Birds' feathers appear to have evolved from dinosaur scales well over 100 million years ago, Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
A) Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
B) Chinese scientists have shown a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
C) Chinese scientists showed, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
D) when the Chinese scientists found a fossil bird in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
E) which the Chinese scientists say can be proven from a fossil bird which they found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
Birds' feathers appear to have evolved from dinosaur scales well over 100 million years ago, Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
A) Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China. -----"have shown" seems ambiguous.
B) Chinese scientists have shown a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China. -------scientists showing a bird, wrong usage.
C) Chinese scientists showed, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.---------Scientists showed, does not feel right.
D) when the Chinese scientists found a fossil bird in the Yixian mountains of northern China. ----------evolution did not happen when the scientists showed.
E) which the Chinese scientists say can be proven from a fossil bird which they found in the Yixian mountains of northern China. -----Though lengthier, this one has better clarity of meaning IMO
IMO : E
I am skeptical about this one. Just going with the gut feeling.
Birds' feathers appear to have evolved from dinosaur scales well over 100 million years ago, Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
A) Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
B) Chinese scientists have shown a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
C) Chinese scientists showed, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
D) when the Chinese scientists found a fossil bird in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
E) which the Chinese scientists say can be proven from a fossil bird which they found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
My choice is in color,
,rest all other options inappropriately constructed.
Birds' feathers appear to have evolved from dinosaur scales well over 100 million years ago, Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
A) Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
B) Chinese scientists have shown a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
C) Chinese scientists showed, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
D) when the Chinese scientists found a fossil bird in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
E) which the Chinese scientists say can be proven from a fossil bird which they found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
Tough choice between A and C. What makes "have shown" , present perfect, correct? Any explanation puys?
On D day i would have marked C.
Tough choice between A and C. What makes "have shown" , present perfect, correct? Any explanation puys?
On D day i would have marked C.
My Take is A.
the choices D/E are straight away out because of non clarity in the sentence meaning.
Between A/C, A is preferred.The use of present perfect is better than past sentence.That is because its an ongoing subject to study.
The sentence has been written in the reverse order.chinese............birds is right sequence thus making it tough to understand.
IMO E.
Do not have a rationale except that A,B,C do not seem to have a correlation with the preceding clause. They introduce a new clause with a comma. I think semi colon would have been more appropriate.
D is not as good as E.
Birds' feathers appear to have evolved from dinosaur scales well over 100 million years ago, Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
A) Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
B) Chinese scientists have shown a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
C) Chinese scientists showed, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
D) when the Chinese scientists found a fossil bird in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
E) which the Chinese scientists say can be proven from a fossil bird which they found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
E is ruled out because which cannot modify a clause
Similarly D does not makes sense
Between A & C
IMHO A
wht is d OA??
Birds' feathers appear to have evolved from dinosaur scales well over 100 million years ago, Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
A) Chinese scientists have shown, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.
B) Chinese scientists have shown a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.-seems as if two different sentences are cosntructed.
C) Chinese scientists showed, based on a fossil bird found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.-showed past tense
D) when the Chinese scientists found a fossil bird in the Yixian mountains of northern China.--birds feather appear to evolve only when the chinese scientists found the fossil.This is awkward.
E) which the Chinese scientists say can be proven from a fossil bird which they found in the Yixian mountains of northern China.-wordy and awkward
This is a bit tricky.
The sentence can be re-writen as (just to solve it !!)
Chinese scientists have shown that Birds' feathers appear to have evolved from dinosaur scales well over 100 million years ago........
My answer is in bold.
Puys help to solve this qs-
In the last twenty years,despite the chauvinism of European connoisseurs, california wines are respected throughout the world.
A. are respected
B. have gained respect
I have narrowed down to option A and option B, using POE.
Which option will you choose?pls provide explanation.
Puys help to solve this qs-
In the last twenty years,despite the chauvinism of European connoisseurs, california wines are respected throughout the world.
A. are respected
B. have gained respect
I have narrowed down to option A and option B, using POE.
Which option will you choose?pls provide explanation.
I would go for B.
sentence starts with "in the last 20 years..." so it indicates continuity. so "have gained" is better option.
Puys help to solve this qs-
In the last twenty years,despite the chauvinism of European connoisseurs, california wines are respected throughout the world.
A. are respected
B. have gained respect
I have narrowed down to option A and option B, using POE.
Which option will you choose?pls provide explanation.
Have gained..call is:-> "In the last twenty years" , so the "gain in respect" is perfect tense...
moreover, the more closer call would be
"Were respected" / "have gained respect"...
BTW ...are respected is passive as well
Have gained..call is:-> "In the last twenty years" , so the "gain in respect" is perfect tense...
moreover, the more closer call would be
"Were respected" / "have gained respect"...
BTW ...are respected is passive as well
actually were respected struck my mind first..
thx for the clarification.
Puys help to solve this qs-
In the last twenty years,despite the chauvinism of European connoisseurs, california wines are respected throughout the world.
A. are respected
B. have gained respect
I have narrowed down to option A and option B, using POE.
Which option will you choose?pls provide explanation.
I would go for B.
sentence starts with "in the last 20 years..." so it indicates continuity. so "have gained" is better option.
Have gained..call is:-> "In the last twenty years" , so the "gain in respect" is perfect tense...
moreover, the more closer call would be
"Were respected" / "have gained respect"...
BTW ...are respected is passive as well
actually were respected struck my mind first..
thx for the clarification.
Puys
,are respected-->passive although but shows present indefinite tense i.e although in past and in present as well as may be in future(indefinite).
were respected-->only in past, not in present and future(appropriate only for past growth of respect).
have gained respect--> Respect is confirmed but no confirmation on growth in respect for present as well as future.
Hence, Option-1 fits here.
Puys,
are respected-->passive although but shows present indefinite tense i.e although in past and in present as well as may be in future(indefinite).
were respected-->only in past, not in present and future(appropriate only for past growth of respect).
have gained respect--> Respect is confirmed but no confirmation on growth in respect for present as well as future.
Hence, Option-1 fits here.
Well, well , well...Sorry Ponds but frankly speaking, I could not buy-in your argument...though let me take another perspective (which is nothing but basics)
"In the last 20 years" Modifies what???????
A) chauvinism of European connoisseurs
2) Californian's wine respect
Answer could be simple, what follows the modifier...
So: it means In last 20 year there was abundance in feeling of "the chauvinism of European connoisseurs"...
and last 20 years does not modify the Californian's wine respect...
so we are free from the boundation that we have to pick the perfect tense, as it's about the past 20 years...something which has completed
Now if you llok at the last sentence, its written kind-a making a general statement/known fact => indefinite tense,
it may be an argument to explain as why someone pick the Are respected/Over the perfect form...
Still i would stick to my answer of B as chauvinism of European / Respect for something else comes out
In the last twenty years,despite the chauvinism of European connoisseurs, california wines are respected throughout the world.
A. are respected
B. have gained respect
thanks puys anish...amsey.. ponds...
lots of discussion
OA for this qs is B
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Again i have narrowed down to below mentioned two options. Please choose your option with a sound explanation. 
Contrary to popular opinion, the movement toward a service economy is leading neither to lower standards of living,more of a unequal distribution of income, or displacing the physical production of goods.
A. not leading to lower standards of living , more of an unequal distribution of income, and it is not
B. not leading to lower standards of living or to a more unequal distribution of income, nor is it
Puys help me to solve this question
Again
Contrary to popular opinion, the movement toward a service economy is leading neither to lower standards of living,more of a unequal distribution of income, or displacing the physical production of goods.
A. not leading to lower standards of living , more of an unequal distribution of income, and it is not
B. not leading to lower standards of living or to a more unequal distribution of income, nor is it
Has to be B)...
Not X Nor Y...is the construct....Hope i have not overlooked...
must be option B
different grammar sources have given me contradicting information about the use of NOR/OR.. but I stick to what I learnt in school.. I guess Wren and Martin ;)
NOR or OR can be used in sentences where we could have used NEITHER-NOR and EITHER-OR, without actually using NEITHER/EITHER.. that implies NOR can be used in place of NOT to negate the stem following it..
not
STEM 1: [ leading to lower standards of living or to a more unequal distribution of income ]
PLUS
nor
Stem 2: [ is it ]
"NOT STEM1 NOR STEM2" is same as "NEITHER X NOR Y".. so to me this is completely sensible sentence..
please correct me if I am wrong.. ;)
Puys help me to solve this question
Again
Contrary to popular opinion, the movement toward a service economy is leading neither to lower standards of living,more of a unequal distribution of income, or displacing the physical production of goods.
A. not leading to lower standards of living , more of an unequal distribution of income, and it is not
B. not leading to lower standards of living or to a more unequal distribution of income, nor is it
Varun,
Nice explanation and i agree with you. However, i have a confusion.
"nor is it" as against "nor it is" ok? plz clarify.
must be option B
different grammar sources have given me contradicting information about the use of NOR/OR.. but I stick to what I learnt in school.. I guess Wren and Martin ;)
NOR or OR can be used in sentences where we could have used NEITHER-NOR and EITHER-OR, without actually using NEITHER/EITHER.. that implies NOR can be used in place of NOT to negate the stem following it..
not
STEM 1: [ leading to lower standards of living or to a more unequal distribution of income ]
PLUS
nor
Stem 2: [ is it ]
"NOT STEM1 NOR STEM2" is same as "NEITHER X NOR Y".. so to me this is completely sensible sentence..
please correct me if I am wrong.. ;)
Varun,
Nice explanation and i agree with you. However, i have a confusion.
"nor is it" as against "nor it is" ok? plz clarify.
stumped.. :biggrin:
humm.. jox apart I guess the usage is contextual.. when referring to a noun you can use "nor it is", but when referring to a clause "nor is it" sounds most appropriate..
lemme try with one example..
PGuy is not crap, nor it is blah blan blah
hope that helps.. 😉