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srisl11 Rising GMAT Star
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: According to some analysts |
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According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.
(A) its merits, the proposal to tax
(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing
(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing
(D) the proposal’s merits, to tax
(E) the proposal’s merits are, taxing
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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IMO A
A--makes the restrictive clause right
Other have modifier problems _________________ Keep flying |
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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i would go with E
have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment
pronoun "have" doesnt go with antecedent "proposal" in A
whats the OA?? |
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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A B C are incorrect because its is a possessive pronoun and hence subject should be proposal's not proposal.
between D and E
D - to tax is wrong, a noun is required
E is correct because "taxing all........, if enacted, have disastrous" is a gerund phrase |
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:46 am Post subject: |
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OA is A
But I'm really unable to figure out why D is wrong...
Can some one help me with D?
Is it because in A "its merits" refer clearly to "Proposal of tax merits "
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:49 am Post subject: |
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| schumi_gmat wrote: | | What is the source of this q? |
1000 SC # 48 |
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| srisl11 wrote: | OA is A
But I'm really unable to figure out why D is wrong...
Can some one help me with D?
Is it because in A "its merits" refer clearly to "Proposal of tax merits " |
only a proposal can be enacted. taxing cant be enacted. so the proposal will have to be the subject.
only A and B have this. B is wordier, shorter is better. hence A |
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:17 am Post subject: |
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| scoobydooby wrote: | | srisl11 wrote: | OA is A
But I'm really unable to figure out why D is wrong...
Can some one help me with D?
Is it because in A "its merits" refer clearly to "Proposal of tax merits " |
only a proposal can be enacted. taxing cant be enacted. so the proposal will have to be the subject.
only A and B have this. B is wordier, shorter is better. hence A |
Thank you very much for the explanation,,,,
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