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The thirteen original British colonies in North America, some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.
A) some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter
B) some being formed as a commercial ventures, others as religious havens, all of which had written charters
C) some that as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, all had written charters
D) with some being formed as a commercial venture, others as religious havens, all had written charters
E) with some formed as commercial ventures, while others as religious havens, each had a written charter
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Re: Biritsh Colonies in North America [#permalink]
24 Sep 2009, 01:36
hey its A sorry in E they are not parallel
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Hussain15 wrote: chandru42 wrote: hey its A sorry in E they are not parallel Can you kindly explain how "E" violates the parallelism??? I think both A and E r parallel. The thins is whether it should be "with some formed" or "some formed".
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so I think A is briefer and is better option.
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Re: Biritsh Colonies in North America [#permalink]
25 Sep 2009, 09:29
OA is A.
I think from A and E, based on consicion we can eliminate E. With some X,while Others Y ==> Some X, others Y.
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Can someone please explain the correct answer choice and compare it with the others
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Re: Biritsh Colonies in North America [#permalink]
25 Nov 2009, 22:54
IMO A.....
A) some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter----Clear & consise
B) some being formed as a commercial ventures, others as religious havens, all of which had written charters
C) some that as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, all had written charters
D) with some being formed as a commercial venture, others as religious havens, all had written charters
E) with some formed as commercial ventures, while others as religious havens, each had a written charter----changes the meaning with some formed as--with is not needed here.
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mrsmarthi wrote: The thirteen original British colonies in North America, some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.
A) some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter
B) some being formed as a commercial ventures, others as religious havens, all of which had written charters
C) some that as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, all had written charters
D) with some being formed as a commercial venture, others as religious havens, all had written charters
E) with some formed as commercial ventures, while others as religious havens, each had a written charter I went this way: each had a written charter[/u] that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists. We should use each instead of all. "All" is used when discussed about common issues. Here colonies had unique charter - so, go with "each" B,C,D - out E. with some formed as commercial ventures, while others as religious havens, each had a written charter With is absolutely redundant. colonies ... some formed as We leave with A.
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Re: Biritsh Colonies in North America [#permalink]
01 Dec 2009, 23:14
Great explanation bsv
I initially was confused b/w each and all
Thanks for resolving it
A it is
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Re: The thirteen original British colonies in North America, [#permalink]
17 Feb 2012, 12:10
This is an old topic, but I dont understand why the some.....,other..... structure works or is even parallel. I am trying to understand what rules this question is testing.
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Re: The thirteen original British colonies in North America, [#permalink]
19 Feb 2012, 00:06
A is the one which is the most concise .All the rest are verbose having a lot of unnecessary words and passive construction
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Re: Biritsh Colonies in North America [#permalink]
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bsv180985 wrote: E. with some formed as commercial ventures, while others as religious havens, each had a written charter
With is absolutely redundant. colonies ... some formed as
We leave with A. I agree that 'with' is redundant; but I guess that is not the reason why E should be eliminated. By using the word 'with', I think || is broken in the statement.
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Re: The thirteen original British colonies in North America, [#permalink]
01 Apr 2012, 11:05
imo A
its non underlined part that is imp
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Re: The thirteen original British colonies in North America, [#permalink]
06 Aug 2012, 02:41
can someone explain, why with makes E an incorrect answer?
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Re: The thirteen original British colonies in North America, [#permalink]
06 Aug 2012, 04:44
pavanpuneet wrote: can someone explain, why with makes E an incorrect answer? " With" in E is redundant.
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IMO A With some .... is not modifying the preceding clause.
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Re: The thirteen original British colonies in North America, [#permalink]
06 Aug 2012, 21:50
isnt 'that' in option a refering to charter which is singular , so verb set should be sets .
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Correct me if i am wrong but a comma can be used only for two reasons
1.) separate a non essential modifier
2.) separate different items of a similar list
3.) used with subordinator words to joi a main clause with a sub ordinate clause , ot with cojunctions to join two main clauses.
Now here If we dont use with and while then the sentance is like
Some colonies, modifier, modifier, have something.
If we use with and while
it becomes Main clause-Subordinator(some are ...-Subrodinator- ... other ), have charter.
Can two modifiers follow the subject with just a comma ? or by way of idiomatic usage that entine sentence Some x other Y becomes a single modifier.
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+1 A In E, "with" changes the meaning. It is unnecessary and ilogical.
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