couple of scs...explain

[manikdhingra]

1.} The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.
A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is
B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and
C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being
D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is
E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is

Federal legislation establishing a fund for the cleanup of sites damaged by toxic chemicals permits compensating state governments for damage to their natural resources but does not allow claims for injury to people.
(A) compensating state governments for damage to
(B) compensating state governments for the damaging of
(C) giving state governments compensation for damaging
(D) giving compensation to state governments for the damage of
(E) the giving of compensation to state governments for damaging

Following the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger, investigators concluded that many key people employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractors work an excessive amount of overtime that has the potential of causing errors in judgment.
(A) overtime that has the potential of causing
(B) overtime that has the potential to cause
(C) overtime that potentially can cause
(D) overtime, a practice that has the potential for causing
(E) overtime, a practice that can, potentially, cause

[rockerz]

1. 'which' is needed to signify killer whale..growing is not appropriate here..
I guess, u dont 'grow to be x feet long' ..u grow as big as x..i mean a whale doesn't grow so as to 30 feet long..it just grows to some size x...
Go with (D)

2. (C) and (E) are completely changing the meaning..
Go with damage to instead of damage of ...also || with the later part of the sentence..
'for damage to resources' ....'for injury to people'...compensating is a more concise usage over 'giving comp' etc..
Go with (A)

3. I m eliminating a,b,c here bcos they seem to say that its the overtime thats causing hte problem ('that' referring to the noun before it)..however, the way i read hte sentence - its working for an excessive amt of overtime thats causing the judgement errors..
Between D and E..i m not sure if 'potential for causing' is the right usage..
Go with (E) (though D is really close here)


d
a
e Official Answer ?

[diehard800]

IMO
D
E
D

1. correct usage of "which" and "as long as"

2. Permits X but does not allow Y

Y-noun........so X also noun............not very sure but other choices are too dicey

3.D - correct modifier


Official Answer Pls

[borntorun]

agree with Rockez ..

IMO D , A and E

[manikdhingra]

thankh guys
these are Official Answer...
1)a plzzz explain y?
2) a
3)e

[rockerz]

thats sad..i was down to D and A for the first one..but picked D bcos i didnt think 'grow to be' is the right usage..
Now trying to see an error in D, we can argue that 'as big as' is not a perfect usage either...'as big as' shd be used in comparisons...I m not as big as he is..kinda stuff..Here we rnt doing any comparisons...

I ll take A as the right answer if 'grow to be' is the right usage ?

[sourav106]

Imo
D
A
E

[sourav106]

1) @Rockerz --- as big as can have the usage as given here
Ex ---> The journey was as long as 30 hours...

2)This one is tricky
Federal legislation establishing a fund for the cleanup of sites damaged by toxic chemicals permits compensating state governments for damage to their natural resources but does not allow claims for injury to people.
(A) compensating state governments for damage to ---> Fine
(B) compensating state governments for the damaging of --> incorrect idiom
(C) giving state governments compensation for damaging
(D) giving compensation to state governments for the damage of
(E) the giving of compensation to state governments for damaging

3)
(A) overtime that has the potential of causing ---> overtime does not have the potential but "a practice of working an excessive amount of overtime" has
(B) overtime that has the potential to cause ---> same as A
(C) overtime that potentially can cause ----> same as A
(D) overtime, a practice that has the potential for causing ----> uses unnnecssary present perfect
(E) overtime, a practice that can, potentially, cause --> perfect

[rockerz]

Hey sourav,

The Official Answer for the first one is A...Even I chose D the first time i did it..just trying to figure out a reason why A is better than D (thats assuming the Official Answer is correct)

[kool_sunny]

IMO the anwer for first shd be D.
The correct idiom is "as big as...." as Sourav too pointed out.

Can somebody explain how the Official Answer is A?