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Around three centuries ago, the prevailing attitude

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by rajcools » Tue May 01, 2012 7:18 am
Around three centuries ago, the prevailing attitude in most parts of the world was that schools must teach nothing that would belittle the authority of kings or discredit established beliefs
(A) must teach nothing that would
(B) must teach nothing that will
(C) were to teach nothing that will
(D) should not teach anything that would
(E) must hardly teach nothing that would

OA after some discussion
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Tue May 01, 2012 7:48 am
IMO D.
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Pranay
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by heymayank08 » Tue May 01, 2012 8:19 am
+1 D
OA ?
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by rajcools » Tue May 01, 2012 8:29 am
I also picked D but

OA A

OE
[spoiler]Both A and D get the grammar correct but D distorts the meaning by using 'should' to imply 'suggestion' whereas the original sentence uses 'must' to imply 'compulsion'. Hence A is the best answer.[/spoiler]
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by heymayank08 » Tue May 01, 2012 8:44 am
didn't get the difference
Should VS must

need help...on this..
experts pls help!!
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by ice_rush » Tue May 01, 2012 3:08 pm
Nothing wrong with the original, but i can see why (D) can be tempting.
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