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The commission has directed advertisers to restrict the use of the word natural to foods that do not contain color or flavor additives, chemical preservatives, or nothing that has been synthesized. A. or nothing that has been B. or that has been C. and nothing that is D. or anything that has been E. and anything
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09 May 2008, 06:29
Still thinking..
The commission has directed advertisers to restrict the use of the word natural to foods that do not contain
color or flavor additives,
chemical preservatives, or
synthesized stuff...
(D Wins)
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Re: SC - Food additves [#permalink]
09 May 2008, 06:31
bsd_lover wrote: The commission has directed advertisers to restrict the use of the word natural to foods that do not contain color or flavor additives, chemical preservatives, or nothing that has been synthesized.
A. or nothing that has been
B. or that has been
C. and nothing that is
D. or anything that has been
E. and anything I went with D here. I believe "or" is correct. If you use "and", the food can be "neutral" if it has one of those three. I don't believe this is the intended meaning.
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09 May 2008, 13:01
foods that do not contain X, Y, or Z. Eliminates C & E. Between B & D. My pick is B is for concision. I am not sure if D is gramatically incorrect. bsd_lover wrote: The commission has directed advertisers to restrict the use of the word natural to foods that do not contain color or flavor additives, chemical preservatives, or nothing that has been synthesized.
A. or nothing that has been
B. or that has been
C. and nothing that is
D. or anything that has been
E. and anything
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yavasani wrote: Guys, why is B wrong ? Hi Yavasani, B is wrong because "foods" does not agree with "has" in number. we need "have" here.
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OA is D
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30 Dec 2008, 05:40
Between D and E, I choose D.
"or" correctly implies "some of potentially many", whereas
"and" implies only absence of listed items make food "natural"
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01 Nov 2009, 10:59
Guys, between B and D, the only difference is anything and nothing. Why is anything better than nothing?? Thanks.
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03 Jan 2011, 10:26
D is parallel -------- X,Y,or Z
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15 May 2011, 08:06
D is quite clear. no other options contend here.
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bsd_lover wrote: The commission has directed advertisers to restrict the use of the word natural to foods that do not contain color or flavor additives, chemical preservatives, or nothing that has been synthesized.
A. or nothing that has been
B. or that has been -- awkward
C. and nothing that is
D. or anything that has been
E. and anything Between A and D, anything is the proper usage than nothing. So D.
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+1 D We need "or", not "and". The three items have not to be together. C and E out. "Nothing" is not logical. The negation is already mentioned in "do not contain". With "nothing", we have a positive statement. (-)(-) = (+)
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Between A and D how does D win? In short, how does double negative work here? I can understand that it would be correct if the sentence is The commission....foods that do not contain color or flavor additives, chemical preservatives, or synthesized materials. However, how does the not in 'foods that do NOT CONTAIN' act on 'or anything thet has been synthesized"? 'Or anything that has been synthesized' is not 'not contained' in the foods.
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Re: The commission has directed advertisers to restrict the use [#permalink]
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I have chosen the answer D in this case:
A. The use of the word "nothing" is incorrect. It seems to create a double negative, but we are suggesting that we don't want ingredients that have been synthesized, not the reverse.
B. It is confusing to me what the last "that" refers to. Also, if the last "that" refers to foods, then it should be "have been" and not "has been."
C. The use of the word "or" is correct because any of the 3 elements present in food would mean that the food is not natural. By using the word "and" we are saying that all 3 are required before the food is not natural. Also, "nothing" creates a double negative similar to answer choice A.
D. The use of the word "or" is correct in this case and the meaning of this answer choice makes sense.
E. "And" is used incorrectly here.
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metallicafan wrote: +1 D
We need "or", not "and". The three items have not to be together. C and E out.
"Nothing" is not logical. The negation is already mentioned in "do not contain". With "nothing", we have a positive statement. (-)(-) = (+) Hi, That helps. One doubt: Had E option been "or anything synthesized", would E be better than D (= or anything that has been synthesized) for concision? thanks Divine
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