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SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   30 Jul 2006, 21:46
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   30 Jul 2006, 21:58
Choose D but doubt there should be a comma before it. otherwise, E
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   30 Jul 2006, 22:03
CHEN wrote:
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E 97%

More important that answer and percentage is Why.
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   30 Jul 2006, 23:09
Will go with E here.

IMO the questions tests comparison.

E correctly compares the process of other stars with that of the process in sun.
IMO d has a modifier problem.
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   31 Jul 2006, 10:04
OA is E

Can you explain why D is wrong?
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   31 Jul 2006, 11:14
for the sake of "it", "it" is supposed to refer to SUN
because sun'core is not the object that expand itself to red giant.
Conversely, SUN is the object that becomes red giant.
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D provides that it can only refer to SUN'CORE so D is out.
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   31 Jul 2006, 14:30
Answer : E

A/B/C/D modify the Sun with the reference to a star.

Has to be E.
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   31 Jul 2006, 18:06
ps_dahiya wrote:
OA is E

Can you explain why D is wrong?


as i mentioned above, a comma was necessary in D. it is also a good example of "sentence fragmant", a case of two IC not connected by a proper conjunction.
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   31 Jul 2006, 19:36
ps_dahiya wrote:
OA is E

Can you explain why D is wrong?


I think the problem with D is 'it'

is

it = hydrogen
or
it = sun ?

also

active voice is preferred
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   31 Jul 2006, 20:47
Can someone explain the placement of 'would' in choices D and E.
'it' should refer to some noun just preceding it, right ?
How do we know what 'it' refers to ? :cry:
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   03 Aug 2006, 02:23
ps_dahiya wrote:
OA is E

Can you explain why D is wrong?


Why is A wrong here.... Aren't we comparing Any Star to the Sun..
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   03 Aug 2006, 08:56
sumitsarkar82 wrote:
ps_dahiya wrote:
OA is E

Can you explain why D is wrong?


Why is A wrong here.... Aren't we comparing Any Star to the Sun..

:no :no

We are comparing how a star of mass similar to that of sun will become a white dwarf. So we have to use "as".
Another problem with A is "expansion into red giant" and "ejection of gases" are not happening at the same time. So we can not use "ejecting"
we have to use "it will expand into X and (will) eject Y"

D is wrong because of the reason given by CHEN.

Hope this helps.
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Re: SC: Sun's Hydrogen [#permalink] New post   19 Aug 2006, 04:38
Late, but scientific theory sentences tend to use the modals (would/could/should).

The answer here is (E) for multiple reasons:

1) as....as.... comparison of actions
2) as would be the case.....will happen.... is a common hypothetical scientific phenomenon construction
3) proper use of commas

**Let`s just hope this doesn`t happen anytime in the near future :pray



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