State lawmakers are considering a law allowing children of divorced parents as young as seven to choose the parent with whom they will live, which will likely dissuade those parents from disciplining or punishing their children.
A)allowing children of divorced parents as young as seven to choose the parent with whom they will live, which will likely dissuade those parents
B)that would allow children as young as seven whose parents are divorced to choose the parent with whom they will live, a policy that would likely dissuade those parents
C)that would allow children of divorced parents as young as seven to choose the parent that they will live with, a policy that will likely dissuade their parents
D)allowing children as young as seven whose parents are divorced to choose the parent who they will live with, likely dissuading those parents
E)that will allow children as young as seven with divorced parents to choose which parent with whom to live, a policy likely dissuading their parents
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Hi j_shreyans,
This SC is built around an interesting "usage" issue - since the lawmakers are CONSIDERING a law, it's not actually a law yet. This is meant to be treated as a hypothetical, so the words "were" and/or "would" are appropriate. Eliminate A, D and E.
Between answers B and C, the first 4 words are the same - "that would allow children".....we need to be careful about where we put the phrase "as young as seven...." That phrase is meant to describe the children, NOT the parents, so we have to put that modifier closer to the subject (the children). Eliminate C.
Final Answer: B
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Rich
This SC is built around an interesting "usage" issue - since the lawmakers are CONSIDERING a law, it's not actually a law yet. This is meant to be treated as a hypothetical, so the words "were" and/or "would" are appropriate. Eliminate A, D and E.
Between answers B and C, the first 4 words are the same - "that would allow children".....we need to be careful about where we put the phrase "as young as seven...." That phrase is meant to describe the children, NOT the parents, so we have to put that modifier closer to the subject (the children). Eliminate C.
Final Answer: B
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
