Sentence Correction

The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.
(A) be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have
(B) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have
(C) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility of having
(D) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have
(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having


pl discus...

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The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.

Read the Red and Blue part together.
Do they sound awkward??
Yes

Take a look again

The expected rise in the price of oil could( have a serious impact on industrialized nations

Is this fine??
I think Yes

So that leaves us with D and E

(You may find this very weird, but at times I do use my ears to spot errors:o)
IMO-E

(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having

IMPACT may cause a possibility=> action of impact will be continuous=>so present perfect.

Hope this helps

gmat740 wrote:The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.

Read the Red and Blue part together.
Do they sound awkward??
Yes

Take a look again

The expected rise in the price of oil could( have a serious impact on industrialized nations

Is this fine??
I think Yes


So that leaves us with D and E

(You may find this very weird, but at times I do use my ears to spot errors:o)
IMO-E

(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having

IMPACT may cause a possibility=> action of impact will be continuous=>so present perfect.

Hope this helps

But I find nothing wrong in C

(C) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility of having

real2008 wrote:

gmat740 wrote:The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.

Read the Red and Blue part together.
Do they sound awkward??
Yes

Take a look again

The expected rise in the price of oil could( have a serious impact on industrialized nations

Is this fine??
I think Yes


So that leaves us with D and E

(You may find this very weird, but at times I do use my ears to spot errors:o)
IMO-E

(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having

IMPACT may cause a possibility=> action of impact will be continuous=>so present perfect.

Hope this helps

But I find nothing wrong in C

(C) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility of having

could seriously impact on - The "on" is the problem here.

real2008 wrote:

gmat740 wrote:The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.

Read the Red and Blue part together.
Do they sound awkward??
Yes

Take a look again

The expected rise in the price of oil could( have a serious impact on industrialized nations

Is this fine??
I think Yes


So that leaves us with D and E

(You may find this very weird, but at times I do use my ears to spot errors:o)
IMO-E

(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having

IMPACT may cause a possibility=> action of impact will be continuous=>so present perfect.

Hope this helps

But I find nothing wrong in C

(C) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility of having

Buddy... "on" is a preposition.. it can only link noun, pronoun and phrases..
In C seriously = adverb and impact is used as a verb.. so "seriously impact" cannot be the object of the preposition.

But in E serious = adjective and impact is used as a noun and so now you can use "on"..

Hope this helps..

gmat740 wrote:The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.

Read the Red and Blue part together.
Do they sound awkward??
Yes

Take a look again

The expected rise in the price of oil could( have a serious impact on industrialized nations

Is this fine??
I think Yes

So that leaves us with D and E

(You may find this very weird, but at times I do use my ears to spot errors:o)
IMO-E

(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having

IMPACT may cause a possibility=> action of impact will be continuous=>so present perfect.

Hope this helps

Whats wrong with D. Possibility of having --- Dosn't sound awkward. Any other takers???

I am opting for E.....

Here is my reasoning.....
(A) Impact on is correct idiom...
(B) Adjective modified noun not adverbs hence serious is correct usage
(C) Same as B
(D) The possibility of is correct idiom...hence D is wrong
(E) Correct. serious modifies noun and possibility of is used...

"possibility to" is incorrect. "possibility of" is the right construct. So we have a 3:2 split.

Between C and E, C is incorrect as "seriously impact on industrialized nations " is flawed.

So answer should be E.

mayur00 wrote:"possibility to" is incorrect. "possibility of" is the right construct. So we have a 3:2 split.

Between C and E, C is incorrect as "seriously impact on industrialized nations " is flawed.

So answer should be E.

I dont think "possibility of" is less acceptable than "possibility to"? Please comment.

I agree with D. I think the two sides of "and" should be parallel and "having" does not support that...

Please post OA

Vinayak

IMO C
seriously and severely are adverbs modifying could and hence are parallel

real2008 wrote:The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.
(A) be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have
(B) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have
(C) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility of having
(D) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have
(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having


pl discus...

Choice E

3/2 split...

A, B, D out for using possiblity to, when it should be possibility of.

C & E left...

C is out for using seriously impact on industrialized nations. Thus, the price of oil could...seriously impact on industrialized nations is grammatically wrong, and sounds wrong, too.

Choice E

my 2 cents:
We impede/stall/hinder progress, and diminish/decrease/lessen possibility.

dumb.doofus wrote:

real2008 wrote:

gmat740 wrote:The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.

Read the Red and Blue part together.
Do they sound awkward??
Yes

Take a look again

The expected rise in the price of oil could( have a serious impact on industrialized nations

Is this fine??
I think Yes


So that leaves us with D and E

(You may find this very weird, but at times I do use my ears to spot errors:o)
IMO-E

(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having

IMPACT may cause a possibility=> action of impact will be continuous=>so present perfect.

Hope this helps

But I find nothing wrong in C

(C) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility of having

Buddy... "on" is a preposition.. it can only link noun, pronoun and phrases..
In C seriously = adverb and impact is used as a verb.. so "seriously impact" cannot be the object of the preposition.

But in E serious = adjective and impact is used as a noun and so now you can use "on"..

Hope this helps..

Pl bear with me.....

Object of the preposition 'on' is 'industrialized nations', I understand. Can you please clarify?

A /B /C are x....everyone agrees?

1.) Replace Could with CAN... and the sentence should make sense

This check alone with eliminate A/B/C

Could -> is a conditional possibility

2.) The error i found with E and D-> Meaning of the sentence


original sentence uses: Diminish

D --> impede
E --> Diminish (CORRECT)

just my 2 cents..Thanks for the discussion...