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1. The United States Navy announced that, beginning next year, they plan to close several of their bases in order to reduce operating expenses. • they plan to close several of their bases • they are planning to close several of their bases • it plans to close several of its bases • they plan several closures of their bases • it plans to close several of their bases
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Re: SC - Pronouns - 700 level [#permalink]
20 Apr 2012, 22:22
2. In the small, closed Bedouin world, in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier
and their families, subsequently lowering their chances for marriage should word get out that a genetic disease runs in her family. • in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and their families, subsequently lowering their • in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her • which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her • in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her families, subsequently lowering her • which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing carriers and their families, subsequently lowering their
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Re: SC - Pronouns - 700 level [#permalink]
21 Apr 2012, 06:20
In the first one, Navy is a collective noun. Therefore, it's singular.
The same applies to words such as army, crowd, group, etc...Since Navy is singular, you have to use its with it.
The second one,
Since you are talking about a metaphorical place, not an actual physical place, then you have to go with "in which". In that sentence, we are talking about a Bedouin world rather than an actual location where we would have to use the relative pronoun "where".
The second issue with the sentence is, since we are talking about referring to a single female then you need to use the pronoun her.
Good luck. These are good practice questions.
All the best in the test.
BTW, these are not 700 level questions. I think they are sub 500 level.
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Re: SC - Pronouns - 700 level [#permalink]
21 Apr 2012, 07:50
mohankumarbd wrote: 1. The United States Navy announced that, beginning next year, they plan to close several of their bases in order to reduce operating expenses. • they plan to close several of their bases • they are planning to close several of their bases • it plans to close several of its bases • they plan several closures of their bases • it plans to close several of their bases United States Navy is the Noun and IT should be used..hence options A B D are out now the answer should be between C and E C: it...its : CORRECT D: It.......they....: WRONG
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size, are immature buds shaped like tiny cabbages. • which at its fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size • which at its fullest growth scarcely exceed a large walnut in size • which at their fullest growth scarcely exceeds a large walnut in size • which at their fullest growth scarcely exceed a walnut’s large size • which at their fullest growth scarcely exceed a large walnut in size
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4. One of the important functions of the United Nations is to decide if they should recognize the legitimacy of a new
government that assumed power through violence. • to decide if they should recognize the legitimacy of a new government that • to decide whether to recognize the legitimacy of a new government that • deciding whether to recognize a new government to be legitimate that • to decide if it should recognize the legitimacy of a new government, which • deciding whether they should recognize the legitimacy of a new government that
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5. The Confederate general Stonewall Jackson led a feared army that idolized him; they all mourned his ironic death from “friendly fire.” • him; they all mourned his • him; they mourned his • him; it mourned his • him; it mourned their • him, it mourned his
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Here is the link to main thread sc-new-questions-700-level-130947.html#p1076122
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