SC..plz help

manasi_sh · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: SC..plz help

In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(B) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in assessing the problems that they face.
(C) A question that is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face is whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor.
(D) In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(E) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban

ANS: D

Danielle · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:35 am Post subject:

I hate this one!! The whole sentence is up for reconstruction! Makes it really hard, because in reality there a lot of ways to correct this sentence. In this case you have to treat each answer choice as an example sentence! This is one of those time waster questions on the real GMAT, just there to eat up your test-taking time!

A) The main problem with one is the 'in assessing' that it starts with. Although it's not dead wrong, it could be tightened up by changing to 'in an assessment' in this case, although that is particular to this example.

B) changes the sentence from comparing rural workers and urban poor to comparing an urban worker to urban poor. WRONG.

C) the hallmark of awkward construction is a double verb, i.e. 'A question that is irrelevant...is...'. This should always be corrected. WRONG.

D) Corrects 'in assessing' and keeps everything else the same. Looks okay.

E) Same as B.

Guest · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject:

What's the source? This may one may not be one worth practicing on. FYI: a lot of 1000SC questions are bogus...