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Kaplan SC quiz #2

by shoot4greatness » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:24 pm
In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opion made it enevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
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by Night reader » Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:49 am
let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the pronoun it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.
shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
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by atulmangal » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:45 am
Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.
shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
You mean "It" is a preposition here...is it possible a pronoun can act as preposition????
I think "It" is referring back to Public opinion...Public opinion is the object and "it" an objective pronoun clearly
referring to the object....
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by atulmangal » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:46 am
Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.
shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
You mean "It" is a preposition here...is it possible a pronoun can act as preposition????
I think "It" is referring back to Public opinion...Public opinion is the object and "it" an objective pronoun clearly
referring to the object....
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by Night reader » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:54 am
of course, 'it' is pronoun here - my bad slept this word over :(
atulmangal wrote:
Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.
shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
You mean "It" is a preposition here...is it possible a pronoun can act as preposition????
I think "It" is referring back to Public opinion...Public opinion is the object and "it" an objective pronoun clearly
referring to the object....
My knowledge frontiers came to evolve the GMATPill's methods - the credited study means to boost the Verbal competence. I really like their videos, especially for RC, CR and SC. You do check their study methods at https://www.gmatpill.com
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by Night reader » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:58 am
according to you: "opinion was made inevitable"?

absolutely not that way. Look here: 'that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal' + 'was made inevitable' OR 'it was made inevitable' // agree?
atulmangal wrote:
Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.
shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
You mean "It" is a preposition here...is it possible a pronoun can act as preposition????
I think "It" is referring back to Public opinion...Public opinion is the object and "it" an objective pronoun clearly
referring to the object....
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by atulmangal » Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:21 am
Night reader wrote:according to you: "opinion was made inevitable"?

absolutely not that way. Look here: 'that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal' + 'was made inevitable' OR 'it was made inevitable' // agree?
atulmangal wrote:
Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.
shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
You mean "It" is a preposition here...is it possible a pronoun can act as preposition????
I think "It" is referring back to Public opinion...Public opinion is the object and "it" an objective pronoun clearly
referring to the object....
Yes, now i agree, "It" is not referring to public opinion...Thanks for the correction
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