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by heymayank08 » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:46 am
The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors.
(A) but also has the versatility and power of facilitating
(B) but also have the versatility and power to facilitate
(C) but it also has the versatility and power to facilitate
(D) and also have the versatility and power of facilitating
(E) and it also has such versatility and power that it can facilitate


[spoiler]OA : B

according to me the IMO is C
although it is not the best choice but it is best among these.
in B HAVE doesnot agree with the subject which is actually singular.
pls correct me if i am wrong! :)[/spoiler]
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by scorebeater » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:02 am
Just learn the basic:

I will teach grammar, and I will help to apply grammar.

--> I will teach grammar and will help to apply grammar.
==> I will teach grammar and help to apply grammar.[will has been omitted to avoid redundancy.]

Again:

He will go to the field, and he will play.
=> He will go to the field and will play.
==> He will go to the field and (will)play.

Now come, the sentence in question:

A project will not only meet, but also have.

--> A project will meet and will have.

In the correct option, "will" has been omitted to avoid redundancy.

So, correct answer is B.

Note:

After modal auxiliary, the base form of verb is used.

shall/should/will/would/can/could/may/might/must/ought to/used to/will/would + base form of verb.

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by heymayank08 » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:22 am
what you are saying is correct but what i am asking is
that that the verb form used here is it correct ;
i mean i think that here it should be HAS instead of HAVE ???
what do you say!
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:43 am
heymayank08 wrote:what you are saying is correct but what i am asking is
that that the verb form used here is it correct ;
i mean i think that here it should be HAS instead of HAVE ???
what do you say!
As scorebeater said, the "will" in front of "meet" also applies to the second half of the sentence. To test for agreement, would we say "will has" or "will have?" It should be "will have."
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by scorebeater » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:12 am
yes, Bill is correct.

After the modal auxiliary verb "will" you need to use "base form of verb".

Example:
I will help you.
He will help me and guide me.
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