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On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are

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On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2005, 07:19
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On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow, as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks.

A. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow
B. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are, it is believed, the rate of tree growth
C. On Earth, the rate at which trees grow is believed to be among the surest indications of sunspot cycles
D. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles, believed to be the tree growth rate
E. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles is believed to be the rate at which trees grow



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Re: On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2005, 10:03
I take (C). it is the rate of tree growth that is believed to be a sure indicator.

D and E say.....among the indications is believed to be the rate....(it seems as though believed to be is among the indications). A and B say the same thing as D and E. I am not comfortable with such construct.
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Re: On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2005, 14:07
Yes, C should be it...

On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow, as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks.

A. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow
- verb problem. Need IS instead of ARE and need at which to define rate...
B. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are, it is believed, the rate of tree growth
- again verb problem...
C. On Earth, the rate at which trees grow is believed to be among the surest indications of sunspot cycles
- good, keep this.
D. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles, believed to be the tree growth rate
- sentence fragment... No main verb... all phrases...
E. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles is believed to be the rate at which trees grow
- here last phrase should modify the cycles not the growth of trees...
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Re: On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2005, 15:47
okdongdong wrote:
On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow, as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks.

A. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow
B. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are, it is believed, the rate of tree growth
C. On Earth, the rate at which trees grow is believed to be among the surest indications of sunspot cycles
D. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles, believed to be the tree growth rate
E. Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles is believed to be the rate at which trees grow


E--- as seen in the rings visible should modify tree growth not sunspot cycle as in C.
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Re: On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are [#permalink] New post   16 Aug 2005, 04:39
agree with E) it is followed correctly by "as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks." Also "is believed to be" is singular
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Re: On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are [#permalink] New post   18 Aug 2005, 01:13
In C i'm not sure if it is refering to the trunks of trees or the trunks of sunspot cycles.

any explanation?
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Re: On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are [#permalink] New post   24 Apr 2006, 05:59
I am reviving this cause i saw it on gmatprep. The oa is E. Care to elaborate?



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