minimum wage for women and children

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minimum wage for women and children

by krishnasty » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:38 pm
In 1923, the Supreme Court declared a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia as unconstitutional, and ruling that it was a form of price-fixing, as such, an abridgment of the right of contract.

A) the Supreme Court declared a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia as unconstitutional, and
B) the Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia, and
C) the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia,
D) a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia was declared nconstitutional by the Supreme Court ,
E) when the Supreme Court declared a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia as unconstitutional,
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by phanideepak » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:46 pm
is the answer D ??

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by atulmangal » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:47 pm
IMO C

A) the Supreme Court declared a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia as unconstitutional, and [the Supreme Court]---> applying the concept of parallelism, after and The sub [supreme court] has no verb..in more simple words COMMA + AND should connect two independent clause here and second one is not an independent clause hence wrong.
B) the Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia, and [the Supreme Court] same reasoning as for Op A
C) the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia,----> correct
D) a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia was declared nconstitutional by the Supreme Court , --> modifier "ruling" is incorrectly modifying "wage" instead of supreme court
E) when the Supreme Court declared a minimum wage for women and children in the District of Columbia as unconstitutional,[/quote]----> sentence fragment

IMO C

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by phanideepak » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:51 pm
Ah missed it. Thanks man :)

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by krishnasty » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:59 pm
i get that D is using incorrect modifier.
But doesnt C seems un-wordy?
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by vikram4689 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:09 am
un-wordy ?? vouldnt get it ....anyways C is not wordy.
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