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A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
 05 Aug 2008, 06:44
Please Guys,
Can you help out
A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.
A. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
B. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
C. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
D. Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
E. Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
05 Aug 2008, 07:00
don2007 wrote: Please Guys,
Can you help out
A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is singular
A. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
B. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
C. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
D. Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
E. Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that From B and C, I would go with B just because it is usign the simple tense
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
05 Aug 2008, 08:58
B and C are close ones for me.
Ultimately, I went with B.
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
05 Aug 2008, 12:27
don2007 wrote: Please Guys,
Can you help out
A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.
A. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
B. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
C. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
D. Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
E. Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that Clearly C B is wrong.. because comparing " same year of publication " with "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" not a proper comparision.
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
05 Aug 2008, 20:20
I second C as well.
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
06 Aug 2008, 00:17
C seems to be correct.
We are talking in present for the action of past.
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is singular so "was" will be qualified here
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
06 Aug 2008, 00:31
X2suresh,
Is the comparison the same problem with option D and E? Please explain.
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
07 Aug 2008, 22:53
I chose B , but seems like C is the correct choice ... whats the OA anyway ??
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
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Is the comparison the same problem with option D and E? Please explain. D,E suggests that .. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" reveals that "Twain provided.." actually Letter Written by letter by Mark Twain reveals ..."The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that" reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School. D,E distorts the original meaning.
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
08 Aug 2008, 07:32
I will take C. I agree with the opinion that D and E change the meaning of the phrase
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
11 Aug 2008, 09:14
Suresh - you said the comparison is incorrect - how should the sentence be written to be correct?
Don - what's the OA.
Thx.
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
11 Aug 2008, 09:18
don2007 wrote: Please Guys,
Can you help out
A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.
A. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
B. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
C. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
D. Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
E. Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that IMO C)
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Re: A letter by Mark Twain [#permalink]
13 Aug 2008, 05:04
The OA is C
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