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by satishchandra » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:15 pm
This April, three out of seven people will file tax returns with a disk found in software
stores and accounting texts
.
A. tax returns with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
B. a tax return with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
C. tax returns with disks found in a software store and an accounting text
D. tax returns with a disk found in a software store and an accounting text
E. a tax return with a disk found in a software sotre and an accounting text

I did not know where to start in this.
Can somebody please clearly explain what this SC is trying to test?

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by PradeepDubey » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:37 pm
I'll go with option B. What is the OA?
I think this question is mixing 'number' issue, 'meaning' issue and the usage of 'a/an/the'. People will file---> what should come next ---> 'an application-form/a process/a set-up/a method......' B and E fit in this category. Another is the meaning issue: texts fits better.

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