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1000 SC # 55

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Aspirant
 Post subject: 1000 SC # 55
 Post Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:51 am 
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A or E & why?

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Guest
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 Post Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:26 am 
I would go for (E).

-- "helpful in demonstrating" in choice (E) is the correct idiom.
-- "cannon shooting dead chickens" in choice (A) is not as clear as "that shoots dead chickens" in choice (E)

Please confirm the answer.
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RA
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 Post Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:27 am 
I would go for (E).

-- "helpful in demonstrating" in choice (E) is the correct idiom.
-- "cannon shooting dead chickens" in choice (A) is not as clear as "that shoots dead chickens" in choice (E)

Please confirm the answer.
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glory
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 Post Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:03 am 
RA wrote:
I would go for (E).

-- "helpful in demonstrating" in choice (E) is the correct idiom.
-- "cannon shooting dead chickens" in choice (A) is not as clear as "that shoots dead chickens" in choice (E)

Please confirm the answer.

I feel the answer shall be A because:

In E, It says that cannon (cannon is subject) has proved something
In A, It says that cannon shooting the dead chickens (this whole noun phrase is subject) has proved something.

Please let me know if you have different opinions.

many thanks
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abhishek
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 Post Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:18 am 
Whoever posted the question, please post the answer.

I think E is correct

Helps in something is the correct idiom, helps to do something is not. And Glory I have my doubts if A is correct because "cannon shooting the dead chickens" the whole noun phrase is the subject, it looks like its as incorrect as making the cannon the subject , as in A. Had the statement said that the experiment or the act etc has proved it would have been correct. What I basically mean to say that "Cannon has proved something" is incorrect and "Cannon shooting something has proved something" are both incorrect, technically speaking.

Can Ron/ Stacey help ? :)
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