When V/s If
Rising inventories, if not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth.
Rising inventories, when not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth.
"When" should be used in accordance to time of action and not as a condition - "If" is preferable here.
OG 12
Particle Phrase
OG 23
Idiom
Adjective "difficult/easy" should be followed by infinitive and not phrases.
... difficult to analyze .... [OK]
... difficult for analysis ...[NOK]
... easy for eating ...[NOK]
... easy to eat ........ [ OK]
OG 29
Structure/Idiom
Along with the drop in producer prices announced yesterday, the strong retail sales figures released today seem like it is indicative that the economy, although growing slowly,
is not nearing a recession.
The IDIOM is : seem + infinitive ..... , seem to ...
Also, Subordinate clause that completes the statement should be introduced by a
relative pronoun ( who, which , that ) OR by a conjunction , but never by a
preposition ( like etc . )
OG 43
Structure
Five fledgling sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975.
(A) bringing
(B) and brings
(C) and it brings
(D) and it brought
(E) and brought
Five fledgling sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, and brings to 34 the ...
Subject of the first verb should be same as the subject of the second verb , so
Five fledgling sea (subject ) eagles left .... , and brings to 34 the ...
Subject ( sea eagles ) don't match brings.
OG 45
Structure
To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, and she remained in France during the Second World War as a performer and an intelligence agent for the Resistance
A. To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate
B. For Joshephine baker, long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, paris was her home
C. Joshephine baker made Paris her home long before to be an expatriate was fashionable expatriate
D. Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home
E. Long before it was fashionable being an expatriate, Paris was home to Josephine Baker
A. To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate
B. For Joshephine baker, long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, paris was her home
C. Joshephine baker made Paris her home long before to be an expatriate was fashionable expatriate
D. Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home
E. Long before it was fashionable being an expatriate, Paris was home to Josephine Baker
Two sentence have been coordinated with "and" , and the second sentence has a pronoun "she" . The
construction making Josephine subject will be preferred.
In a A and B , her is redundant.
OG 50
[SC]That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology [MV]can hardly be said [SC]that it is their fault.
The statement has two SC running on each other. The best way to fix this problem is to put in the correct order of IC-DC.
[IC]It can hardly be said [DC]that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
OG 51
The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month.
(A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month
(A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month
in that = overly formal and out-dated.
(B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival’s month
(B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival’s month
Its not clear who would be doing the proclaiming ?
(D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival
OK
(D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival
OK
OG 65
The only way for growers to salvage frozen citrus is to have it quickly processed into juice concentrate before warmer weather returns and rots the fruit .
OK:The cause-and-effect relationship is well established between warm weather and rottin using "before"
The only way for growers to salvage frozen citrus is to have it quickly processed into juice concentrate before the fruit rots when warmer weather returns. NOK
OG 85
Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but financially strained townships point out that dirt roads cost twice as much to maintain as paved roads do.
to maintain --> relates to both roads in above example. hence - ||
OG 86
Although early soap operas were first aired on evening radio in the 1920's, they had moved to the daytime hours of the 1930's when the evening schedule became crowded with comedians and variety shows.
||ism: ... in the 1920's....in the 1930's.....
OG 92
state health officials have ordered that the levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches be
measured and [that] the results [be] published.
= THAT and BE need not be repeated in the second part !!!
