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The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen

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The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen [#permalink] New post 10 Oct 2012, 15:43
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The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen whales—the finback, gray, humpback, and right whales—eats was discovered by careful observation by biologists.

A. eats was discovered by
B. eat was discovered through
C. eats were discovered by means of
D. eat were discovered by
E. eat was discovered resulting from
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Re: The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen [#permalink] New post 10 Oct 2012, 20:36
here "blue whale and the other baleen whales" is plural so eat is correct verb....so A and C are out
The way whales eat was discovered by scientists through careful observation is correct usage....which is B
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The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen whales—the finback, gray, humpback, and right whales—eats was discovered by careful observation by biologists.

A. eats was discovered by
B. eat was discovered through
C. eats were discovered by means of
D. eat were discovered by
E. eat was discovered resulting from


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"blue whale and the other baleen whales" is plural , so "eat" is correct, Eliminate A and C
"The way" is singular, Eliminate D
Between B and E, Option E is wordy and awkaward. B wins

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Re: The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen [#permalink] New post 27 Oct 2012, 05:45
Good evening,

Is the formulation "the way in which" proper by the way? It sounds so weird to my ears...

Thank you very much in advance for your reply.

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Re: The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen [#permalink] New post 12 Dec 2012, 00:10
The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen whales—the finback, gray, humpback, and right whales—eats was discovered by careful observation by biologists.

A. eats was discovered by
B. eat was discovered through
C. eats were discovered by means of
D. eat were discovered by
E. eat was discovered resulting from
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1. Plural Subject (mighty blue whale and the other baleen whales) - Plural Verb (eat)| Eliminate A and C
2. Singluar(The way) - Singular Verb(was)| Eliminate D
3. eat was discovered resulting from - Wordy| Eliminate E

Ans B
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