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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:36 am
Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to be hazardous substances, but many of them can be harmful to health, especially if they are used improperly.

(A) Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to be
(B) Consumers may not think of household cleaning products being
(C) A consumer may not think of their household cleaning products being
(D) A consumer may not think of household cleaning products as
(E) Household cleaning products may not be thought of, by consumers, as

OA is D

Doesn't "but many of them" need "Consumers" than "A Consumer" ?
Hope you get my doubt! Explanation would be gr8.

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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:42 am
Wow...thats a bouncer. Luckily I chose D and here is my guess:

Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to be
(B) Consumers may not think of household cleaning products being
(C) A consumer may not think of their household cleaning products being
(D) A consumer may not think of household cleaning products as : Is active, Does not change the meaning even if it changes from Consumers to A consumer. Apart from this this is a kind of generalization which I would prefer to have in present tense.
(E) Household cleaning products may not be thought of, by consumers, as
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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:47 am
Hi Gunjan,

Do you mean, both the sentences below are valid? I doubt!

Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to as hazardous substances, but many of them can be harmful to health, especially if they are used improperly.

A consumer may not think of household cleaning products to as hazardous substances, but many of them can be harmful to health, especially if they are used improperly.

Please correct me if am wrong.

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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:05 am
Well, I would say yes form meaning point of view (Grammatically no). Imagine somebody giving a customer -focused presentation in the marketing:--> both gives the same notion.
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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:10 am
gunjan1208 wrote:Well, I would say yes form meaning point of view (Grammatically no). Imagine somebody giving a customer -focused presentation in the marketing:--> both gives the same notion.
Got your point!

But, doesn't "but many of them" need "Consumers" rather than "A Consumer" ?
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:17 am
No DA.....This them refers to hazardous substances:)
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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:24 am
gunjan1208 wrote:No DA.....This them refers to hazardous substances:)
Oh yes! Its time to backtrack and get to the basics first up! :(

Thanks Gunjan, for waking me up!
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:26 am
Your most welcome:)
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by sl750 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:37 am
'Many of them' here is referring to household cleaning products and not to 'consumers' or 'a consumer'
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by mankey » Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:50 am
How is it clear that "them" is referring to the products and not to consumers? Isnt it confusing?

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by GmatKiss » Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:12 am
mankey wrote:How is it clear that "them" is referring to the products and not to consumers? Isnt it confusing?

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A consumer may not think of household cleaning products as hazardous substances, but many of them can be harmful to health, especially if they are used improperly.

Consumers cannot be harmful for their own health!
Also "cleaning products" is the immediate noun refering to "them"

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