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The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years

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The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years [#permalink] New post   14 Jul 2008, 20:27
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The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years old, having antedated the use of the first alphabets by some 1,500 years.
a) old, having antedated the use
b) old, having antedated the invention
c) old, antedating the use
d) old and antedate the use
e) old and antedate the invention

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Re: The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years [#permalink] New post   14 Jul 2008, 21:10
IMO C.

C. "antedating" - present progressive tense; somethign that started and is still going on. Hence C.

E. antedate - present tense
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Re: The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years [#permalink] New post   15 Jul 2008, 01:25
a) old, having antedated the use
having awkward

b) old, having antedated the invention
having awkward + invention

c) old, antedating the use
use of present progressive, subordinate clause used properly.

d) old and antedate the use
use of conjunction, nut the clauses are not parallel in weight. Subordination required.

e) old and antedate the invention
use of conjunction, nut the clauses are not parallel in weight. Subordination required. + invention is awkward
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Re: The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years [#permalink] New post   15 Jul 2008, 05:50
xang wrote:
The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years old, having antedated the use of the first alphabets by some 1,500 years.
a) old, having antedated the use
b) old, having antedated the invention
c) old, antedating the use
d) old and antedate the use
e) old and antedate the invention

Pls, post explanations!


D.

IMO "antedating" in C is gerund and isn't present progressive tense; and so are A & B (gerund phrase "having antedated")
and can be eliminated.

Between D & E.
I will vote for D, because "invention of first alphabets" sounds incorrect.
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Re: The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years [#permalink] New post   16 Jul 2008, 17:50
alpha_plus_gamma wrote:
xang wrote:
The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years old, having antedated the use of the first alphabets by some 1,500 years.
a) old, having antedated the use
b) old, having antedated the invention
c) old, antedating the use
d) old and antedate the use
e) old and antedate the invention

Pls, post explanations!


D.

IMO "antedating" in C is gerund and isn't present progressive tense; and so are A & B (gerund phrase "having antedated")
and can be eliminated.

Between D & E.
I will vote for D, because "invention of first alphabets" sounds incorrect.



Good Explanation! OA is D.
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Re: The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years [#permalink] New post   16 Jul 2008, 18:51
xang wrote:
alpha_plus_gamma wrote:
xang wrote:
The earliest texts in cuneiform script are about 5,000 years old, having antedated the use of the first alphabets by some 1,500 years.
a) old, having antedated the use
b) old, having antedated the invention
c) old, antedating the use
d) old and antedate the use
e) old and antedate the invention

Pls, post explanations!


D.

IMO "antedating" in C is gerund and isn't present progressive tense; and so are A & B (gerund phrase "having antedated")
and can be eliminated.

Between D & E.
I will vote for D, because "invention of first alphabets" sounds incorrect.



Good Explanation! OA is D.[/quote}

I realized my mistake and foudn antother error and why D is right

D. The subject verb agreement is correct in D

Texts are "old"
and
Texts "antedate" the use...

Hence A, B, and C are out.

E. invention is worng and it has to state "use"



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