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There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of the more gregarious nature of the Italian national character.

A.There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of
B.Because there is no word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is for German, there might be a reflection of
C.Unlike German, there is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, and that fact might reflect
D.Because there is not a word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, that might be a reflection of
E.There is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, a fact that might reflect
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Re: There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian languag [#permalink] New post   18 Sep 2013, 08:26
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There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of the more gregarious nature of the Italian national character.

A.There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of
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B.Because there is no word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is for German, there might be a reflection of
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C.Unlike German, there is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, and that fact might reflect
Unlike in German .... in Italian
D.Because there is not a word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, that might be a reflection of
E.There is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, a fact that might reflect
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Re: There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian languag [#permalink] New post   19 Mar 2014, 21:37
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There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of the more gregarious nature of the Italian national character.

A.There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of- wordy-out
B.Because there is no word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is for German, there might be a reflection of-wordy-out
C.Unlike German, there is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, and that fact might reflect -and that fact -not good-out
D.Because there is not a word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, that might be a reflection of-wordy/awkward-out
E.There is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, a fact that might reflect
-there is no X in Italian,as there is in German,a fact.. ;"a fact that might" modifies what it is intended to modify.


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Re: There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian languag [#permalink] New post   12 Oct 2014, 07:31
There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of the more gregarious nature of the Italian national character.

A.There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of
E.There is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, a fact that might reflect

What is the difference between "no word" and "not a word". I marked Option A) in free mock today which I took.

I didn't like option E) as the sentence is not clear about what Italian. Whereas in Option A), it is clear that the word is in Italian Language. I thought in Option A) language is not repeated as "Language" is ellipsed.

Can somebody explain?
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Re: There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian languag [#permalink] New post   13 Oct 2014, 21:51
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There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of the more gregarious nature of the Italian national character.

A.There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of
E.There is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, a fact that might reflect

What is the difference between "no word" and "not a word". I marked Option A) in free mock today which I took.

I didn't like option E) as the sentence is not clear about what Italian. Whereas in Option A), it is clear that the word is in Italian Language. I thought in Option A) language is not repeated as "Language" is ellipsed.

Can somebody explain?


There are two differences between (A) and (E) and both suggest that (E) is the better option.

With noun phrases, we use 'no'.
There is no word that...

If we use 'not' with the verb to make the negative sentence, we usually use 'any' along with it.
There isn't any word that...

With the article 'a' instead of 'any', the sentence isn't necessarily wrong though it is a bit awkward.

Also, "a fact that might reflect" is much better than the cumbersome and indirect "a fact that might be reflective of".

Hence, option (E) is better.
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There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian languag [#permalink] New post   13 Oct 2014, 21:53
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kinjiGC wrote:
There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of the more gregarious nature of the Italian national character.

A.There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian language, as there is in German, a fact that might be reflective of
E.There is no word meaning "privacy" in Italian, as there is in German, a fact that might reflect

What is the difference between "no word" and "not a word". I marked Option A) in free mock today which I took.

I didn't like option E) as the sentence is not clear about what Italian. Whereas in Option A), it is clear that the word is in Italian Language. I thought in Option A) language is not repeated as "Language" is ellipsed.

Can somebody explain?


There are two differences between (A) and (E) and both suggest that (E) is the better option.

With noun phrases, we use 'no'.
There is no word that...

If we use 'not' with the verb to make the negative sentence, we usually use 'any' along with it.
There isn't any word that...

With the article 'a' instead of 'any', the sentence isn't necessarily wrong though it is a bit awkward.

Also, "a fact that might reflect" is much better than the cumbersome and indirect "a fact that might be reflective of".

Hence, option (E) is better.


Thanks Karishma for the clarification.

The omission of the word language is not an issue?
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Re: There is not a word meaning "privacy" in the Italian languag [#permalink] New post   13 Oct 2014, 21:57
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kinjiGC wrote:

Thanks Karishma for the clarification.

The omission of the word language is not an issue?


It's actually better. From the context, it is obvious that we are talking about the language. Omission of the word 'language' makes it more concise and to the point. Of course, there is nothing wrong in clarifying 'Italian language'.
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