Tuesday, September 30, 2008

SC's Question no - 691, 692

691). The aristocratic values expressed in the writings of Marguerite Yourcenar place her within the French classical tradition, as does her passionate interest in history, particularly Roman history.

(A) as does

(B) so do

(C) as do

(D) so is the case with

(E) similarly, does

692). The attorney turned down the law firm’s offer of a position because she suspected that it was meant merely to fill an affirmative action quota with no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting.

(A) quota with no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting

(B) quota, having no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting

(C) quota and did not reflect a commitment to minority hiring and eventual promotion

(D) quota, not reflecting a commitment to minority hiring and eventual promotion

(E) quota, not one that reflected that minority hiring and eventual promotion was a commitment


Answers:

691). OA - A

B, C - incorrect - subject verb agreement - ..interest(singular)...do(plural)..

D - incorrect - wordy

E - incorrect - awkward

692). OA - C

A, B, D - incorrect - violating parallelism

E - incorrect - awkward

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