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by thephoenix » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:03 am
Test administrators refuse to give permission to contestants to listen to music while they participate in standardized testing or chess tournaments.

A to give permission to contestants to listen to music while they participate in

B to give permission for contestants to listen to music while they participate in

C to permit contestants to listen to music while they participate

D to permit contestants to listen to music during

E to give permission for music during
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by harshavardhanc » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:09 am
thephoenix wrote:Test administrators refuse to give permission to contestants to listen to music while they participate in standardized testing or chess tournaments.

A to give permission to contestants to listen to music while they participate in

B to give permission for contestants to listen to music while they participate in

C to permit contestants to listen to music while they participate

D to permit contestants to listen to music during

E to give permission for music during
IMO D,
> a verb preferred over a noun .
> participate in is correct

what's the OA?
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by kstv » Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:39 am
D seems correct and concise but A has nothing wrong expect that 'while they participate' is redundant as contestants will participate in the test and tournaments unlike spectators.
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by outreach » Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:04 am
i feel D is correct

A,B,C - "they" refers to whom is not clear
E- change the meaning. it shows as if test adm r giving permission to music
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by Giorgio » Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:38 am
Should be D , They has not clear antecedent
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by girish3131 » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:07 am
wud like 2 hear a decent reason for rejecting E

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by thephoenix » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:11 am
girish3131 wrote:wud like 2 hear a decent reason for rejecting E

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one reason is for music changes the intended meaning.as in we dnt know whether its for playing music or listening music

secondly to give permission(wordier) can be concisely said as to permit

OA D
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