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Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite [#permalink]
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Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise. like nonfiction books as nonfiction books as its interest in nonfiction books like their interest in nonfiction books like its interest in nonfiction books here how can ITS refer to PUBLIC's there is no reference to pronoun here right so how can E be the answer E can anyone please explain
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Hey, please paste the complete question including underlining in the future. I'm not sure if those commas are a part of the underlining or not.
Either way, let me answer your specific question. The "it" here refers to the public. Its is the possessive form of that pronoun. Therefore, its refers to the public's...
P.S. It's is a conjunction of it and is.
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Re: Pronoun reference [#permalink]
08 Jun 2012, 22:02
Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction
books, seems to be on the rise.
• like nonfiction books
• as nonfiction books
• as its interest in nonfiction books
• like their interest in nonfiction books
• like its interest in nonfiction books
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Re: Pronoun reference [#permalink]
09 Jun 2012, 09:58
confused :-/ between their and its. Is there any rule for using their/its with public?
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Re: Pronoun reference [#permalink]
09 Jun 2012, 19:57
dexerash wrote: confused :-/ between their and its.
Is there any rule for using their/its with public? check out vandygrad11 reply .. it shud clear your confusion I guess
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Re: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite [#permalink]
25 Sep 2012, 03:14
venmic wrote: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction
books, seems to be on the rise.
here how can ITS refer to PUBLIC's
there is no reference to pronoun here right so how can E be the answer
E
can anyone please explain like nonfiction books - you need to compare public's appetite for X vs public's interest for Y, hence, ruled out. as nonfiction books - as wrong comparison as its interest in nonfiction books - as-> wrong comparison again like their interest in nonfiction books - their cannot refer to public's like its interest in nonfiction books - logical comparison.
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Re: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite [#permalink]
29 Sep 2012, 03:00
Why 'Like' & not 'As'...What I see in option E is that 'Like' precedes a Clause & not a Noun as it should be
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Re: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite [#permalink]
29 Sep 2012, 05:56
Expanded E Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like its interest in nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise. –Here, if momentarily mask the modifier in between the commas, then it will be clear that the verb actually belongs to the public's appetite for documentary films; thus what follow like is not a clause but simply a noun phrase. Hence E is good.
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Re: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite [#permalink]
29 Sep 2012, 10:01
Thanks daagh.
So correct me If I am wrong.
In the GMAT
'Like' is only compatible with either a Noun or a Noun Phrase (when comparing, Infact,it's always a comparison when we use 'Like')
whereas, 'As' is compatible with a Clause ( when comparing)
& it's As + Noun ( when stating Function / Designation)
Are there still any other exceptions to these guidelines?
If yes, please state them.
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