mehrak Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 1. No less an authority than Walter Cronkite has reported that half of all Americans never read a book. (A) No less an authority than (B) Nonetheless an authority © Nevertheless authoritarian (D) Not less an authority than (E) An authority not less than OA:A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupanand_2000 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 the walter cronkite should be preceded by a verb. hence we can eliminate B,C. Walter Cronkite is the authority to make that report, thus we can eliminate E. D is grammatically wrong and changes the whole meaning. thus the correct answer is A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehrak Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 can anybody explain more plz? what does this sentance mean/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzi Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 mehrak, it means that Walter~ is a respected authority and his statement is valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effective_factor Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 need some explanation on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Will go with A too. B and C state nontheless/nevertheless which usually demonstrate contrast. The argument is more of a fact. D and E will imply that the authority to make such a statement is someone else and not Walter. Thats how I see it atleast.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaped Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Imo A..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prasdude Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 A.exolnd well by mitzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btit Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 "No less an authority than Walter Cronkite" just look at this stmt, and tell me how come this sentense make any sense? No way I am seeing Walter emerging as subject here? Doesn't it indicate someone else than Walter? it says "an authority" which is no less than Walter is.. Can someone explain little bit more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btit Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Ok.. in two other discussion threads, people say.. No less ... than is a correct idiom. NoT less .. than is incorrect. idiom is a key to this SC. Its A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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