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STATE GOVERNMENTS

by pappueshwar » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:53 am
Federal legislation establishing a fund for the cleanup of sites damaged by toxic chemicals permits compensating state governments for damage to their natural resources but does not allow claims for injury to people.

WHY IS B INCORRECT ? OA A


A compensating state governments for damage to
B compensating state governments for the damaging of
C giving state governments compensation for damaging
D giving compensation to state governments for the damage of
E the giving of compensation to state governments for damaging
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by GmatKiss » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:35 am
pappueshwar wrote:Federal legislation establishing a fund for the cleanup of sites damaged by toxic chemicals permits compensating state governments for damage to their natural resources but does not allow claims for injury to people.

A compensating state governments for damage to - Clear
B compensating state governments for the damaging of
C giving state governments compensation for damaging - RUN ON
D giving compensation to state governments for the damage of
E the giving of compensation to state governments for damaging
IMO: A, Parallel
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by sam2304 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:20 am
B - the damaging of - awkward
C - 'compensating state governments' is preferred over 'giving state governments compensation'
D - damage of is not || to the injury to.
E - the giving of compensation to state governments - looks so awkward.

IMO A.
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