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RonPurewal
 Post subject: Re: The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much res
 Post Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:12 pm 
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thanghnvn wrote:
I do not understand why

the possible verbing is inferiou to possibly verbing

pls, explain, Manhantan experts, members.


this explanation should suffice:
post60923.html#p60923
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thanghnvn
 Post subject: Re: The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much res
 Post Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:37 am 
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RonPurewal wrote:
thanghnvn wrote:
I do not understand why

the possible verbing is inferiou to possibly verbing

pls, explain, Manhantan experts, members.


this explanation should suffice:
post60923.html#p60923


Ron, I access the thread but do not see the explanation.
pls, explain why

the possible verb ing is inferior to possibly verb ing

Thank you.
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karanrob
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 Post Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:44 am 
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Hi, this is my 2 cents "toward" ;) the answer.

A medicine, treatment, solution can prevent( again means stop the progress of) or inhibit(means stop the progress of). The use of "and" is incorrect as a solution cannot do both (infact in my opinion this usage is redundant). Again read the sentence as you would read a story. There are characters like you and me attempting some action. Try to get the Subject (singular + plural) to agree with the actions performed in a sensible manner wherein redundancy in meaning is avoided.

Another lesson learnt by me ---- Make sure never to change the original meaning of the sentence.
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thanghnvn
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 Post Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:20 am 
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RonPurewal wrote:
thanghnvn wrote:
I do not understand why

the possible verbing is inferiou to possibly verbing

pls, explain, Manhantan experts, members.


this explanation should suffice:
post60923.html#p60923



Thank you Ron
I read the thread and see that
" noun of/doing of something" dose not emphasize that the subject cause the action while "doing something" emphasizes that the subject cause the action. This point relate to the problem here and that is why E is better than D

Is my thinking correct? pls confirm. Thank you.
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RonPurewal
 Post subject: Re: The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much res
 Post Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 3:38 am 
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thanghnvn wrote:
RonPurewal wrote:
thanghnvn wrote:
I do not understand why

the possible verbing is inferiou to possibly verbing

pls, explain, Manhantan experts, members.


this explanation should suffice:
post60923.html#p60923



Thank you Ron
I read the thread and see that
" noun of/doing of something" dose not emphasize that the subject cause the action while "doing something" emphasizes that the subject cause the action. This point relate to the problem here and that is why E is better than D

Is my thinking correct? pls confirm. Thank you.


yep, it basically works the same way as in the link.
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zhongshanlh
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 Post Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 8:34 am 
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RonPurewal wrote:
cesar.rodriguez.blanco wrote:
Can any instructor explain why A, B, C and D are wrong?

(a) and (b) use "possibility" unidiomatically.
there are two possible idioms:
the possibility that NOUN VERB
the possibility of NOUN

(a), (b), (c) contain an incorrect "it".

(d) "the possible VERBing" is inferior to "possibly VERBing".
"and" doesn't make sense in context (it makes it seem as though the two effects must occur together); "or" makes more sense.

Quote:
Can "it" refer to the subject in the next clause, that is "the brewed leaves"?

no.
"it" is singular; "leaves" is plural.


Ron,experts,i have 2 questions about this prep problem.
1. in the post quoted above, u said that there are 2 idioms of possibility---->possibility that and possibility of.
however , i consulted the Longman English Dictionary and found that it gives us 3 idioms, including possibility that/possibility of/possibility FOR
so, i wonder if you have missed one idiom of possibility in you previous post?

2.i am confused about the use of "in addition to" and "besides" here,i know that bot of them should be regarded as prepositions.
however , are they both correct here?and what is the difference between them?

thank you in advance.
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