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by sumanr84 » Tue May 11, 2010 11:16 pm
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Its only b/w A and C. I would go with C that is concise. I don't see any technical fault with A either.
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by dream700 » Tue May 11, 2010 11:47 pm
I agree, I am too stuck between A and C...
but I wld like to go with A...
I think creates and intended doesn't fit parallelism...not sure though...

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by kaushals » Wed May 12, 2010 3:05 am
If i see correctly then with the intention in A is trying to modify the portfolios not the asset allocators.

So i will go with C.
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by krazy800 » Wed May 12, 2010 7:45 pm
I believe Intended (option C) modifies portfolio. This sentence describes about the intention of asset allocators.

I will go with A

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by thephoenix » Wed May 12, 2010 7:59 pm
OA is C
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by krazy800 » Wed May 12, 2010 8:16 pm
thephoenix:

do u have any official expl for this question?
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by neha.patni » Wed May 12, 2010 11:06 pm
thephoenix wrote:gmat prep
IMO C
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by neha.patni » Wed May 12, 2010 11:07 pm
neha.patni wrote:
thephoenix wrote:gmat prep
IMO C
Intended modifies the portfolios not the asset allocators, therefore the answer is C
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by prosaicblabber » Wed May 12, 2010 11:41 pm
C +1 ,

Just have a doubt here , isn't choice A idiomatically incorrect ?
Intention to ? ?
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by tanviet » Mon May 17, 2010 12:16 am
logic is tested on SC. But I do not see A is not logic

we have to ask Stacey about this official question
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by gtvisa2002 » Mon May 17, 2010 7:17 am
duongthang wrote:logic is tested on SC. But I do not see A is not logic

we have to ask Stacey about this official question
Please find Ron's explanation in the below thread.
https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/ass ... t5523.html

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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Mon May 17, 2010 7:34 am
i have also selected C. i think the action required simple past tense.
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by Patrick_GMATFix » Fri May 21, 2010 11:06 am
I also think it's C though C is not in the past tense. "intended" works as an adjective describing "portfolios"

Past tense: Asset managers intended to do something.
Adjective: I will do the problems intended to teach me useful concepts.

In the 2nd case, "intended" is not an action in the past tense (the problems did not intend anything) but a description of "problems"
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by pnk » Fri May 21, 2010 11:53 am
Hi,

I was also stuck between A & C. But I remember, Stacey mentioned in earlier post that 'comma preposition' set up is an adverbial modifier...means modifies the previous clause. (read: https://www.beatthegmat.com/ing-modifier ... 38943.html

eg: The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian - vegetables, fresh cheese, oatmeat, and meal cakes, with meat as a rarity. Here 'with meat as a rarity' modifies "the diet...was largely vegetarian".

Taking a clue of this, I felt 'with the intention' modifies "Asset allocators create"....not portfolios. It makes sense.

Secondly, for C....in the same post "comma -ed" modifier modifies immediate preceeding noun....in this case "mutual funds"...does not make sense.

I selected A. Pls correct me.
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