60) The computer software

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by gmat740 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:18 am

60) The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors.
(A) but also has the versatility and power of facilitating
(B) but also have the versatility and power to facilitate
(C) but it also has the versatility and power to facilitate
(D) and also have the versatility and power of facilitating
(E) and it also has such versatility and power that it can facilitate

oa b

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nillss: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 12; Joined: Mon May 11, 2009 7:39 am

by nillss » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:46 am

first of all, not only is followed by but also... so eliminate the last 2.

now read the sentence carefully... it says the new software being designed .. that means that the new software is still being designed, so we cannot use has.. has refers to the present...eg. He has a degree in math..or the child has a toy mobile.
as this software is still being designed we use will have ..that means in the future when the software will be completed, it will have.

another reason to choose have is because have is plural... the software will have the versatility and the power.. ( and joins 2 subjects ..)
has is singular ...we cannot say the software has the versatility and the power.. since these are 2 things.

lastly, the correct idiom is the power to do something ..not power of .

hope this clears...

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Zakai: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 1; Joined: Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:50 pm

Re: 60) The computer software

by Zakai » Sun May 03, 2020 8:46 pm

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