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Environmental justice

by callmemo » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:08 am
Ideally, groups focused on environmental justice should be concerned with how new government projects will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden for lower-income and minority communities.

a. will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
b. will impact local populations, specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
c. will impact local populations and pose an unjust burden
d. will impact local populations and, specifically, pose an unjust burden
e. will be impacting local populations and posing an unjust burden

OA: b
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Re: Environmental justice

by logitech » Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:18 pm
callmemo wrote:Ideally, groups focused on environmental justice should be concerned with how new government projects will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden for lower-income and minority communities.

a. will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
b. will impact local populations, specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
c. will impact local populations and pose an unjust burden
d. will impact local populations and, specifically, pose an unjust burden
e. will be impacting local populations and posing an unjust burden

OA: b
First of all, I do not remember seeing two separate sentences in any SC question.

The use of DOT is not correct in A because the second sentence is tied to first one.

C creates an illogical //ism , we do not need AND
Same problem is also in D and E

B corrects the sentence with a simple trick: Using a comma
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by rahul.s » Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:09 am
logitech wrote:
callmemo wrote:Ideally, groups focused on environmental justice should be concerned with how new government projects will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden for lower-income and minority communities.

a. will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
b. will impact local populations, specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
c. will impact local populations and pose an unjust burden
d. will impact local populations and, specifically, pose an unjust burden
e. will be impacting local populations and posing an unjust burden

OA: b
First of all, I do not remember seeing two separate sentences in any SC question.

The use of DOT is not correct in A because the second sentence is tied to first one.

C creates an illogical //ism , we do not need AND
Same problem is also in D and E

B corrects the sentence with a simple trick: Using a comma
i opted for C. could you tell me how it creates an illogical construction?
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by viidyasagar » Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:44 am

Ideally, groups focused on environmental justice should be concerned with how new government projects will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden for lower-income and minority communities.

a. will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
b. will impact local populations, specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
c. will impact local populations and pose an unjust burden
d. will impact local populations and, specifically, pose an unjust burden
e. will be impacting local populations and posing an unjust burden
My approach - if the word "specifically" is omitted or used as an appositive then the meaning of the sentence changes...hence C,D and E are wrong..the whole point of the sentence is the word "specifically", u cannot omit it

A and B are divided only by a comma and a period. A is wrong because "Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden....." cannot stand on its own after a period.....

safely choose B, although the use of "will" and "would" are debatable.... but defensive arguments can be built around them

Any new project "will" definitely have an impact on local populations, however, the new project will not pose an unjust burden for sure..hence the usage of the uncertain future tense "would" is perfectly warranted...

Hope this helps
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by mmon » Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:27 pm
As Vidyasagar said, the use of "will" and "would" perfectly delivers the idea. In D, the meaning changes though i think nice parallelism is there. the second one describes the first one so and is not necessary.
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by sumanr84 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:27 am
I agree with rahul.s and would pick C.

There is nothing wrong with 'and' usage with the same subject 'new government projects' in option C.

In general, I have never seen usage of word 'specifically ' without a comma following it.
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by VikingWarrior » Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:56 am
My answer would be B
C is incorrect because the meaning of the sentence is altered. C is assuming that unjust burdens will be posed and B wonders if it would pose an unjust burden.
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by mmslf75 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:45 am
callmemo wrote:Ideally, groups focused on environmental justice should be concerned with how new government projects will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden for lower-income and minority communities.

a. will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
b. will impact local populations, specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
c. will impact local populations and pose an unjust burden
d. will impact local populations and, specifically, pose an unjust burden
e. will be impacting local populations and posing an unjust burden

OA: b

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by rahul.s » Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:46 am
mmslf75 wrote:
callmemo wrote:Ideally, groups focused on environmental justice should be concerned with how new government projects will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden for lower-income and minority communities.

a. will impact local populations. Specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
b. will impact local populations, specifically whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
c. will impact local populations and pose an unjust burden
d. will impact local populations and, specifically, pose an unjust burden
e. will be impacting local populations and posing an unjust burden

OA: b

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by mmslf75 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:59 am
IMO C


c. will impact local populations and pose an unjust burden
perfect will impact local populations and ((WILL)) pose an unjust burden
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by sumanr84 » Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:14 am
VikingWarrior has correctly pointed out the change in intent. However, I still have some doubts with correct answer choice.

First, we have 2 separate closely related but independent clauses here with their own sub+verb. We should be using a semi-colon instead of comma to join them.

second, 'specifically' is a Conjunctive Adverbs and as per the rule, A semicolon and a comma are used together when a conjunctive adverb separates two main clauses.
https://www.engl.niu.edu/wac/conjadv.html

IMO, B would be correct only if expressed as below,

b. will impact local populations;specifically,whether the projects would pose an unjust burden
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