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by ansh.kumar » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:05 am
The aim of the new regulations is to make it easier for prospective homeowners to have funds available for energy improvement in their new houses.
(A) to make it easier for prospective homeowners to have
(B) to make easier for prospective homeowners the having of
(C) making it easier for prospective homeowners so they can have
(D) that prospective homeowners more easily can have
(E) for prospective homeowners to more easily have
can somebody tell wats wrong in d
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by jumpin » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:59 am
hey is it E..... imo D easily can have sounds awkward...
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by thephoenix » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:15 am
ansh.kumar wrote:The aim of the new regulations is to make it easier for prospective homeowners to have funds available for energy improvement in their new houses.
(A) to make it easier for prospective homeowners to have
(B) to make easier for prospective homeowners the having of
(C) making it easier for prospective homeowners so they can have
(D) that prospective homeowners more easily can have
(E) for prospective homeowners to more easily have
can somebody tell wats wrong in d
D changes the meaning use of can makes it optional
imo A
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by jumpin » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:33 am
hi pheonix, i got confused between A/E and opted out for E because of dangling 'it' in A.. idiomatic..?
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by reply2spg » Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:53 am
IMO A....'it' is correct here. You should not eliminate A only for 'dangling "it"'. This type of 'it' is called as placeholder 'it', which is correct in GMAT
ansh.kumar wrote:The aim of the new regulations is to make it easier for prospective homeowners to have funds available for energy improvement in their new houses.
(A) to make it easier for prospective homeowners to have
(B) to make easier for prospective homeowners the having of - Wrong
(C) making it easier for prospective homeowners so they can have - 'aim to' is a correct idiom. - Eliminate
(D) that prospective homeowners more easily can have - Same as B
(E) for prospective homeowners to more easily have - Awkward
can somebody tell wats wrong in d
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by akahuja143 » Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:07 am
I agree with reply2spg IMO A. Despite of having dangling it Answer choice is best available answer
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