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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:39 pm
The jamaican senate has determined that the prime minister be tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel,while the oppostion's leader can only appoint eight.

A.same
B.that the prime minister is tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel
C.that the prime minister be tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to it's panel
D. thirteen members' appointment to the panel be tasked with the prime minister
E.he is tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel-the prime minister

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by Phirozz » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:56 pm
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:The jamaican senate has determined that the prime minister be tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel,while the oppostion's leader can only appoint eight.

A.same
B.that the prime minister is tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel
C.that the prime minister be tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to it's panel
D. thirteen members' appointment to the panel be tasked with the prime minister
E.he is tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel-the prime minister

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Answer is option C. subjunctive mode

that + be (bare form of verb)
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 12:11 am
to ease yr attempts the question is on idioms
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by martin.jonson007 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 1:00 am
A and B are only contender...!

A is correct b'coz of Subjunctive issue...!

still wud like 2 knw more comments abt B
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by hardik.jadeja » Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:46 am
IMO A.

Sentence requires subjunctive tense. So D and E out.

C is wrong because "it's" is a contraction for "it is" or "it has". The possessive pronoun is "its".

Between A and B, A uses the subjunctive tense correctly and thus is the correct answer.
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by sumanr84 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:58 am
+1 for A. I agree with hardik.
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by FightWithGMAT » Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:02 am
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:The jamaican senate has determined that the prime minister be tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel,while the oppostion's leader can only appoint eight.

A.same
B.that the prime minister is tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel
C.that the prime minister be tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to it's panel
D. thirteen members' appointment to the panel be tasked with the prime minister
E.he is tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel-the prime minister

plz explain
I am not sure whether "determine" indicates the subjunctive mood. Actually I do not have this word in my subjunctive word list.

I see B as better that A becoz the second part of the sentence does not say anything about subjunctive mood.

please comment
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by martin.jonson007 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:30 am
FightWithGMAT wrote:
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:The jamaican senate has determined that the prime minister be tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel,while the oppostion's leader can only appoint eight.

A.same
B.that the prime minister is tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel
C.that the prime minister be tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to it's panel
D. thirteen members' appointment to the panel be tasked with the prime minister
E.he is tasked with appointing thirteen memebers to its panel-the prime minister

plz explain
I am not sure whether "determine" indicates the subjunctive mood. Actually I do not have this word in my subjunctive word list.

I see B as better that A becoz the second part of the sentence does not say anything about subjunctive mood.

please comment
GREAT...!

I faced same dilemma while answering... Even i I cudn't find this word DETERMIND in any subjunctive list in any book...

Still i choosen A b'coz of 2 reason :

1. tone of A option suggests that Jamacian senate has the authority to pass the legislation.. a kind of DIRECTIVE it has issued.... wch is ofcourse SUBJUNCTIVE...!

2. In B option, sentence is PASSIVE + ACTIVE , so rejected...

so found A better , but still mind was wavering around B. hence written that ... still wud like 2 knw more comments abt B .... :)

I think Experts can shed some light over this issue...
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