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2 questions- Roy Wilkins & Strike

by kareem.firoz » Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:04 pm
1. Roy Wilkins was among the last of a generation of civil rights activists who led the nation through decades of change so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember, what segregation was like.


A
so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember
B
so profound that many young Americans cannot imagine, much less remember
C
so profound many young Americans cannot imagine nor even less remember
D
of such profundity many young Americans cannot imagine, even less can they remember
E
of such profundity that many young Americans are not able to imagine, much less to remember


2. The new contract forbids a strike by the transportation union.

A
forbids a strike by the transportation union
B
forbids the transportation union from striking
C
forbids that there be a strike by the transportation union
D
will forbid the transportation union from striking
E
will forbid that the transportation union strikes
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by cans » Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:11 pm
1st : IMO B
(that is necessary.. )
2nd: IMO B
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by kareem.firoz » Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:22 pm
cans wrote:1st : IMO B
(that is necessary.. )
2nd: IMO B
My doubts
1. Is 'much less' Americans correct? I went for A.
2. What is wrong with option B?

OA
1. B
2. A
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by GmatKiss » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:02 am
kareem.firoz wrote:1. Roy Wilkins was among the last of a generation of civil rights activists who led the nation through decades of change so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember, what segregation was like.


A
so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember
B
so profound that many young Americans cannot imagine, much less remember
C
so profound many young Americans cannot imagine nor even less remember
D
of such profundity many young Americans cannot imagine, even less can they remember
E
of such profundity that many young Americans are not able to imagine, much less to remember

IMO:B , "that" is an eye-opener :mrgreen:

2. The new contract forbids a strike by the transportation union.

A
forbids a strike by the transportation union -Active and clear!
B
forbids the transportation union from striking - passive
C
forbids that there be a strike by the transportation union
D
will forbid the transportation union from striking
E
will forbid that the transportation union strikes


IMO:A
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by dhonu121 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:47 am
Both of these questions are idiom based.
1.The correct idiom is so x that y.
Hence B.
2.The correct idiom is forbid x to do y.
Incorrect idiom:forbid X from doing Y.
Although none of them fits the first correct form literally but A does in that there is no y there.
hence A.
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by gunjan1208 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:25 am
I could get first one but fell for B in the second. Thanks for the explanation.
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by aspirant2011 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:09 am
kareem.firoz wrote:1. Roy Wilkins was among the last of a generation of civil rights activists who led the nation through decades of change so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember, what segregation was like.


A
so profound many young Americans are not able to imagine, even less to remember
B
so profound that many young Americans cannot imagine, much less remember
C
so profound many young Americans cannot imagine nor even less remember
D
of such profundity many young Americans cannot imagine, even less can they remember
E
of such profundity that many young Americans are not able to imagine, much less to remember


2. The new contract forbids a strike by the transportation union.

A
forbids a strike by the transportation union
B
forbids the transportation union from striking
C
forbids that there be a strike by the transportation union
D
will forbid the transportation union from striking
E
will forbid that the transportation union strikes
For second I will go with B because striking is the right word as the word covers future tense also.......using the word strike will mean that it is only valid for present

whats the OA?
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by GmatKiss » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:36 am
OA,

1:B
2:A
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by mankey » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:28 am
This one is still not clear. Please help with the OA.

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