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it's E!! in C, to form wrong-->could be read two ways.(in order to & so as to)

oa is wrong. clearly A. and more clearly cant be D

one more for D. post oa!

no oa?

Then, what's wrong with this? 'that any chemical banned on medical grounds in the United States be prohibited from sale to other countries'.

By offering lower prices and a menu of personal communications options, such as caller identifica­tion and voice mail, the new telecommunications company has not only captured customers from other phone companies but also forced them to offer competitive prices. (A) has not only captured customers from other phone companies but also forced them (B) has not only captured customers from other phone companies, but it also forced them © has not only captured customers from other phone companies but also forced these companies (D) not only has captured customers from other phone companies but also these companies have been forced (E) not only captured customers from other phone companies, but it also has forced them i understand that c is the best choice but..."has not only captured customers from other phone companies but also forced these companies" doesnt these bold faces have to be parallel as well?

Like their male counterparts, women scientists are above average in terms of intelligence and creativity, but unlike men of science, their female counterparts have had to work against the grain of occupational stereotyping to enter a "man's world." (A) their female counterparts have had to work (B) their problem is working © one thing they have had to do is work (D) the handicap women of science have had is to work (E) women of science have had to work i agree with oa which is E. but can anyone explin "have had to work" in the answer?

a-answer b.wordy and unclear c.unclear d.tense e.tense but i have question. In A, profits peaked and have slipped. isnt this supposed to be 'profits peaked but have slipped?" i know A is the best choice but "profit peaked is something positive" and "profit slipped is something negative" so i think it would be better to connect them with BUT. So I am not still clear with OA.

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i dont understand how "a market" is subject.. is there any other way to put this sentence differently? (inversion)

Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub. (A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing (B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing © things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring (D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing (E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring

or while is not used as preposition here?

isnt "up" and "while" both prepositions? i thought two preposition cant come together like this. what i miss?

Meteor showers and individual streaks of light that flash across the sky every night are generated when tiny flecks of celestial detritus, often no larger than grains of sand or of pebbles, burn up speeding through the atmosphere. (A) grains of sand or of pebbles, burn up speeding (B) grains of sand or pebbles, burn up while speeding © grains of sand or pebbles, which burn up while speeding (D) a grain of sand or pebble, which burns up as it speeds (E) a grain of sand or a pebble, burns up when it speeds oa

k/a=5/3 should be 5x/3x because it says it is a ratio. so you just can not judge that k is 5 and a is 3. c is the answer here.