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Modification Problems Again. [#permalink] New post 20 Jul 2003, 19:28
I agree with Stolyar. UCLA guy is easy to read.


There has been a 30 to 40-fold ( increase in the incidence of malaria caused by increasing mosquito resistance against) pesticides.

What does " caused by...." modify. ?

b) increase in the incidence of malaria because of increasing resistance of mosquitos to.

What does "Because of increasing resistance of mosquitos to" modify?
I say increase. But what about what modifies "incidence of malaria".?

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Re: Modification Problems Again. [#permalink] New post 20 Jul 2003, 22:27
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What does "Because of increasing resistance of mosquitos to" modify?
I say increase. But what about what modifies "incidence of malaria".?

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Take out the "because of" so you can just look at the subject. Resistance is the subject of the clause. It is not correct to say "resistance against" - it's redundant. That's the biggest reason why (A) is wrong here. "Resistance to" is the proper term.
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Modification [#permalink] New post 21 Jul 2003, 06:25
JP,

I am trying to practice modification. I realize that's an easier way to solve the problem

What does What does "Because of increasing resistance of mosquitos to" modify?

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Re: Modification [#permalink] New post 21 Jul 2003, 09:23
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JP,

I am trying to practice modification. I realize that's an easier way to solve the problem

What does What does "Because of increasing resistance of mosquitos to" modify?

Thank you.
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increase in the incidence of malaria
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JP [#permalink] New post 21 Jul 2003, 10:55
increase in the incidence of malaria is modified by because. I think, not just incidence. Do contrasting words such as because not likely modify the word in front of it?

What does " caused by...." modify. ?


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