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1.)Five fledging sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975.
A)bringing
B)and brings
C)and it brings
D)and it brought
E)and brought
Please explain the answers
2.) According to some analysts, the gains in the stock market reflect growing confidence that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come in for a "soft landing," followed by a gradual increase in business activity.
A)that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come
B)in the economy to avoid the recession, what many had feared earlier, rather to come
C)in the economy's ability to avoid the recession, something earlier in the year many had feared, and instead to come
D)in the economy to avoid the recession many were fearing earlier in the year, and rather to come
E)that the economy will avoid the recession that was feared earlier this year by many, with it instead coming
Please please explain the answers as I have the OA as well, so it will definitely help all of us:-D
A)bringing
B)and brings
C)and it brings
D)and it brought
E)and brought
Please explain the answers
2.) According to some analysts, the gains in the stock market reflect growing confidence that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come in for a "soft landing," followed by a gradual increase in business activity.
A)that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come
B)in the economy to avoid the recession, what many had feared earlier, rather to come
C)in the economy's ability to avoid the recession, something earlier in the year many had feared, and instead to come
D)in the economy to avoid the recession many were fearing earlier in the year, and rather to come
E)that the economy will avoid the recession that was feared earlier this year by many, with it instead coming
Please please explain the answers as I have the OA as well, so it will definitely help all of us:-D
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01 Sep 2006, 13:55
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A to both.
#1. Idiomatic. Used frequently... C D out because of ambiguous reference fot 'it'. B out due to incorrect tense.
"Five fledging sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, (thus) bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975."
#2. 'that' is required instead of 'in' here, hence B C D are out. E is passive.
#1. Idiomatic. Used frequently... C D out because of ambiguous reference fot 'it'. B out due to incorrect tense.
"Five fledging sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, (thus) bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975."
#2. 'that' is required instead of 'in' here, hence B C D are out. E is passive.
01 Sep 2006, 14:37
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hmmm ... I thought "it" is an expletive which is introducing another independent clause with the help of "and" .....
