SC's Question number - 1000, 999

1000). Japan's abundant rainfall and the typically mild temperature throughout most of the country have produced a lush vegetation cover and, despite the mountainous terrain and generally poor soils, it has made possible the raising of a variety of crops.

A) it has made possible the raising of

B) has made possible fro them to raise

C) have made it possible to raise

D) have made it possible for raising

E) thus making it possible for them to raise

999). In January 1994 an oil barge ran aground off the coast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, leaking its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean, while causing the pollution of the city's beaches.

A) leaking its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean, while causing the pollution of

B) with its cargo of its cargo of 750000 gallons leaking into the ocean, and it polluted

C) and its cargo of its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean, polluting

D) while it leaked its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean and caused the pollution of

E) so that its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean, and they were polluting


Answers -

1000). C is the best choice.

A, B - incorrect - Subject "Japan's abundant rainfall and the typically mild temperature" is plural and hence `have' is required as plural verb.

E - incorrect - violating parallelism -- making . Verb forms for a particular subject in a sentence should be similar --- produced.... made

D - incorrect - wrong idiom - raising of is different meaning from to raise and is not a correct idiom here.

999). C - this question I personally feel has a typing mistake.....it should be and its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean, polluting ... hence ignoring the typo, least bad answer is C ---

A - incorrect - use of while incorrect