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Grammar FaceOff- Need More to sound off [#permalink]
 15 Jul 2003, 08:37
22. In its most recent approach, the comet Crommelin
passed the Earth at about the same distance and in
about the same position, some 25 degrees above the
horizon, (that Halley's comet will pass) the next time
it appears.
(A) that Halley's comet will pass
(B) that Halley's comet is to be passing
(C) as Halley's comet
(D) as will Halley's comet
(E) as Halley's comet will do
What is wrong with ( as will do...)
Last edited by Curly05 on 17 Jul 2003, 18:40, edited 1 time in total.
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Please try to understand the difference.
He is as tall as I am.
Do i need am here .NO
Simlarly, our meaning is conveyed by option D.
as will hailey's comet.
We do not require a do after will. Since, we also have to retain parallelism.
HTH
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Still don't get it [#permalink]
15 Jul 2003, 14:54
As tall- as ( noun)
As will- as (verb)
As Haley's Comet will do- how does this violate parallelism ?
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I vote for D.
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I think D is more appropriate
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Re: Still don't get it [#permalink]
15 Jul 2003, 21:23
Curly05 wrote: As tall- as ( noun) As will- as (verb) As Haley's Comet will do- how does this violate parallelism ? It does not violate, it is just wordy
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How does the past time (passed) conform to the future (will)? IMHO: the latter should be WOULD
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The event is going to happen in future..
How can you use a past tense verb "would". It has to be "will".
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think of it as you are choosing the less verbose ofthe options
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