These are from MG and I have added comments in red to the extent I understood their explanation.
gov policy and indus sector (both nouns) have to be in parallel and in contrast with mgmnt decisions. For ex B,C, and C solve the problem of parallelism but fail to show a contrast.
Hi, How about this one:
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
was is the correct use. The qualifier here is countable.(50 milliliters) if the qualifier is non countable use plural form.
It too think it should be "was".. However, I found the sentence in Manhattan SC Ed 2003, and they have used "were"! Milliliters of a solution is NOT countable!! :(
however, thr's a lil mistake in wat u said
If something is countable, use Plural form e.g - there were many balloons!!
vs. singular for non countable- there was enough food
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
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
What's your take for this?
Hi, Puys my answer is option-D. correct tense and sentence formation, looks more idiomatic, word "would" more appropriate than "took" for parallelism.
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
What's your take for this?
I have underlined as per my understaning.. plz confirm..
I am confused between option B and option D.. not really sure.. for me semi-colon, ";" is the guiding star.. anything after that is independent of the portion before that.. so the underlined sentence ending with "was" makes sense to me..
between B and D, notice the difference in tenses... b. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was both highlighted words are in simple past tense.. but since the events took place at different times, it should have been past perfect d. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was this is in perfect tense and makes complete sense
The key to this problem is the meaning of the sentence. It says the dictionary was born( project started) even though it was estimated to take more than 60 years. We have 2 events here - one after another. A correct answer should make this distinction either by use of simple past for one and part perfect for another OR by a simple past for one and future tense for another.
If we consider B, it has both simple past tenses. D solves this problem.
Hi, Puys my answer is option-D. correct tense and sentence formation, looks more idiomatic, word "would" more appropriate than "took" for parallelism.
The key to this problem is the meaning of the sentence. It says the dictionary was born( project started) even though it was estimated to take more than 60 years. We have 2 events here - one after another. A correct answer should make this distinction either by use of simple past for one and part perfect for another OR by a simple past for one and future tense for another.
If we consider B, it has both simple past tenses. D solves this problem.
Hi bizarreNym, I'm convinced with you, simple past, followed by past perfect makes sense and fulfills parallelism without any error in tense.
Please try this one and give proper reasoning for your choice.
Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has a sizable wolf population. and where this predator remains the archenemy of cattle and sheep. (A) that still has a sizable wolf population, and where (B) that still has a sizable wolf population, where (C) that still has a sizable population of wolves, and where (D) where the population of wolves is still sizable; (E) where there is still a sizable population of wolves and where
Please try this one and give proper reasoning for your choice.
Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has a sizable wolf population. and where this predator remains the archenemy of cattle and sheep. (A) that still has a sizable wolf population, and where (B) that still has a sizable wolf population, where (C) that still has a sizable population of wolves, and where (D) where the population of wolves is still sizable; (E) where there is still a sizable population of wolves and where
Good reasoning
Hi Vikx, My answer is in color. "where" makes clear parallelism than "that". Use of semi colon after main subject i.e wolves, which is referred beautifully by the word "this". Moreover "where this" is unidiomatic.
Hi Vikx, My answer is in color. "where" makes clear parallelism than "that". Use of semi colon after main subject i.e wolves, which is referred beautifully by the word "this". Moreover "where this" is unidiomatic.
Whats OA ?
cheers !
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OA is "E"...parallal structure using where ....and where. OG-10th
While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer, his poem The Wild Party inspired beat writer William Burroughs to begin his writing career. A. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer B. While many might not think of influential writer Joseph Moncure March C. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March as an influential writer D. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March being an influential writer E. Although Joseph Moncure March was thought not to be an influential writer by many
While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer, his poem The Wild Party inspired beat writer William Burroughs to begin his writing career. A. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer B. While many might not think of influential writer Joseph Moncure March C. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March as an influential writer D. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March being an influential writer E. Although Joseph Moncure March was thought not to be an influential writer by many
I believe its option E. though I found option C equally close, but "his" in the non-underlined portion seems misplaced in all other options apart from option E
While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer, his poem The Wild Party inspired beat writer William Burroughs to begin his writing career. A. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer sentence formation error B. While many might not think of influential writer Joseph Moncure March Incorrect reference C. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March as an influential writer correct, comparing him correctly D. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March being an influential writer solely making him influential E. Although Joseph Moncure March was thought not to be an influential writer by many incorrect sentence formation
Q. According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it.
According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty______ under it.
Considering the highlighted section above.. comparing demographic group using "than" would be most precise... it must be option A
lemme know the OA plz ;)
Puys help Me !
Q. According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it.
While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer, his poem The Wild Party inspired beat writer William Burroughs to begin his writing career. A. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer B. While many might not think of influential writer Joseph Moncure March C. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March as an influential writer D. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March being an influential writer E. Although Joseph Moncure March was thought not to be an influential writer by many
IMO C. The idiom to think of X as Y or thought to be
Q. According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it.
A. than
B. than born -- this indicates babies were born under the age of 30
C. than they were -- who are "they" Besides the whole sentence would make make any sense
D. than there had been -- no need of had been. besides "there" in not in parallel.
E. than had been born -- almost same reasoning as D
I had chosen E but now i realize its doesnt fit at all. As Siddhartha mentioned, the correct idiom is "think of X as Y" which makes C the winner.
plz try this and explain.
While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer, his poem The Wild Party inspired beat writer William Burroughs to begin his writing career. A. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March to be an influential writer B. While many might not think of influential writer Joseph Moncure March C. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March as an influential writer D. While many might not think of Joseph Moncure March being an influential writer E. Although Joseph Moncure March was thought not to be an influential writer by many
Q:Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
A. Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear. B. An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that worked well in the past, makes missing signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear. C. An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret signs of incipient trouble when they do appear, especially if it has worked well in the past. D. Executives' being heavily committed to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they do appear. E. Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in the past, is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
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