Wednesday, February 21, 2007

SC's Question number - 957, 958

957). By law, a qualified physician can only prescribe medicine, protecting the public.

(A) By law, a qualified physician can only prescribe medicine, protecting the public.

(B) By law, only a qualified physician can prescribe medicine, protecting the public.

(C) By law, only a qualified physician can prescribe medicine which protects the public.

(D) In order to protect the public, by law a qualified physician only can prescribe medicine.

(E) In order to protect the public, by law only a qualified physician can prescribe medicine.

958). Cartographers have long struggled with the problem of having the spherical Earth to draw on a flat sheet of paper .

(A) having the spherical Earth to draw on a flat sheet of paper

(B) having a flat sheet of paper on which to draw the spherical Earth

(C) how can one draw the spherical Earth on a flat sheet of paper

(D) how they could use a flat sheet of paper to draw the spherical Earth

(E) how to draw the spherical Earth on a flat sheet of paper



Answers --

957). OA - E

A, B, C - incorrect - awkward - law protect people ..not by law protect people

A, D - incorrect - wrongly says that a qualified physician can only prescribe medicine, and not do anything else

C - incorrect - wrongly says that medicines are protecting the public

958). E is the best choice -- ....the problem with how to do s-thing.... -- idiomatic

A, B - incorrect - having => possessive - the spherical earth cannot be possessed.

C - incorrect - use of one incorrect

D - incorrect - distorts the meaning - illogically suggests you use paper to draw the spherical earth.

1 comment:

Confabulated Head said...

I think the answer to 957 should (B) as under this option it is suggested that the cartographers possess "a flat sheet of paper", not "the spherical Earth".
Then, option B rolls off the tongue much more easily than option E.

And, to add, your posts are phenomenal! I love them and they are proving to be an immense help in my GMAT prep.
Thanks for taking the time, Prachi!