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by xyh133 » Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:31 pm
A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess.
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the abil¬ity of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,


Why A is wrong?
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by bikash123 » Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:34 pm
claims to be able , is the correct idiom
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by Tani » Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:43 pm
A is wrong because it says that the firm is making its claim in a one-page sample, not that it can assess writing from a one-page sample.
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by paddle_sweep » Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:42 pm
What's the problem with 'E'?

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by Tani » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:45 am
"claims being able" is an incorrect idiom. English verbs either take an infinitive or a gerund. The difference is idiomatic.
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