Belly Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Pistachios grow on trees in grape-like clusters and are encased in an outer
Pistachios grow on trees in grape-like clusters and are encased in an outer skin, or hull. When pistachios ripen, the hull turns rosy and the shell within splits naturally, indicating they are ready for harvest, usually in September.
California pistachios are mechanically shaken from the trees onto a catching frame, never touching the ground. Each tree takes less than a minute. They are loaded onto containers and rushed to the processing plant where hulling, drying and sorting are completed. Later the nuts are roasted, salted and _____ dyed.
a) sometimes
b) never
c) thus
d) very
I wonder why we choose a here although b could make sense (from the ecpe exam)
California pistachios are mechanically shaken from the trees onto a catching frame, never touching the ground. Each tree takes less than a minute. They are loaded onto containers and rushed to the processing plant where hulling, drying and sorting are completed. Later the nuts are roasted, salted and _____ dyed.
a) sometimes
b) never
c) thus
d) very
I wonder why we choose a here although b could make sense (from the ecpe exam)
Top answer
There's absolutely no way to tell unless you know (and trust) someone who has eaten a (commercially) dyed pistachio. WELL - - This describes what happens in the process. It's a list of things which are done .
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There's absolutely no way to tell unless you know (and trust) someone who has eaten a (commercially) dyed pistachio.
WELL - - This describes what happens in the process. It's a list of things which are done. A lone thing which is not done may be said to seem out of place. They are never trampled by drunken women with
WELL - - This describes what happens in the process. It's a list of things which are done. A lone thing which is not done may be said to seem out of place. They are never trampled by drunken women with
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