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With an increasing amount of vegetarians,more stores are beginning to stock their shelves with standard vegetarian fare, such as soy milk and tofu.
a. With an increasing amount of vegetarians
b. With the number of vegetarians on the rise
c. With the number of vegetarians, which is on the rise
d. Increasingly, there are more and more vegetarians, so
e. Increasing in number are vegetarians, so
a. With an increasing amount of vegetarians
b. With the number of vegetarians on the rise
c. With the number of vegetarians, which is on the rise
d. Increasingly, there are more and more vegetarians, so
e. Increasing in number are vegetarians, so
29 May 2015, 06:10
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[quote="dominicraj"]With an increasing amount of vegetarians,more stores are beginning to stock their shelves with standard vegetarian fare, such as soy milk and tofu.
a. With an increasing amount of vegetarians.--- increasing number,,,, not amount. INCORRECT
b. With the number of vegetarians on the rise--- CORRECT
c. With the number of vegetarians, which is on the rise--- number is on the rise not vegetarians. Even is which modifies number here, it is very awkward way to state this. INCORRECT
d. Increasingly, there are more and more vegetarians, so---awkward. INCORRECT
e. Increasing in number are vegetarians, so--- Awkward. INCORRECT
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a. With an increasing amount of vegetarians.--- increasing number,,,, not amount. INCORRECT
b. With the number of vegetarians on the rise--- CORRECT
c. With the number of vegetarians, which is on the rise--- number is on the rise not vegetarians. Even is which modifies number here, it is very awkward way to state this. INCORRECT
d. Increasingly, there are more and more vegetarians, so---awkward. INCORRECT
e. Increasing in number are vegetarians, so--- Awkward. INCORRECT
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Hi sagarsir,
You're right, but I'd recommend trying to go beyond the use of the word "awkward." It tends to prevent us from identifying the specific problems in grammar or meaning posed by each answer choice. For that reason, I try only to use it as a last resort.
C) Even if we ignore the modifier issue you mentioned, we would then have "With the number of vegetarians . . . , more stores are beginning . . . " That opening modifier doesn't make sense--the stores aren't doing anything "with the number of vegetarians." We need the modifier to include the idea that the number is on the rise. Breaking "on the rise" into a separate noun modifier destroys this meaning.
D) This choice is redundant. We shouldn't have both "increasingly" and "more and more."
E) The structure here is backwards. This is what I call Yoda-speak, if you're familiar with how he talks. It's much clearer to put the subject first: "Vegetarians are increasing in number." There are occasions when it is acceptable to put the verb first, but these are rare and typically involve a complicated subject. Here's an example: what-was-as-remarkable-as-the-development-of-the-compact-85107.html
You're right, but I'd recommend trying to go beyond the use of the word "awkward." It tends to prevent us from identifying the specific problems in grammar or meaning posed by each answer choice. For that reason, I try only to use it as a last resort.
C) Even if we ignore the modifier issue you mentioned, we would then have "With the number of vegetarians . . . , more stores are beginning . . . " That opening modifier doesn't make sense--the stores aren't doing anything "with the number of vegetarians." We need the modifier to include the idea that the number is on the rise. Breaking "on the rise" into a separate noun modifier destroys this meaning.
D) This choice is redundant. We shouldn't have both "increasingly" and "more and more."
E) The structure here is backwards. This is what I call Yoda-speak, if you're familiar with how he talks. It's much clearer to put the subject first: "Vegetarians are increasing in number." There are occasions when it is acceptable to put the verb first, but these are rare and typically involve a complicated subject. Here's an example: what-was-as-remarkable-as-the-development-of-the-compact-85107.html
