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modusoperandi · 03-03-2007, 05:56 PM

Researchers are finding out that plastics are taking more time to deteriorate than they originally seemed.

A) They originally seemed.
B) they seemed originally
C) it seemed that they would originally
D) it originally seemed
E) it originally seemed they would

Please explain

tweety32 · 03-04-2007, 01:37 AM

A.
..plastics are taking more time to deteriorate....than they originally seemed (would take to deteriorate). 'It' does not seem to refer to anything.....

wudy · 03-09-2007, 02:18 PM

C, D, and E are out because of "it".
Between A and B, vote B -- S+ seem+ adv.

Swiss_boy · 03-11-2007, 05:29 PM

Whats the problem with it - does it not refer to Time? I would have chosen E.

vineetdixit · 03-13-2007, 11:07 AM

Plastics is singular, hence 'they' is ruled out
The pronoun after than would refer to nearest noun which in this case is time. 'seemed' is past perfect tense hence thus it refers to somthing that happened before the current assessment. In this case the comparision will be more meaningful if we refer to time as current time assessment is compared to previous one.

Krissy Sh · 03-14-2007, 10:36 AM

"Plastics is singular, hence 'they' is ruled out"
Then why "plastics are taking more" ???

superlicious · 03-21-2007, 02:13 AM

I would have said A. Should be "they" and if it was B, it should be "it seemed TO orginally"

check.stone · 03-22-2007, 05:04 PM

M.O., can you post the OA for this now?
A & B are the same and have the same unclear pronoun they. The "it" in D is like "they" in A & B with singular/plural mismatch to boot.

Between C & E, I'll say C since originally should modify plastics and not the undefined "it".

mevz · 03-22-2007, 06:02 PM

I would go with E, I dont think there is anythin wrong with "it"

modusoperandi · 03-22-2007, 08:47 PM

OA is A

03-03-2007, 05:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
modusoperandi TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 632	Plastics Researchers are finding out that plastics are taking more time to deteriorate than they originally seemed. A) They originally seemed. B) they seemed originally C) it seemed that they would originally D) it originally seemed E) it originally seemed they would Please explain

03-13-2007, 11:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
vineetdixit Within my grasp! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 185	I would have gone with D Plastics is singular, hence 'they' is ruled out The pronoun after than would refer to nearest noun which in this case is time. 'seemed' is past perfect tense hence thus it refers to somthing that happened before the current assessment. In this case the comparision will be more meaningful if we refer to time as current time assessment is compared to previous one. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ it is under fire and pressure DIAMONDS are created

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03-04-2007, 01:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
tweety32 Within my grasp! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 212	A. ..plastics are taking more time to deteriorate....than they originally seemed (would take to deteriorate). 'It' does not seem to refer to anything.....

03-09-2007, 02:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
wudy Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 22	C, D, and E are out because of "it". Between A and B, vote B -- S+ seem+ adv.

03-11-2007, 05:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Swiss_boy Within my grasp! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Zurich Posts: 424	Whats the problem with it - does it not refer to Time? I would have chosen E.

03-14-2007, 10:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
Krissy Sh Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 15	"Plastics is singular, hence 'they' is ruled out" Then why "plastics *are* taking more" ???

03-21-2007, 02:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
superlicious Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6	I would have said A. Should be "they" and if it was B, it should be "it seemed TO orginally"

03-22-2007, 05:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
check.stone Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 309	M.O., can you post the OA for this now? A & B are the same and have the same unclear pronoun they. The "it" in D is like "they" in A & B with singular/plural mismatch to boot. Between C & E, I'll say C since originally should modify plastics and not the undefined "it".

03-22-2007, 06:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
mevz Within my grasp! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 210	I would go with E, I dont think there is anythin wrong with "it"

03-22-2007, 08:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
modusoperandi TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 632	OA is A

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