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    The attitudes and behaviour ____most of the residents of slum areas all over the world are unlike those ____ characterize the upper strata of society.

    A) which / what
    B) that / whom
    C) which / which
    D) which / where
    E) that / when


    Why A, why not C?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Volcano1985 View Post
    The attitudes and behaviour ____most of the residents of slum areas all over the world * are unlike those ____ characterize the upper strata of society.
    Another bad question as it stands. Are you sure there is not a verb missing where I have put the asterisk?

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    Default Re: The attitudes and behaviour ____

    Quote Originally Posted by Volcano1985 View Post
    The attitudes and behaviour ____most of the residents of slum areas all over the world are unlike those ____ characterize the upper strata of society.

    A) which / what
    B) that / whom
    C) which / which
    D) which / where
    E) that / when


    Why A, why not C?
    Have you missed out a word in the main sentence? If not, then the sentence can't make any sense with any of those choices.

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    Quote Originally Posted by emsr2d2 View Post
    Have you missed out a word in the main sentence? If not, then the sentence can't make any sense with any of those choices.
    I'm just too fast for you today,.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fivejedjon View Post
    I'm just too fast for you today,.
    True, but I'd have put the asterisk in a different position! We clearly think there are different words missing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by emsr2d2 View Post
    True, but I'd have put the asterisk in a different position! We clearly think there are different words missing.
    Would you have put it after 'areas'? If so, I can agree with that possibility.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fivejedjon View Post
    Would you have put it after 'areas'? If so, I can agree with that possibility.
    No, I'd have put it after the first blank space, before the word "most".

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    Quote Originally Posted by emsr2d2 View Post
    No, I'd have put it after the first blank space, before the word "most".
    I hadn't seen that possibility, but I can now.

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    Default Re: The attitudes and behaviour ____

    The question came odd to me, that's why I asked.You found missing verb

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    Default Re: The attitudes and behaviour ____

    Quote Originally Posted by fivejedjon View Post
    I hadn't seen that possibility, but I can now.
    I can see the possibility of yours too. I am somewhat suspicious of the original question though, claiming that the given answer is A. I've seen some pretty ropey test questions on this forum but the chances of a test author believing that "...unlike those what characterize the upper strata of society" is correct is somewhat far-fetched. Is there a chance that rather a lot of these test questions are being posted in this format to get us to give the correct answer? Hmmmmm.

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