SC's Question number - 945, 946

945). Without hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader on the floor of the stock exchange can listen to the hum of voices around them and tell what is happening.

(A) Without hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader

(B) Without hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, experienced traders

(C) Even though the person has not heard a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader

(D) Even when the person has not heard a word that is being said or shouted, experienced traders

(E) In spite of not hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader

946). Wynton and Branford Marsalis, brothers who have fused the complex rhythms of contemporary jazz with the rollicking musical legacy of their hometown, are fitting symbols of the New Orleans jazz revival.

(A) Wynton and Branford Marsalis, brothers who have fused the complex rhythms of contemporary jazz with the rollicking musical legacy of their hometown, are fitting symbols of the New Orleans jazz revival.

(B) Wynton and Branford Marsalis are brothers, have fused the complex rhythms of contemporary jazz with the rollicking musical legacy of their hometown, and are fitting symbols of the New Orleans jazz revival.

(C) The Marsalis brothers, Wynton and Branford, have fused the complex rhythms of contemporary jazz with the rollicking musical legacy of their hometown, which is a fitting symbol of the New Orleans jazz revival.

(D) Fusing the rhythms of contemporary jazz, which are complex, with the rollicking musical legacy of their hometown, Wynton and Branford Marsalis are a fitting symbol of the New Orleans jazz revival.

(E) A fitting symbol of the New Orleans jazz revival are brothers Wynton and Branford Marsalis, who fuse the complex rhythms of contemporary jazz with the rollicking musical legacy of their hometown.

Answers --

945). OA - B

A, C, E - incorrect - need plural antecedent for they.

D - incorrect - the person...experienced traders

946). A is the best answer.

B - incorrect - awkward

C - incorrect - wrongly suggests that hometown is a fitting symbol of the New Orleans jazz revival.

D - incorrect - omission of brothers

E - incorrect - subject verb agreement -- A fitting symbol....are brothers....