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The Republic of the Philippines encompasses

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vrajesh.dave
 Post subject: The Republic of the Philippines encompasses
 Post Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:05 am 
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The Republic of the Philippines encompasses more than seven thousand islands, two of them with two thirds of its area.

A two of them with two thirds of its area
B two thirds of their area being in two of them
C and its area is two thirds in two islands
D two of them have two thirds of its area
E which have two thirds of its area in two of them

Can instructor please explain OA A

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gokul_nair1984
 Post subject: Re: The Republic of the Philippines encompasses
 Post Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:51 am 
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I'm not an instructor but I'll give it a shot:
vrajesh.dave wrote:
A two of them with two thirds of its area
B two thirds of their area being in two of them
C and its area is two thirds in two islands
D two of them have two thirds of its area
E which have two thirds of its area in two of them


B-Incorrect usage of Being
C-what does its refer to? Also it appears to be a run on because of the word IS right in the second part of the sentence.
D-two of them have two thirds of its area -Consturction is awkward.The original statement is implying that the area of these 2 islands is two-third of the total area.D Also appears to be a run on construction as the second clause exists per se.
E-"Which" incorrectly refers to Islands, although it should refer Republic of the Philippines(because the Philipines has two thirds of its area in the two islands)

Hence A is correct ( Even though I do not notice any grammatical mistake in D(Leaving apart the style and run on scenario).

PS:MGMAT Tutors,Kindly let me know if I am identifying the Run On's properly?
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