sc from kaplan-3

thegmatbeater · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:48 am Post subject: sc from kaplan-3

One of the informants eventually professed ignorant of the crime, having fear that his testimony would lead to reprisals against him by his former confederates

a).............
b) ignorantly to the crime, with
c) ignorance of the crime, since
d)ignorance of the crime, for
e) to have ignorance of the crime, since

Aldiablo · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:54 am Post subject:

IMO C.

BlueRain · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:43 am Post subject:

IMO B.

OA?

wilderness · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject:

IMHO D

loki.gmat · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

A - usage of "having" is incorrect.
B - changes the meaning of the sentence.the intended meaning is that one of the informants eventually claimed that he/she was not aware of the crime. B says that he/she actually professed (self-acknowledged) to the crime although ignorantly.hence incorrect.
C - ................ since fear that ............. - awkward construction.
E - same as C.

hence IMO D.

Thanks!

raunekk · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

IMO:D

Professed X for Y

thegmatbeater · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject:

OA is D, bu I thought that "since" can be used as "because" and chose the wrong answer C!