal. - ERROR
e. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes in the animal.
B) is my pick..
2. Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
a. from the laying of private television cables on public land
b. from laying private television cables on the public land
c. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
d. from private television cables being laid on public land
e. by laying private television cables on land that was public
Benefitted BY
Benifitted FROM
E) wins..
3. According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
b. twice as many as 1981
c. double the figure for 1981
d. double what it was in 1981
e. a number double that of 1981s
4. In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born.
a. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been - wrong sequencing
b. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was being
d. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was about to be
>> Lets come to B and E straightway...
I'll go with B..(Not sure though..)
5. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a companys performance.
a. management decisions have at least as great an impact
b. decisions by management have a great impact
c. manager decisions impact greatly
d. decisions by a companys management impact greatly
e. what a companys management decides has a greater impact
I would have marked;
1. C
2. E
please lemme know the OA ;)
1.According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.
(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest
"advertise the highest price as prominently as the lowet"
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest
(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest.
2.According to United States Air Force officials, a cannon shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of large birds.
(A) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate
(B) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved itself helpful as a demonstration of
(C) shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful as demonstrating
(D) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful to demonstrate
(E) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful in demonstrating
"helpful in demonstrating"..correct idomatic expression.. but the sentence talks about cannon, so A, B and C dont hold good at all. Option D is awkward to by rule of elimination we are left with just option E
need help..:drinking:
1.According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.
(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest
(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest.
2.According to United States Air Force officials, a cannon shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of large birds.
(A) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate
(B) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved itself helpful as a demonstration of
(C) shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful as demonstrating
(D) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful to demonstrate
(E) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful in demonstrating
need help..:drinking:
1.According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.
(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest
(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest.
2.According to United States Air Force officials, a cannon shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of large birds.
(A) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate
(B) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved itself helpful as a demonstration of
(C) shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful as demonstrating
(D) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful to demonstrate
(E) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful in demonstrating
need help..:drinking: