SC's Question number - 713 , 714

713). The commission has directed advertisers to restrict the use of the word “natural” to foods that do not contain color or flavor additives, chemical preservatives, or nothing that has been synthesized.

(A) or nothing that has been

(B) or that has been

(C) and nothing that is

(D) or anything that has been

(E) and anything

714). The commission proposed that funding for the park’s development, which could be open to the public early next year, is obtained through a local bond issue.

(A) that funding for the park’s development, which could be open to the public early next year, is

(B) that funding for development of the park, which could be open to the public early next year, be

(C) funding for the development of the park, perhaps open to the public early next year, to be

(D) funds for the park’s development, perhaps open to the public early next year, be

(E) development funding for the park, which could be open to the public early next year, is to be

Answers:

713). (OG 11th Ques no - 14) - OA - D - not X, Y, or Z

A, C - incorrect - double negative - ...not...nothing...

B - incorrect - that has been synthesized distorts the meaning by referring to foods, rather than to something added to a food

E - incorrect - and distorts the meaning and violates parallelism. List of prohibited ingredients must be connected by or

714). (OG 10th Ques no - 164) - OA - B

OE: Choice B is best.

A - incorrect - attaches the relative clause which could be open ... to the noun development, when, in fact, it is the park that could be open.

C - incorrect - omits that, the object of proposed that is needed to
introduce the clause describing the proposal. C also uses to be unidiomatically where be is correct: the commission proposed [that] funding ... to be obtained is wrong.

D - incorrect - incorrectly uses perhaps open to the public ... to modify development; the phrase should modify park.

E - incorrect - distorts meaning, says that the commission proposed development funding and that such funding could be open to the public ....