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In the last few decades, physicists have identified the existence of different “flavors” of subatomic particles called quarks, most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display a property known as color charge. (A) most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display (B) most of them as small or smaller than the electron and displaying (C) mostly as small or smaller than the electron, displaying (D) mostly at least as small as the electron, which display (E) most of them at least as small as the electron, displaying
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Fairly straight. As small or smaller than is wrong idiom. So A , B and C are out. D: Mostly is an adverb; we want a pronoun such as most to refer to the noun quarks. So D is wrong E is the ultimate choice.
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OA Added  Thanks I thought it was thougher. A good exercise
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Good explanation!!
I got it right but couldnt have expolained the reasons better
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daagh wrote: Fairly straight. As small or smaller than is wrong idiom. So A , B and C are out.
D: Mostly is an adverb; we want a pronoun such as most to refer to the noun quarks. So D is wrong
E is the ultimate choice. Hi, Doesn't "them" in choice E seems to have antecedent error? In the last few decades, physicists have identified the existence of different “flavors” of subatomic particles called quarks, [color=#ff00000]most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display[/color] a property known as color charge. Them can refer to physicists/quarks right?
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shanmugamgsn wrote: daagh wrote: Fairly straight. As small or smaller than is wrong idiom. So A , B and C are out.
D: Mostly is an adverb; we want a pronoun such as most to refer to the noun quarks. So D is wrong
E is the ultimate choice. Hi, Doesn't "them" in choice E seems to have antecedent error? In the last few decades, physicists have identified the existence of different “flavors” of subatomic particles called quarks, [color=#ff00000]most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display[/color] a property known as color charge. Them can refer to physicists/quarks right? Hii Shan. "most of them......." is a modifier and hence it will modify the subject of only the preceding clause. The preceding clause is "called quarks". Hope this helps.
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Marcab wrote: shanmugamgsn wrote: daagh wrote: Fairly straight. As small or smaller than is wrong idiom. So A , B and C are out.
D: Mostly is an adverb; we want a pronoun such as most to refer to the noun quarks. So D is wrong
E is the ultimate choice. Hi, Doesn't "them" in choice E seems to have antecedent error? In the last few decades, physicists have identified the existence of different “flavors” of subatomic particles called quarks, [color=#ff00000]most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display[/color] a property known as color charge. Them can refer to physicists/quarks right? Hii Shan. "most of them......." is a modifier and hence it will modify the subject of only the preceding clause. The preceding clause is "called quarks". Hope this helps. Thanks marcab! ya "most of them... " is modifier. So u mean pronoun in modifier refers to antecedent modifies clause/noun ! am i right?
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Hii Shan. Here "them" refers to "quarks" and hence "most of them" correctly refers to "most of quarks". Hope this helps.
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Marcab wrote: Hii Shan.
Here "them" refers to "quarks" and hence "most of them" correctly refers to "most of quarks".
Hope this helps. ya i got it .... hmm thanks marcab ....
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In the last few decades, physicists have identified the existence of different “flavors” of subatomic particles called quarks, most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display a property known as color charge. (A) most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display WRONG IDIOM (B) most of them as small or smaller than the electron and displaying WRONG IDIOM (C) mostly as small or smaller than the electron, displaying WRONG IDIOM (D) mostly at least as small as the electron, which display WHICH is used falsely (E) most of them at least as small as the electron, displaying CORRECT
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In the last few decades, physicists have identified the existence of different “flavors” of subatomic particles called quarks, most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display a property known as color charge. (A) most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display--- "which" is referring to eletron instead of quarks(B) most of them as small or smaller than the electron and displaying --- idiom "as small as",(C) mostly as small or smaller than the electron, displaying--- awkward(D) mostly at least as small as the electron, which display WHICH--- samae as A is used falsely (E) most of them at least as small as the electron, displaying------- correct
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