0

This question came in the Dhaka university admission exam 2015-16

Q) Counting is a combination of several skills, each _______ on the other

(a) building

(b) reinforcing

(c) shaping

(d) improving

I think that the answer is probably (a). Question bank says the answer is (c). Which is the correct answer?

Improve this question
7
  • In Indian English, is "shaping on" commonly used? What do any of the proposed solutions really mean where "counting skills" are concerned?
    – Mari-Lou A
    May 20, 2022 at 7:08
  • Did you copy the question precisely? I would think it should be "each one ..... on the other"
    – Mari-Lou A
    May 20, 2022 at 7:10
  • @Mari-LouA I checked again; I did copy the question correctly.
    – tryingtobeastoic
    May 20, 2022 at 11:49
  • 1
    blog.learntube.academy/….
    – tryingtobeastoic
    May 30, 2022 at 7:39
  • 1
    Great find, I suppose each is sufficient on its own, so "each one" is redundant. Guess what? The answer supplied is indeed "building". blog.learntube.academy/…
    – Mari-Lou A
    May 30, 2022 at 7:46

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
3

You are right. You build on things. I've never heard the expression shaping on and I don't think it's correct, either. I would go a step further: I'm familiar with the notion of shaping things. It's the presence of the word on that I think is flat wrong.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .