Traffic Advisory commision

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Traffic Advisory commision

by goelmohit2002 » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:29 am
Hi All,

In the below question, the OA is "C". Can somebody please help me clear following doubts of mine:

i) understand on what basis should we kick out "A" and "B" ?
ii) Moreover doesn't "C" convey that any one driver has multiple licenses ? What is the problem in the sentence "should have their license permanently revoked" ?

The traffic advisory commission agreed that drivers with more than three convictions for drunk driving should have permanently revoked licenses.

a) should have permanently revoked licenses.
b) should have a permanently revoked license.
c) should have their licenses permanently revoked.
d) are to have revoked their license permanently.
e) are to have a permanently revoked license.

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by asdf29 » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:35 pm
I think:

i) In A & B 'revoked' is an adjective, whereas in C 'revoked' forms part of the verb.
ii) In C, 'licenses' is plural because 'drivers' is plural.

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Re: Traffic Advisory commision

by TedCornell » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:47 pm
goelmohit2002 wrote: ii) Moreover doesn't "C" convey that any one driver has multiple licenses ? What is the problem in the sentence "should have their license permanently revoked" ?
Actually they are both grammatically ok. You can use plural licenses to emphasize their mulplicity or you can use singular license to emphasize that each driver has a unique license.

"Human beings have one heart and two lungs" is correct.

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