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opinion on/in [#permalink] New post   11 Sep 2009, 22:42
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PLease answer with an explanation



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Re: opinion on/in [#permalink] New post   12 Sep 2009, 08:19
I would choose B
Most importantly as is better to use in this situation rather like
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Re: opinion on/in [#permalink] New post   12 Sep 2009, 08:32
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PLease answer with an explanation


I'm going with B.

I looked at the answer choices and pulled out all of the unnecessary words in B...

"... helped shape public opinion in such areas as attitudes toward children and families and the relative merits of competition and cooperation."

"such ... as" is idiomatic
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Re: opinion on/in [#permalink] New post   14 Sep 2009, 07:45
When we give examples, it is appropriate to use "such as" than like and also a thumb rule is "use like for nouns" (though not applicable always). so i ruled out the options "A" , "C" , "E"

between B and D i choose B because Margeret did not helped the gerund "shaping of" rathar the activities such as mentioned in the sentence.
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Re: opinion on/in [#permalink] New post   26 Jun 2010, 14:21
D & E are incorrect as those has no antecedent.
In C, also about should be connected to the main clause with a conjunction.
Thus C is incorrect.
B follows parallel structure X and Y and use "such as" in a correct manner.

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Re: opinion on/in [#permalink] New post   26 Jun 2010, 22:33
Convinced the answer is B :-)
I think D and E are wordy. OUT
help the shaping of x
help shape x
such x as ---> is used to introduce examples
B need some cosmetic changes. just to make sure that we are talking about two things - attitudes towards children and families & relative merits of competition and cooperation.
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Re: opinion on/in [#permalink] New post   14 Jul 2010, 12:52
B for me. Because we need 'such as' to introduce examples. All other options dont make any sense.



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