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The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
(A) in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting (B) in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit (C) besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits (D) besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of (E) besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
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x97agarwal wrote:
The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
prevent or inhibit correct prevent and inhibit incorrect
between B and E
E looks concise
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x97agarwal wrote:
The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
tough one.
B. prefer "in addition to" over "besides" prefer "possibilities to" over "possibilties for".
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14 Aug 2008, 08:47
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x2suresh wrote:
x97agarwal wrote:
The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
prevent or inhibit correct prevent and inhibit incorrect
between B and E
E looks concise
Hi there can you give reasons for
prevent or inhibit correct prevent and inhibit incorrect
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14 Aug 2008, 09:21
I think is D. A and B- out becuase of "its". C- out because of "it" Between D and E I chose D because in the original sentence is "and" not "or". These "or" changes the sentence. What is OA?
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A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits <prevent and inhibit at the same time?> D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting<correcto>
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Its a great question friends.IMO E We can rule out A ,B and C straight. Just check "Its" is referring to what ?? You will realise that it refers to Brewed Leaves: Plural. So, "It" cannot refer to "Leaves."
Another issue is "preventing and inhibiting" or "Preventing or Inhibiting" Both have very different meaning. When you are preventing, you are already inhibiting.......we dont need both to be together !!!
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The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
i didnt like the part " its possibilities" which is unidiomatic in itself.
c is not parallel with "reducing" D > possible preventing is wrong
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05 Jul 2011, 04:55
E is the answer choice... Option E correctly modifies the brewed leaves...
besides possibly preventing or inhibiting .... , , the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
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The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
Not concerned about answer but can pronoun in second clause joined with ";" refer noun in first clause. In the above problem can "its" can refer tea's.
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16 Aug 2012, 20:48
A short answer would be that yes, an "its" - or other similar pronoun - can be placed after a semicolon while referring to something before the semicolon. Here is an example sentence:
"Superman is the greatest superhero ever made; his ideals and strong sense of morality make him a solid role model even in modern times."
In this particular sentence, however, the "its" would actually more accurately refer to the "brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis", as opposed to the general "tea" found within the first part of the sentence.
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fozzzy wrote:
Can someone provide a detailed analyis on this question. Thanks! why isn't "and" used here?
The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
The "subject" of the underlined portion is "the brewed leaves": PLURAL => it/its have no reference. We can eliminate A B C.
D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of<== this is not idiomatic E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
To answer you question about "and", I think it's more logical to say prevent OR inhibit, just because you cannot do both things at once: you can either prevent OR inhibit.
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