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by vinay1983 » Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:33 am

Former Vice President and a self proclaimed champion of environmentalist causes, Dick Cheney was seen speaking with federal biologists about the endangered species act

A. speaking with
B. speaking to
C. speaking for
D. in dialogue with
E. speaking against

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by Java_85 » Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:18 am

I'm between A and B, I think either one is fine. With implies back and forth, to is more you speaking TO him, So B is my final choice.

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by [email protected] » Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:16 pm

Hi vinay1983,

This is not a great sample SC question because the "intent" is unclear. There's no context for what Dick Cheney is doing in this sentence (other than speaking). Ambiguous sentences don't show up in the Verbal section, so I'd throw this one away.

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by vinay1983 » Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:48 pm

[email protected] wrote:Hi vinay1983,

This is not a great sample SC question because the "intent" is unclear. There's no context for what Dick Cheney is doing in this sentence (other than speaking). Ambiguous sentences don't show up in the Verbal section, so I'd throw this one away.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

I wonder what happened to this question. maybe some typo error. Will take up the matter with the concerned people. Thanks Rich!

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