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Kilimanjaro Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

efficiency vs consumption

1b00The rise in energy ____ has led to a reduction of fossil fuels that the world must use.02br
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00A) efficiency02br
00B) consumption02br
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00This is from a nation-wide official exam from Turkey. What's your take on it?02br
00My choice? "B"0-
  

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0I think it is meant to be a.02br
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00Think about it.02br
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00why would a rise in consumption lead to a reduction in fuel use?0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10I think it is meant to be a.12br
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10Think about it.12br
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10why would a rise in consumption lead to a reduction in fuel use?12br
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0 Kili, pls think, not post others' answers. And read every word of the original sentence. 02br
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00 Why is B your choice? Make an argument considering and using 01b00everything 02b00in the original sentence. 0-
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0Do you use MORE of something if you increase consumption or if you increase efficiency?02br
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00Do you use LESS of something if you increase consumption or if you increase efficiency?02br
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00So - read again - what has the question told you is going on?0-
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01cite10Kilimanjaro12cite11b10The rise in energy ____ has led to a reduction of fossil fuels that the world must use.12br
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10A) efficiency12br
10B) consumption12br
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10This is from a nation-wide official exam from Turkey. What's your take on it?12br
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0 I think it is simply a badly written sentence. 0-
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01cite10Yankee12cite10I think it is simply a badly written sentence. 12blockquote
11i01b00IMO, the sentence should be rephrased as follows:02b02i02br
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00The 01b00rise in energy consumption02b00 has led to a 01b00reduction of fossil
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0You are changing the meaning. It has nothing to do with the amount of fuels available. '01b00that the world must use' means 'the amount the world needs' or 'the amount of fuel that is required'.02b02br
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01b00therefore you can see that reduction is the only correct answer.02b0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10You are changing the meaning. It has nothing to do with the amount of fuels available. '11b10that the world must use' means 'the amount the world needs' or 'the amount of fuel that is required'.12b12br
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11b10therefore you can see that reduction is the only cor
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0No, you are misunderstanding the last part of the sentence.02br
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00'led to a reduction of fossil fuels that the world 01b00must use02b00 - this doesn't mean 'will have left', this means 'will use/requires/needs'.0-
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