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As a result of medical advances, many people that might at one time have died as children of such infections as diphtheria, pneumonia, or rheumatic fever now live well into old age.
(A) that might at one time have died as children
(B) who might once have died in childhood
(C) that as children might once have died
(D) who in childhood might have at one time died
(E) who, when they were children, might at one time have died
Please explain why you rejected an option.
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22 Jan 2009, 03:34
ritula wrote: B Please explain why you rejected other options.
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22 Jan 2009, 03:47
scthakur wrote: As a result of medical advances, many people that might at one time have died as children of such infections as diphtheria, pneumonia, or rheumatic fever now live well into old age.
(A) that might at one time have died as children
(B) who might once have died in childhood
(C) that as children might once have died
(D) who in childhood might have at one time died
(E) who, when they were children, might at one time have died
Please explain why you rejected an option. i think its D......... option A) incoorect usage of that..... B) the sentence changes the meaning it says that people who have died in childhood, then how can they live well into old age. C) again the usage of that is inappropiate E) wrong use of pronoun "they"
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22 Jan 2009, 23:19
OA is B.
Frankly, I do not understand how B is different in meaning from D (I short listed these two as the options, but was not able to zero down on either B or D). To me, they mean the same. Can someone throw more light on this?
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Re: SC: Medical Advances [#permalink]
23 Jan 2009, 03:20
In B, once means some time in the past (eg Once upon a time), so this conveys that they might have died in childhood But d completely distorts the menaing. It conveys taht they might have died one time and come back again.I hope this helps. scthakur wrote: OA is B.
Frankly, I do not understand how B is different in meaning from D (I short listed these two as the options, but was not able to zero down on either B or D). To me, they mean the same. Can someone throw more light on this?
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23 Jan 2009, 08:22
scthakur wrote: As a result of medical advances, many people that might at one time have died as children of such infections as diphtheria, pneumonia, or rheumatic fever now live well into old age.
(A) that might at one time have died as children
(B) who might once have died in childhood
(C) that as children might once have died
(D) who in childhood might have at one time died
(E) who, when they were children, might at one time have died
Please explain why you rejected an option. A,C -out "that" is not appropriate here. at one time (wordy) = once (concise) D,E are out. D,E also distorts the meaning. as ritula explained.
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Re: SC: Medical Advances [#permalink]
23 Jan 2009, 10:12
who is required after people. D & E really awkward. x2suresh wrote: scthakur wrote: As a result of medical advances, many people that might at one time have died as children of such infections as diphtheria, pneumonia, or rheumatic fever now live well into old age.
(A) that might at one time have died as children
(B) who might once have died in childhood
(C) that as children might once have died
(D) who in childhood might have at one time died
(E) who, when they were children, might at one time have died
Please explain why you rejected an option. A,C -out "that" is not appropriate here. at one time (wordy) = once (concise) D,E are out. D,E also distorts the meaning. as ritual explained. _________________
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