1.Developing nations in various parts of the world have amassed $700 billion in debts; at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the worlds largest multinational banks. (A) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is (B) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, are (C) should they repudiate a significant number of these debts, are (D) if there is a repudiation of a significant number of these debts, would be（A） (E) if a significant number of these debts will be repudiated, is 2.Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but financially strained townships point out that dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads. (A) dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads (B) dirt roads cost twice as much to maintain as paved roads do (C) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as paved roads do (D) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as it does for paved roads（B） (E) to maintain dirt roads costs twice as much as for paved roads
1. IMO A
B and C -- 'are' referring to the singular 'solvency' D -- awkward E -- close but 'will be' doesn't go with the sentence since sentence is in the present tense
2. IMO B A,C & E - wrong comparison(dirt roads with maintenance of paved roads and vice versa) D - 'it' doesn't have a referent
Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus the high costs and low ethics of campaign finance, but they have generally overlooked the cost of actually administering elections, which includes facilities, transport, printing, staffing, and technology. a. b. Analyses of campaign expenditures by the media has been focused on c. In analyzing campaign expenditures, the media have focused on d. Media analyses of campaign expenditures have had as a focus e. In their analysis of campaign expenditures, the media has been focusing on.
The legal considerations that have forced some universities to revise their affirmative action admissions programs are similar to the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices.
a) the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices b) the affirmative action hiring practices that certain large business recently have revised c) those that have recently forced certain large businesses to revise their affirmative action hiring practices d) those recent revisions that have been made by certain large businesses to their affirmative action hiring practices e) what certain large businesses have done to their affirmative action hiring practices in the recent past.
The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets.
(A) (B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the (C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the (D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and (E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and
Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus the high costs and low ethics of campaign finance, but they have generally overlooked the cost of actually administering elections, which includes facilities, transport, printing, staffing, and technology. a. b. Analyses of campaign expenditures by the media has been focused on c. In analyzing campaign expenditures, the media have focused on d. Media analyses of campaign expenditures have had as a focus e. In their analysis of campaign expenditures, the media has been focusing on.
The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets.
(A) (B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the (C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the (D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and (E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and
The legal considerations that have forced some universities to revise their affirmative action admissions programs are similar to the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices.
a) the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices b) the affirmative action hiring practices that certain large business recently have revised c) those that have recently forced certain large businesses to revise their affirmative action hiring practices d) those recent revisions that have been made by certain large businesses to their affirmative action hiring practices e) what certain large businesses have done to their affirmative action hiring practices in the recent past.
The legal considerations that have forced some universities to revise their affirmative action admissions programs are similar to the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices.
a) the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices b) the affirmative action hiring practices that certain large business recently have revised c) those that have recently forced certain large businesses to revise their affirmative action hiring practices d) those recent revisions that have been made by certain large businesses to their affirmative action hiring practices e) what certain large businesses have done to their affirmative action hiring practices in the recent past.
Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus the high costs and low ethics of campaign finance, but they have generally overlooked the cost of actually administering elections, which includes facilities, transport, printing, staffing, and technology. a. b. Analyses of campaign expenditures by the media has been focused on c. In analyzing campaign expenditures, the media have focused on d. Media analyses of campaign expenditures have had as a focus e. In their analysis of campaign expenditures, the media has been focusing on.
The legal considerations that have forced some universities to revise their affirmative action admissions programs are similar to the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices.
a) the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices b) the affirmative action hiring practices that certain large business recently have revised c) those that have recently forced certain large businesses to revise their affirmative action hiring practices d) those recent revisions that have been made by certain large businesses to their affirmative action hiring practices e) what certain large businesses have done to their affirmative action hiring practices in the recent past.
The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets.
(A) (B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the (C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the (D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and (E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and
C should be the answer. No other choice makes sense.
Hope my explanations are correct...pls let me know if there is anything wrong in them..
Hi, could you explain the answers???
1.Developing nations in various parts of the world have amassed $700 billion in debts; at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the worlds largest multinational banks. (A) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is ** The clause after semicolon should be a complete/independent one, with the emphasis on the noun "solvency". We can read the complete sentence, removing the modifier - "at stake is the solvency..." (B) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, are ** "are" refers wrongly to the singular noun solvency (C) should they repudiate a significant number of these debts, are ** same as B. They - refers to?? in the modifying clause.. (D) if there is a repudiation of a significant number of these debts, would be ** "would be followed by "is the" is awkward. (E) if a significant number of these debts will be repudiated, is ** I see an altered intent in this as well.."should be" replaced by "will be" "X should be done" is different from "X will be done" 2.Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but financially strained townships point out that dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads. (A) dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads ** Joiners(I'm not sure what do we call them) like "as well as" ,"as much as", "along with" should have parallel phrases/nouns on both sides. So, the verb "cost" and adverb "twice" together should have balance on both sides. So, "dirt roads" is not equivalent to maintaining paved roads. Rather, "maintain" should be pushed into the neutral part - " cost twice as much as". So, this fits in the phrase - "as much to maintain as" (B) dirt roads cost twice as much to maintain as paved roads do ** "do" in the end correctly refers to the action of "maintaining" (C) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as paved roads do ** Refer to A. maintaining dirt roads and paved roads are not equivalent. (D) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as it does for paved roads ** "it" is ambiguous."for" is wrong. (E) to maintain dirt roads costs twice as much as for paved roads ** wrong usage of "for".
IMO A. Because "similarity" needs to be shown between "the legal considerations" and "the revisions". "those" "what" in C,D,E refer to "the legal considerations" which is wrong. And in B " are similar to" should be followed by a plural noun..and I am not sure if it is a typo..but "certain large business" and "have raised" doesn't suit.
The legal considerations that have forced some universities to revise their affirmative action admissions programs are similar to the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices.
a) the revisions that certain large businesses have recently made to their affirmative action hiring practices b) the affirmative action hiring practices that certain large business recently have revised c) those that have recently forced certain large businesses to revise their affirmative action hiring practices d) those recent revisions that have been made by certain large businesses to their affirmative action hiring practices e) what certain large businesses have done to their affirmative action hiring practices in the recent past.
The answer seems to be straight forward once we recognize that "media" is the plural noun form of "medium". So , it has to be followed by a plural verb "have". Hence, A,B,E are gone. Now between C & D, D has "have had as a focus" refers to "media analyses" but not "media". So, C should be the answer.
Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus the high costs and low ethics of campaign finance, but they have generally overlooked the cost of actually administering elections, which includes facilities, transport, printing, staffing, and technology. a. b. Analyses of campaign expenditures by the media has been focused on c. In analyzing campaign expenditures, the media have focused on d. Media analyses of campaign expenditures have had as a focus e. In their analysis of campaign expenditures, the media has been focusing on.
"from which derive" correctly refers to the northern and the southern Indian alphabets....So, IMO C
The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets.
(A) ** "from which" refers incorrectly to "The Achaemenid empire" ( because of the pronoun it). So, this is a case of altered intent. (B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the ** same as A. (C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the (D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and ** "derives," a singular verb, does not agree with the plural subject "Northern and Southern Indian alphabets." (E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and ** both X and Y. Here X = the northern and Y = southern. They don't match. And also the second pronoun "it" is ambiguous.
