SC's Question number - 775 , 776

775). The main reasons for the phenomenal growth of agribusiness over the last fifteen years are because of elevated land prices, the basing of retail marketing networks on produce imported from other states, and decreased competition from developers.

(A) because of elevated land prices, the basing of retail marketing networks

(B) a result of elevated land prices, retail marketing networks based

(C) that land prices are elevated, retail marketing networks are based

(D) elevated land prices, retail marketing networks based

(E) because land prices are elevated, the basing of retail marketing networks

776). The major areas of medicine in which lasers are effective is in the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and in the destruction of tumors.

(A) is in the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and in the destruction

(B) are the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and also the case of destroying

(C) are the cutting, closing of blood vessels, and in the destroying

(D) are the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and the destruction

(E) is in the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and the destroying


Answers:

775). OA - D

A, E - incorrect - ..main reasons.....are because

B - incorrect - wordy

C - incorrect - unidiomatic - ...main reasons ...are that..

776). OA - D

A, E - incorrect - subject verb agreement - ...major areas.....is...

B - incorrect - also the case of not needed

C - incorrect - violating parallelism