puys I knos this has been posted many times on the forum but please explain why E is not the correct ans.
"is extending" is parallel to " that is an interwoven...............and is extending "
Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore some 10,300 years ago and extending for more than 33 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
(A) extending
(B) extends
(C) extended
(D) it extended
(E) is extending
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
my answers
1) E
2) E
puys I knos this has been posted many times on the forum but please explain why E is not the correct ans.
"is extending" is parallel to " that is an interwoven...............and is extending "
Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore some 10,300 years ago and extending for more than 33 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
(A) extending
(B) extends
(C) extended
(D) it extended
(E) is extending
Let me try to explain dis...
d structure of sentece is a giant fungus that is an .. blah blah and..spawned by....and extending..
Now spawned & extending are past participle and present participle respectively and both are parallel.
whenever there is a noun or adjective which modifies subject, present participle is used ie +ing.
whenever there is a noun or adjective which modifies object, past pariciple is used
Here, extend modifies giant fungus which is subject.therefore extending sud b used.
spawn modifies single fertilized spore which is object. therefore spawned sud b used.
n remember spawned and extending are parallel. is extending will violate d rule.. hope u'll get it....
thanks sdt83 !!!!! I'll remember that rule.
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.
(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
i'll go with option E
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
both E
parallelism being the main reason here !!!
OA plz !!
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 - too many its
(C) it, then prime it, then paint it - too many its
(D) the surface and apply primer before you
apply paint to the surface - not concise
(E) the surface, apply primer to the surface and then paint it - it doesnot have a clear referent
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
so A and B it is
OA please !!
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
My answers to the questions are
E and D
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
IMO:
1 - C, (Not very confident, but all other choices seem awkward)
2 - E, (companies's is correct and 'to profit' is parallel to 'to pay off'
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.
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.
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IMO - 1 = C; 2 = C. Similar construction and 'fact of there being' appears awkward.
1. In order to evenly and effectively paint a rough surface, it is necessary to sand it and apply primer before applying the paint.
IMO = A
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.
IMO = B
You are correct for both. It is A and B.
For the second one can you please expain your approach. ( Why not A or C ?)
so A and B it is
OA please !!
OA for these are C and D.
1. IMO the ans for the first one should be 'D' but since it contains "exists" and the subject is plural " Women" option D is not valid so the next best option is 'C'
Please post what do you think about this ?
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
OA for these are C and D.
1. IMO the ans for the first one should be 'D' but since it contains "exists" and the subject is plural " Women" option D is not valid so the next best option is 'C'
Please post what do you think about this ?
..... there are in America ... construction somehow doesnt convince me
if somebody could shed some light on this OA please !!
You are correct for both. It is A and B.
For the second one can you please expain your approach. ( Why not A or C ?)
in option B .. it is the power of .... and power is the subject hence has is the correct verb
in every other option it is incorrect. i would suggest you to plug in the sentence and read the whole thing and B is the best sentence, with correct logical meaning.
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 - both the power of the chips and the electronic devices they drive ... complete alters the meaning
(B) the chips' circuits more complex, the power of both the chips and the electronic devices they drive has - correctly attributes the changes to power and .. it is power that vastly increases .. therefore right
(C) the chips' circuits are more complex, both the power of the chips and the electronic devices they drive has - same mistake
(D) their circuits are more complex, the power of both the chips and the electronic devices they drive have - construction itself is wrong
(E) their circuits more complex, both the power of the chips and the electronic devices they drive have - construction itself is wrong
one can eliminate D E immediately
Among A, B, C
B conveys the correct meaning
Here is another one..
The peaks of a mountain range, acting like rocks in a streambed, produce ripples in the air flowing over them; the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are known as "standing waves."
(A) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are
(B) crests and troughs that remain stationary although they are formed by rapidly moving air, are
(C) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, is
(D) stationary crests and troughs although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are
(E) stationary crests and troughs although they are formed by rapidly moving air, is
Please explain!!
Here is another one..
The peaks of a mountain range, acting like rocks in a streambed, produce ripples in the air flowing over them; the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are known as "standing waves."
(A) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are
(B) crests and troughs that remain stationary although they are formed by rapidly moving air, are
(C) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, is
(D) stationary crests and troughs although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are
(E) stationary crests and troughs although they are formed by rapidly moving air, is
Please explain!!
Here the subject is resulting flow pattern , there fore verb shud be is and not are ... so A B and D are eliminated it
Between C and E ... E uses passive form .. so i'd rather go for C, which is nicely framed and the info between the comma, modifies "the resulting flow patterns''
Therefore Answer C, IMO
Cheers !!
Here is another one..
The peaks of a mountain range, acting like rocks in a streambed, produce ripples in the air flowing over them; the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are known as "standing waves."
(A) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are
(B) crests and troughs that remain stationary although they are formed by rapidly moving air, are
(C) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, is
(D) stationary crests and troughs although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are
(E) stationary crests and troughs although they are formed by rapidly moving air, is
Please explain!!
C should be the answer.
3:2 split.
Singular " the resulting flow pattern" so " is " needed and not are. Eliminate A,B,and D.
Yup.. C is the correct answer.. I eliminated 3 on the basis on singular.. forgot to check Active/Passive.. :splat:
Thanks..
C should be the answer.
3:2 split.
Singular " the resulting flow pattern" so " is " needed and not are. Eliminate A,B,and D.