1000SC Question no 434

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samyak: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 90; Joined: Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:41 pm

by samyak » Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:28 pm

434. International sporting events need not be fiscal disasters, the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact.
(A) the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact
(B) for example, the 1992 Olympic Games were financially successful
(C) like the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates
(D) a fact demonstrated by the 1992 Olympic Games, which were financially successful
(E) as the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates

Please help me understand how shall I approach this question.

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bleedthegmat: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 26; Joined: Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:17 pm

by bleedthegmat » Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:41 pm

samyak wrote:434. International sporting events need not be fiscal disasters, the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact.
(A) the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact
(B) for example, the 1992 Olympic Games were financially successful
(C) like the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates
(D) a fact demonstrated by the 1992 Olympic Games, which were financially successful
(E) as the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates

Please help me understand how shall I approach this question.

IMO E..

The approach as per me should be to use a word to connect the two phrases.

A -> I think "that" does not have an antecedent...though we will assume that it refers to the earlier phrase.
B -> financial success and financially successful are two different things
C -> like cannot provide examples
D -> passive voice
E -> "as" correctly points to the eg

Hope this helps

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pradeepkaushal9518: Legendary Member; Posts: 1309; Joined: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:41 pmFollowed by: 5 members; Thanked: 33 times

by pradeepkaushal9518 » Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:42 pm

IMO E IS THE BEST ANSWER

here the statement want to give the reason why the international sporting events need not to be fiscal disaster

a is wordy and dont need the word the
b.change the sense of the sentence
c.no comparison required
d. wordy
E. simple and gives the reason
i hope it helps

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FightWithGMAT: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 364; Joined: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:13 amFollowed by: 3 members; Thanked: 31 times

by FightWithGMAT » Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:19 pm

why not D.

Passive is not always wrong in GMAT, though it is preferred.

How financial success can demonstrate that X need not be a fiscal disaster.
X= sporting event.
Olympics, a sporting event, can definitely demonstrate.

I am not sure about the correct answer.

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