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Sun 94 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
maintain or achive speed
In the following sentence, can I use ' maintain' ? My answer sheet says only achive is correct. Why?
Racing homer pigeons are taken to a distant location and released to race home. They achive/or maintain an average speed of about 30 miles per hour.
Racing homer pigeons are taken to a distant location and released to race home. They achive/or maintain an average speed of about 30 miles per hour.
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It is natural to assume that pigeons do not make a deliberate attempt to maintain their speed, hence achieve is the right answer.
- It is natural to assume that pigeons do not make a deliberate attempt to maintain their speed, hence achieve is the right answer.
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It is natural to assume that pigeons do not make a deliberate attempt to maintain their speed, hence achieve is the right answer.
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Hi
Achieve makes more sense to me. I feel the word average speed is responsible for this.
If it had been absent, I would have considered thought of using maintain.
Maintain
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sun 94In the following sentence, can I use ' maintain' ? My answer sheet says only achive is correct. Why?
Achieve makes more sense to me. I feel the word average speed is responsible for this.
If it had been absent, I would have considered thought of using maintain.
Maintain
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To see which definition of speed is being conveyed look at this clue -the word ABOUT 1. 'Pigeons can achieve an average speed OF ABOUT 30 miles per hour.' = bring it to a speed of about 30 m/p/h. 2 Now in the case of increasing speeds: 'Pigeons can maintain an average speed OF UP to 30 miles per hour.' Here achieve need not be told because it is implied and not the focus. Thanks
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