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mehtamaulikd
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* Gprep 4

by mehtamaulikd Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:46 pm

4. Although the turtle has been toothless for more than 150 million years, in some contemporary turtle species the moderately sharp and jagged edges of their horny jaws function for teeth.
A. their horny jaws function for teeth
B. its horny jaws function for teeth
C. its horny jaws function as do teeth
D the horny jaws function as teeth do
E the horny jaws function as teeth
plz explain why cannot we use B, we can say that ram subsituted for shyam....
Besides this, E states that function as teeth is it right?
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Re: * Gprep 4

by Ben Ku Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:15 am

Please cite the source (author) of this problem. We cannot reply unless a source is cited (and, if no source is cited, we will have to delete the post!). Thanks.

If this is from the GMAT Prep test, please repost the question in the GMAT Prep Verbal folder.
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