resembling hummingburd seems as if it is a process....... I agree we need something that is present tense.....but D can also be the answer where it refers the sunbird.
IMO: C
Classic parallelism question.
C is the only choice where 'found' and 'resembling' are parallel. Yes, 'found' and 'resemble+ing' are considered parallel. In all other choices, either 'it' or 'that' interferes with parallelism.
IMO: E
few services and little water fits correctly.
but is "whether or not " is this correct usage as per the rules ?
but that sounds as an improper construction
therefore my answer will be B
Here's one..
Downzoning, zoning that typically results in the reduction of housing density, allows for more open space in areas where little water or services exist.
Flaw: Water can be "little" but Services must be "few"
(A) little water or services exist
(B) little water or services exists
(C) few services and little water exists
(D) there is little water or services available
(E) there are few services and little available water
This one is good...
Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.
(A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks
(B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks
(C) superficial if the three major networks all
(D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks
(E) superficial, as when the three major networks each
This one is good...
Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.
(A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks
(B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks
(C) superficial if the three major networks all
(D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks
(E) superficial, as when the three major networks each
This one is good...
Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.
(A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks: Wrong... using a plural verb, broadcast, with a singular subject, each.
(B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks : awkward ...wrong meaning
(C) superficial if the three major networks all :Wrong meaning.
(D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks:Wrong meaning.
(E) superficial, as when the three major networks each :same meaning as A, and corrects the subject/verb agreement problem.
guys,
can someone explain the difference between eventhough and although
guys,
can someone explain the difference between eventhough and although
Guys,
Ive a doubt. pl. read this
"After the renovations, the museum boasted a new atrium style entrance, to which wood panelling and the artwork of several notable american painters had been added"
why not "have been added" is right? bcos 2 items namely wood panelling and artwork (so plural) have been added. correct me if im wrong
The vocablury seems to be easy at/in the begining
Guys,
Ive a doubt. pl. read this
"After the renovations, the museum boasted a new atrium style entrance, to which wood panelling and the artwork of several notable american painters had been added"
why not "have been added" is right? bcos 2 items namely wood panelling and artwork (so plural) have been added. correct me if im wrong
1. That the new managing editor rose from the publications soft news sections to a leadership position is more of a landmark in the industry than her being a woman.
A. her being a woman
B. being a woman is
C. her womanhood
D. that she was a woman
E. that she is a woman
2. In a leveraged buyout, investors borrow huge sums of money to buy companies, hoping to pay off the debt by using the company's earnings and to profit richly by the later resale of the companies or their divisions.
A. by using the company's earnings and to profit
B. by using the companies' earnings and by profiting
C. using the companies' earnings and profiting
D. with the company's earnings, profiting
E. with the companies' earnings and to profit
1. That the new managing editor rose from the publications soft news sections to a leadership position is more of a landmark in the industry than her being a woman.
A. her being a woman
her being??
B. being a woman is
"X is more of a landmark than Y is." seems to be more idiomatic
C. her womanhood
not sure why this is wrong..
D. that she was a woman
that doesn't seem rightshe was???
E. that she is a woman
again, that doesn't seem right
2. In a leveraged buyout, investors borrow huge sums of money to buy companies, hoping to pay off the debt by using the company's earnings and to profit richly by the later resale of the companies or their divisions.
A. by using the company's earnings and to profit
'by using' is inappropriate
B. by using the companies' earnings and by profiting
'by using' is inappropriate
C. using the companies' earnings and profiting
violates parallelism
D. with the company's earnings, profiting
violates parallelism
E. with the companies' earnings and to profit
to profit is parallel with to pay
OA are
1. E
2. E
good ones!!!
IMO -
1. B
2. E
1. In order to evenly and effectively paint a rough surface, it is necessary to sand it and apply primer before applying the paint.
(A) it and apply primer before applying the paint
(B) it and prime it and paint it
(C) it, then prime it, then paint it
(D) the surface and apply primer before you
apply paint to the surface
(E) the surface, apply primer to the surface and then paint it
2. As the etched lines on computer memory chips have become thinner and the chips circuits more complex,
both the power of the chips and the electronic devices they drive have vastly increased.
(A) the chips circuits more complex, both the power of the chips and the electronic devices they drive have
(B) the chips circuits more complex, the power of both the chips and the electronic devices they drive has
(C) the chips circuits are more complex, both the power of the chips and the electronic devices they drive has
(D) their circuits are more complex, the power of both the chips and the electronic devices they drive have
(E) their circuits more complex, both the power of the chips and the electronic devices they drive have
1. A day-care discussion must begin with the fact ofthere being in America four and one-half million working women whose children under six years of age are being cared for by others.
(A) A day-care discussion must begin with the fact of there being
(B) Beginning any discussion of day care must be the fact of there being
(C) Any discussion of day care must begin with the fact that there are
(D) Any discussion of day care must begin by acknowledging the fact that there exists
(E) To begin a discussion of day care there must be an acknowledgement of the fact that
2. A discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact of there being an independent Western Europe which now thinks of itself in trans-nationalist terms.
A. A discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact of there being
B. Beginning any discussion of our nations foreign policy must be the fact of there being
C. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin with the fact that there is
D. Any discussion of our nations foreign policy must begin by acknowledging the existence of
E. To begin discussing our nations foreign policy thee must be an acknowledgment of the fact that