Wednesday, June 13, 2007

SC's Question number - 873 , 874

873). To spread the word about mortgage servicers, a fact sheet that outlines one's legal rights if you get caught in a mortgage serving mess has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission.

(A) a fact sheet that outlines one's legal rights if you get caught in a mortgage serving mess has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission

(B) an outline of one's legal rights has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission if one gets caught up in a mortgaging mess on a fact sheet

(C) should you get caught in a mortgaging mess, a fact sheet outlining your legal rights has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission

(D) there is a fact sheet put together by the Federal Trade Commission, which outlines one's legal rights in a mortgage servicing mess

(E) the Federal Trade Commission has put together a fact sheet that outlines your legal rights if you get caught in a mortgage servicing mess

874). Today, because of improvements in agricultural technology, the same amount of acreage produces double the apples that it has in 1910.

(A) double the apples that it has

(B) twice as many apples as it did

(C) as much as twice the apples it has

(D) two times as many apples as there were

(E) a doubling of the apples that it did


Answers:

873). OA - E


A, B, C - incorrect - modifier error

D - incorrect - wordy - there is

874). OA - B

A - incorrect - wrongly substitutes the adjective double for twice; uses that without a clear referent

C - incorrect - wordy; use of much wrong; use of has incorrect

D - incorrect - wordy - there were

E - incorrect - illogically that refers to a doubling; illogically asserts that the doubling occurred in 1910

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