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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Sentence Completion

0 00Haven't been around here for a long time. I hope you all masters are very well. Today I bring a new sentence completion question here. I was unable to solve it, because: 1, I don't get what the sentence says completely; 2, I couldn't find any clue word to help me pick the right answer. 02br
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00 So, please please do help me out. Thank you very much!02br
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00 For those Puritans who believed that ---- obligations were imposed by divine will, the correct course of action was not withdrawal from the world but conscientious ---- of the duties of business.02br
00practical ... mystification02br
00B. 00inherent ... manipulation02br
00 C. 00secular ... discharge02br
00D. 00earthly ... disavowal02br
00E. 00trying ... moderation00 0-
  

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0C, I think.02br
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00Perhaps someone else has a different opinion.0-
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0My choice is E02br
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00For those Puritans who believed that trying obligations were imposed by divine will, the correct course of action was not withdrawal from the world but conscientious moderation of the duties of business.02br
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00"For those Puritans who believed that obligations to bear were imposed by divine will, the correct course of action
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0I've found the answer 01a05000 02a02br
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00According to the site, answer is "secular...discharge".0230hrefhttp://www.pinkmonkey.com/studyguides/subjects/gre/test1/gt1se7p2.htm
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0 Yes, C. I think 'trying' is too extreme an adjective for 'obligation' to produce mere 'moderation' in the Puritan, Paco.02br
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0Hurm... Likely I have to send $0.02 to Texas.02br
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0 Thanks very much, all you teachers! But I still don't get it. I do not just expect the answer, I also hope you will give me an explanation on it which is more important to me. 02br
00 Thank you!02br
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00 Incidentally, I've written the essay following your guidance, Mod Juleilai. Please return back to the writing board, and help me correct the essay, c
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0Hello Jeff02br
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00The point is that the "discharge" here means "full execution". 02br
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00The puritans believed that to do their obligations in this secular world would be in accordance to ***'s will. So they did not escape from the practical business things (which some churches then recommended people to do. Instead they believed what they should
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0 If it's any consolation, the sentence makes no sense to me. But I've never been to church so, I guess, religious texts are just gobbledegook to me. If this sentence were in an English exam, i would be very offended, since it requires quite an intimate knowledge of a specific religion as well as an extremely good grasp of English (better than mine - and I'm a native!) 0-
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0Hello Jeff02br
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00The 2nd choice is the key here (as is often the case). 'Conscientious' can only match choices C, D, and E. 'Conscientious moderation of duties' is not a necessary consequence of 'trying obligations'; 'conscientious disavowal', even less so (otherwise they would not be 'duties'). Therefore we're left with C, which fits: 'secular obligations' correlate wi
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0 Thank you, teachers!02br
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00 It's obscure. I think I should first request you teachers to clarify these phrases and words for me. 02br
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00 What's the real meaning of "discharge of duties"? 02br
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00 Does "world" mean "secular life"?02br
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00 Does "business" refers to "secular life"?02br
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