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James and Amy met to discuss her homework
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| Wrong : Compound Noun with AND |
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The period (when the great painted caves at Lascaux and Altamira were occupied by Upper Paleolithic people) has been established (by carbon-14 dating), but what is much more difficult to determine are the reason for their decoration, the use to which primitive people put the caves, and the meaning of the magnificently depicted animals.
(A) has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are
(B) has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine is
(C) have been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine is
(D) have been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are
(E) are established by carbon-14 dating, but that which is much more difficult to determine is |
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Answer : B
has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine is
S-V aggrement : has been ==> Period
what is much more difficult to determine ==> is
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| On the stage (is/are) professor Julio, who one the noble prize and professor Albright |
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On the stage (are) professor Julio, who one the noble prize and professor Albright
"who one the noble prize" is a modifier the subject is still compound.
Noun , modifier and Noun 2 =Plural |
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(Although no proof (yet) exists (of electromagnetic fields) generated( by household appliances) posing any health threat,) mounting scientific evidence has convinced many experts that there is cause for concern.
(B) of electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances that pose any threat to health
(C) that electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances pose any threat to health
(D) that poses any threat to health from electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances
(E) for any health threat posed by electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances |
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Answer is B
Preposition + Noun + VERBing is most of the time incorrect.
If the action is the object of the preposition then verbing is incorrect.
proof of fields posing a threat ==> incorrect
example 2 : There is no evidence of my brother stealing the candy (Wrong as evidence of my brother) does not make sense We want evidence of stealing. |
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During the past decade, the labor market in France has not been operating according to free market principles, instead it has been functioning in a stifled manner as a result of various government regulations that restrict the hiring and firing of workers
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| This choice incorrectly uses a comma to connect two independent clauses, thus creating a run-on sentence. Two independent clauses must be connected either by a conjunction, such as “and” or “but,” or by a semicolon. |
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Geologists once thought that the molten rock known as lava was an underground remnant of Earth's earliest days, sporadically erupting through volcanoes, but they now know that it is continuously created by the heat of the radioactivity deep inside the planet.
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Geologists once thought that the molten rock known as lava was an underground continuously created by the heat of the radioactivity deep inside the planet.
Which is correct A or B
Geologists once thought that the molten rock known as lava was an underground remnant of Earth's earliest days, which sporadically erupted |
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A is correct.
his choice improperly uses the relative pronoun "which" to modify "Earth's earliest days" instead of "molten rock known as lava."clause |
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The health commissioner said that the government had implemented strict measures to eradicate the contaminated food and, despite the recent illnesses, it will tryto prevent the outbreak from recurring in the future.
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it will try
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that it tried
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it had tried
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it would have tried
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that it would try
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Answer is E
that the government is parallel to
that it would try
Also while refering future from past, conditional would is required.
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Notes from Thursdays with Tommy (Jan 5, 2012)
Verbal has more weight then Quant (That explains bad verbal drops the score)
SC : Modifiers with everything underlined : How do you approach ? |
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1. Although no split seems apparent , there is some form of split always there
2. As the modifier moves around , look for the subtle change in the meaning. (eg. Staturn Rings looking from far are solid) Thisis wrong
3. Dont look at just the begining and the end. (Look for splits anywhere in the sentence)
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