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what is wrong with this sentence? (Statistics indicate that approximate every...) Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:36 am  what is wrong with this sentence? (Statistics indicate that approximate every...)
 

Here is the sentence: Statistics indicate that approximate every 22 years - within a range of 3-4 years - a mjor drought occurs in the United Sates

There is only one mistake in it. I thought it was "approximate", which should be approximately instead, but I was wrong. So what is the mistake?
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what is wrong with this sentence? Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:49 am  what is wrong with this sentence?
 

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'Approximate' is indeed wrong-- it should be 'approximately'.

'Major' and 'States' are misspelt, also.
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what is wrong with this sentence? Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:11 pm  what is wrong with this sentence?
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
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'Approximate' is indeed wrong-- it should be 'approximately'.

'Major' and 'States' are misspelt, also.

Major and states are my typos ( typing mistakes ) Smile
But strangely, the key says "indicate" is wrong. I can't understand. Well, it is in the TOEFL test of 10/2004
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what is wrong with this sentence? (Statistics indicate that approximate every...) Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:22 pm  what is wrong with this sentence? (Statistics indicate that approximate every...)
 

Hi, Chiaki

So, what word does the key offer instead of "indicate" ?
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what is wrong with this sentence? (Statistics indicate that approximate every...) Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:25 pm  what is wrong with this sentence? (Statistics indicate that approximate every...)
 

lost_soul wrote:
Hi, Chiaki

So, what word does the key offer instead of "indicate" ?

It is a pity that I don't have the key which offers the correct choices. It only indicates where the mistake is.
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what is wrong with this sentence? (Statistics indicate that approximate every...) Mon Sep 03, 2007 15:34 pm  what is wrong with this sentence? (Statistics indicate that approximate every...)
 

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The key is wrong. 'Approximate' is egregiously incorrect.

Presumably the question writer or transcriber was confused by the fact that 'Statistics', as the name of a discipline, is singular-- forgetting that when meaning the numbers themselves, 'statistics' is very plural.
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