Sentence Correction for CAT 2012

Set 47,
1. (E) taking more responsibility for their product's disposal

2. (D) the replacing of steel by means of materials like
>Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.

A. basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California

B. basing a marketing and distribution system on the imported produce of Florida and California

C. basing a system of marketing and distribution on the import of produce from Florida and California

D. a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California

E. a marketing and distribution system importing produce from Florida and California as its base


my take
(D)a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California
geekygirl Says
>Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.


D. a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California

Reason - to maintain parallelism
geekygirl Says
1. Indian parents gave their children more freedom ??

Option 1,
It is time Indian parents gave their children more freedom.

Select the option that best replaces the underlined part -

It is time Indian parents give their children more freedom.

1. Indian parents gave their children more freedom
2. Indian parents should give their children more freedom



Option 1 -Indian parents gave their children more freedom
>Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.

A. basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California

B. basing a marketing and distribution system on the imported produce of Florida and California

C. basing a system of marketing and distribution on the import of produce from Florida and California

D. a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California

E. a marketing and distribution system importing produce from Florida and California as its base

B seems correct
>Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.



D. a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California


>Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.

D. a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California
>Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.

A. basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California

B. basing a marketing and distribution system on the imported produce of Florida and California

C. basing a system of marketing and distribution on the import of produce from Florida and California

D. a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California

E. a marketing and distribution system importing produce from Florida and California as its base


My take (E)
Q.
The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

AGREE

a Do you agree to the conditions?
b The food did not agree with me.

c Our views on religion agree.
d I agree to her analysis of the situation.

Answer is D
Can any one explain why the answer is not b

Dear Prakash

Please explain the logic behind the answers in set 46.
I am new to this tread and I am not able to grasp the logic.
It will be a great help from you.

Select the option that best replaces the underlined part -

It is time Indian parents give their children more freedom.

1. Indian parents gave their children more freedom
2. Indian parents should give their children more freedom


My take : option 2
>Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.

A. basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California

B. basing a marketing and distribution system on the imported produce of Florida and California

C. basing a system of marketing and distribution on the import of produce from Florida and California

D. a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California

E. a marketing and distribution system importing produce from Florida and California as its base


I'll go with option D
Q.
The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

AGREE

a Do you agree to the conditions?
b The food did not agree with me.

c Our views on religion agree.
d I agree to her analysis of the situation.

Answer is D
Can any one explain why the answer is not b


Agree to ----when we agree to an idea
Agree with ----when we agree with a person

For more clarity , here is a small example :
I agree with her .
I agree to the plan that she has proposed.

Hope it clears all doubts
Option 1,
It is time Indian parents gave their children more freedom.




Can you please explain why it is correct. I marked "should give" as correct option.

Thanks

my answer was incorrect.

Which of the following sentence is correct -
1. When I returned home from trekking, the rain began to fall.
2. When I returned home from trekking, the rain had begun to fall.

Come with the explanation.

Correct the following -
1. Ram asked me whether I had a car and would I pick him up.
2. You should always write with ink.
3. All his kids love each other.

Kindly explain the answer.

pari123 Says
My take : option 2


Option 1 is correct but i don't have logic to explain the same
Which of the following sentence is correct -
1. When I returned home from trekking, the rain began to fall.
2. When I returned home from trekking, the rain had begun to fall.

Come with the explanation.

Correct the following -
1. Ram asked me whether I had a car and would I pick him up.
2. You should always write with ink.
3. All his kids love each other.

Kindly explain the answer.

pandeyn Says
Option 1 is correct but i don't have logic to explain the same

Ram asked me if I had a car and whether i would pick him up.
You should always write in ink.
All his kids love one another.


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