Friday, June 29, 2007

SC's Question number - 865 , 866

865). Through the years, the exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee has attracted an international following of discerning consumers.
(A) the exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee has

(B) the coffee of Kenya, with its exquisitely subtle and superbly rich flavors, have

(C) the exquisitely subtle, superbly rich flavors of Kenyan coffee are what has

(D) Kenyan coffee's superb richness and exquisite subtlety of flavor has

(E) the exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee have


866). Tiny quantities of more than thirty rare gases, most of them industrial by-products, threaten to warm the Earth's atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide during the next fifty years.

(A) to warm the Earth's atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide during the next fifty years

(B) to warm the Earth's atmosphere even more rapidly over the next fifty years than carbon dioxide will

(C) during the next fifty years to warm the Earth's atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide

(D) a warming of the Earth's atmosphere during the next fifty years even more rapid than carbon dioxide's

(E) a warming of the Earth's atmosphere even more rapid than carbon dioxide's will be over the next fifty years


Answers:

865). OA - E - exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee have

A, B, D - incorrect - violating subject verb agreement

C - incorrect - awkward; wordy

866). OA - B - Right comparison between the act of tiny particles of rare gases and the act of carbodioxide

A - incorrect - compares 'Tiny quantities of more than thirty rare gases' with 'carbondioxide'. Will must be added before the next fifty years.

C, D, E - incorrect - unidiomatic - threaten to is the right idiom

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