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by [email protected] » Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:10 am

It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.

(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to

(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and

(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and

(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and

(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and

Can someone explain the answer for this quesstion ?
Answer is C[/spoiler]

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by karmayogi » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:51 am

When we say "the only thing that has to be done" then we mean only one action, while here we are talking about series of actions.

For example, to make her happy the only thing you need to do is get her out for dinner.

Hence, D and E ruled out.

Among A, B and C, C is the only option that maintains the parallelism.

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by [email protected] » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:49 am

B also maintains parallelism ...
Why can't it be a possible answer? :roll:

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by m&m » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:02 am

I believe the issue with A and B is:

A) leave them, ... corral them, and TO drive them
--> to breaks //ism

B) to leave them, to corral them, and drive them
--> missing to

Agreed that C is awkward in that original sentence breaks the 3 actions without distinguishing order (or orders them in the order they appear feed, corral, then drive). In C we say there are 3 actions and the first is clearly first but the latter 2 are either done simultaneously or order does not matter.
"...all one has to do is leave them ...and then corral them and drive them"

leaving them is clearly first and then corralling and driving them is second. It distinguishes order when original sentence did not... I was guided away from C at first due to this - however the first 2 are clearly violating //ism.

Good question

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by ketkoag » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:46 am

karmayogi wrote:When we say "the only thing that has to be done" then we mean only one action, while here we are talking about series of actions.

For example, to make her happy the only thing you need to do is get her out for dinner.

Hence, D and E ruled out.

Among A, B and C, C is the only option that maintains the parallelism.

please elaborate how does c maintains the parallelism, i think B maintains the parallelism..

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by karmayogi » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:55 am

ketkoag wrote:
karmayogi wrote:When we say "the only thing that has to be done" then we mean only one action, while here we are talking about series of actions.

For example, to make her happy the only thing you need to do is get her out for dinner.

Hence, D and E ruled out.

Among A, B and C, C is the only option that maintains the parallelism.
please elaborate how does c maintains the parallelism, i think B maintains the parallelism..

(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and drive them

Check the bold part. 'to' is missing in the end.

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by ketkoag » Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:51 am

karmayogi wrote:
ketkoag wrote:
karmayogi wrote:When we say "the only thing that has to be done" then we mean only one action, while here we are talking about series of actions.

For example, to make her happy the only thing you need to do is get her out for dinner.

Hence, D and E ruled out.

Among A, B and C, C is the only option that maintains the parallelism.
please elaborate how does c maintains the parallelism, i think B maintains the parallelism..
(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and drive them

Check the bold part. 'to' is missing in the end.

thanks for ur reply.. i got confused because the sentence was not underlined.. missed "to" at the end..
nyways, got it now..

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Re: cattle

by iamcste » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:08 am

[email protected] wrote:It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.

(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to

(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and

(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and

(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and

(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and

Can someone explain the answer for this quesstion ?
Answer is C[/spoiler]

OP- Kindly underline sentences, it is difficult to read statements when not underlined.

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by vikram_k51 » Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:39 am

It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.

(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to

(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and

(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and

(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and

(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and

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by niraj_a » Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:32 am

to the OP,

pardon my french but would it chap your hide to use the underline tool just as you use the spoiler tool? this is what made me choose B.

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