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It is october 26, 2007 and 800Bob is still awesome!!! :tup:

Wow great response Johnrb! That is the best one I've heard yet! :tup: .

Good luck Serdar! :O)

Is the use of 'being' always wrong? When is its usage appropriate? :idea:

I concur with the above post that is directly above mine. All you need to know are the relative pronouns that are involved. Let me list them out: which, that, where, whose, whom. There, that was easy! We know that Chicago couldn't possibly be modified by whose or whom since these relative pronouns must involve people. We know that we can not use 'that' to modify Chicago since there is a comma. That leaves us with which and where. We can eliminate B, which uses 'which', because it is wordy in using 'more rapid than that of other American cities'. 'A much better alternative is A which reads 'more rapid than any other American city.' :D

What are the antecedents to each of the pronouns in answer choice E? (specifically: IT & THEIR)

1. Although the coordination of monetary policy can help facilitate the orderly financing of existing imbalances, it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant in the absence of an appropriate fiscal adjustment. (A) it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant (B) it is unlikely that the size of their effect would be significant © affecting their sizes are not likely to be significant (D) the significance of their effect on its size is unlikely (E) its effect on their size is not likely to be significant :hmm:

Here's one helluva question: 1. Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone. (A) on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone (B) on the grounds of avoiding duplicated facilities alone © solely in that duplicated facilities should be avoided (D) while the duplication of facilities should be avoided (E) if only because the duplication of facilities should be avoided Your tips on why a particular answer choice is wrong would be greatly appreciated!

1. Because Halley’s comet changes orbit slightly during the seventy-six-year interval between passing close to Earth, it may veer onto a collision course with a planet sometime in the distant future. (A) between passing (B) of passing © between its passes (D) of its passes (E) as it passes

Well put lego

I like what this guy said: " I like c. You need a conjunction here to join the three sentences, and for and yet are conjunctions, whereas since and furthermore are not. Futhermore, with the use of furthermore, we have a run-on sentence."

Thanks Lego - check out this discussion, all, for a detailed explanation. C is truly the correct answer: ScoreTop:tup:

1. As the housing affordability gap widens, middle-income families are especially hard-hit, and these families can no longer qualify to buy homes, and rising rental rates force them to use far more than the standard 25 percent of their incomes for housing, leaving them with no equity or tax write-offs to offset the expenditures. (A) and these families can no longer qualify to buy homes, and (B) since these families can no longer afford to buy homes, furthermore © for these families can no longer afford to buy homes, yet (D) and these families can no longer afford to buy homes; however, (E) and these families can no longer afford to buy homes, for :blush:

Any real estate professional will tell you that the value of a paarcel of land is most directly affected by ________________ and how close it is to a major business center. A) How extensively it has developed B) How extensively it has been developed What is the answer and more importantly, why is the other answer wrong? I am having difficulty with this question. :hmm:

A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future a) b) that they would, or could, c) they will be or could d) think that they will be or could e) think the power stations would or could :mad: