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Updated on: 30 Sep 2018, 23:59
Originally posted by ankurgupta03 on 20 Jun 2013, 06:59.
Last edited by Bunuel on 30 Sep 2018, 23:59, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Bunuel on 30 Sep 2018, 23:59, edited 1 time in total.
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Early ornithologists often mistook the calling of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee.
A. calling of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
B. call of the Mockingbird for that of the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
C. call of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
D. calling of the Mockingbird for that of the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
E. Mockingbird calling for the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
A. calling of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
B. call of the Mockingbird for that of the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
C. call of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
D. calling of the Mockingbird for that of the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
E. Mockingbird calling for the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
20 Jun 2013, 08:52
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Hi!
Well the idiom is: mistake + thing/person + for and eliminates thereby answer choices A,C and E.
When comparing B to D, one must chose between the call of the Mockingbird and the callING of the mockingbird.
The call of the mockingbird seems preferable in this sentence structure.
Early ornithologists often mistook the calling of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
A. calling of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
B. call of the Mockingbird for that of the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
C. call of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
D. calling of the Mockingbird for that of the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
E. Mockingbird calling for the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
Well the idiom is: mistake + thing/person + for and eliminates thereby answer choices A,C and E.
When comparing B to D, one must chose between the call of the Mockingbird and the callING of the mockingbird.
The call of the mockingbird seems preferable in this sentence structure.
Early ornithologists often mistook the calling of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
A. calling of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
B. call of the Mockingbird for that of the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
C. call of the Mockingbird as the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
D. calling of the Mockingbird for that of the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
E. Mockingbird calling for the rare Rufous Sided Towhee
20 Jun 2013, 09:43
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ankurgupta03
hi,
according to meaning context ornithologist mistook the call of MB with the call of some other RST bird.
secondly we have mistook in non underlined part ....and as per the idiom ..mistook - for is the correct idiom.
on the basis of idiom we can eliminate
A,C=>MISTOOK AS==wrong idiom.
NOW left with B,D,and E
E==>calling is compared to RST BIRD
D==>MISTOOK THE CALLING FOR .....this one is unidiomatic.
hence option B
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