Faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places have been cited by a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, which estimated that they did not count 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast.
A. Faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places have been cited by a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, which estimated that they did not count 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast.
B. Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election has estimated that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted.
C. Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted in the 2000 United States presidential election, a new study estimates.
D. A new study has cited faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places in estimating that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes that were cast had not been counted in the 2000 United States presidential election.
E. A new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, has estimated 4 million to 6 million votes had not been counted of the 100 million votes cast.
Faulty voting equipment
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a] Passive.
b] Perfect
c] Incorrect modifier after first comma.
d] incorrect use of had. Past perfect is incorrect and unnecessary.
e] Awkward structure. Had should not be used. Conveys counting happened before casting.
a] Passive.
b] Perfect
c] Incorrect modifier after first comma.
d] incorrect use of had. Past perfect is incorrect and unnecessary.
e] Awkward structure. Had should not be used. Conveys counting happened before casting.
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IMO B.
A. Faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places have been cited by a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, which estimated that they did not count 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast.
they = no referent.
B. Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election has estimated that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted.
correct
C. Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted in the 2000 United States presidential election, a new study estimates.
Incorrect modifier....citing.... modifies votes.
D. A new study has cited faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places in estimating that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes that were cast had not been counted in the 2000 United States presidential election.
Incorrect use of had....says that counting happened before all other activities.
E. A new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, has estimated 4 million to 6 million votes had not been counted of the 100 million votes cast.
Idiom is broken = estimated that/to be is the correct idiom.
A. Faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places have been cited by a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, which estimated that they did not count 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast.
they = no referent.
B. Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election has estimated that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted.
correct
C. Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted in the 2000 United States presidential election, a new study estimates.
Incorrect modifier....citing.... modifies votes.
D. A new study has cited faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places in estimating that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes that were cast had not been counted in the 2000 United States presidential election.
Incorrect use of had....says that counting happened before all other activities.
E. A new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, has estimated 4 million to 6 million votes had not been counted of the 100 million votes cast.
Idiom is broken = estimated that/to be is the correct idiom.
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Can someone please tell in option D...
"4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes that were cast"...
here that modifies...
a) 4 million to 6 million votes....
or b) 100 million votes.
"4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes that were cast"...
here that modifies...
a) 4 million to 6 million votes....
or b) 100 million votes.
"that" modifies 100 million votes..goelmohit2002 wrote:Can someone please tell in option D...
"4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes that were cast"...
here that modifies...
a) 4 million to 6 million votes....
or b) 100 million votes.
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Thanks. Actually I am a really confused in these type of constructions i.e.ketkoag wrote:"that" modifies 100 million votes..goelmohit2002 wrote:Can someone please tell in option D...
"4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes that were cast"...
here that modifies...
a) 4 million to 6 million votes....
or b) 100 million votes.
in X of Y that Z....
sometime Z modifies Y....and sometimes X....
for e.g. here it is modifying Y....
Can someone please tell is there a way to find out what does Z modifies....?
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Hi everyone
I do get all the concepts used in this questn
But this questn took me 2.5 mins.I normally take a large amount of time in solving completely underlined SC questns
Could somebody suggest a way to solve them quick (.5-1 min)..i mean a general strategy
I do get all the concepts used in this questn
But this questn took me 2.5 mins.I normally take a large amount of time in solving completely underlined SC questns
Could somebody suggest a way to solve them quick (.5-1 min)..i mean a general strategy
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This is GMATPrepOptimus Prime wrote:Hi everyone
I do get all the concepts used in this questn
But this questn took me 2.5 mins.I normally take a large amount of time in solving completely underlined SC questns
Could somebody suggest a way to solve them quick (.5-1 min)..i mean a general strategy
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There was a question about how to attempt these in 1.5 min or so. I think the best way to proceed on the fully underlined SC questions is to read the stem first and understand the intended meaning. Then check whether A is correct, using grammer and other stuff you know about SC.
It's better to treat each answer choice as a unique sentence, keeping the intended meaning in mind.
It's better to treat each answer choice as a unique sentence, keeping the intended meaning in mind.
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