Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
A. from the laying of private television cables on public land
B. from laying private television cables on the public land
C. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
D. from private television cables being laid on public land
E. by laying private television cables on land that was public
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eliminate C and E because the correct idiom is "derive from" e.g. i derive pleasure from driving my car
eliminate B, that extra "the" is unnecessary.
eliminate D, GMAT hates being unless that sentence is the only one grammatically correct.
eliminate C and E because the correct idiom is "derive from" e.g. i derive pleasure from driving my car
eliminate B, that extra "the" is unnecessary.
eliminate D, GMAT hates being unless that sentence is the only one grammatically correct.
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csandeepreddy wrote: Hi,
My sincere advice to all of you is to avoid the source of this question. my reasons for saying this are as follows:
In the part of the stimulus which is not underlined, there is a terrible idiom error.
As a means + gerund. Therefore, the stimulus should have read 'as a means of deriving'- the infinitive cannot be used. As you know, only the underlined portion of the stimulus may have errors.
In 'A'- 'the laying of' is awkward.
In 'B' the article (the) is used unnecessarily.
In 'C' 'The laying of' is awkward.
In 'D' there is a passive voice and the whole choice is awkward.
In 'E' 'land that was public' is wordy.
So, this question does not seem to have an answer.
Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
A. from the laying of private television cables on public land
B. from laying private television cables on the public land
C. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
D. from private television cables being laid on public land
E. by laying private television cables on land that was public
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robzoc
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It has been said: "My sincere advice to all of you is to avoid the source of this question."
What is meant by "avoid the source of this question" ??
- avoid the book/internetweb source/author/prep school ???
- avoid this kind of question.
if the answer is the 1st option, please explain why, who (the author/web site/prep school) the "bad" source is so we know who to avoid.
thank you
What is meant by "avoid the source of this question" ??
- avoid the book/internetweb source/author/prep school ???
- avoid this kind of question.
if the answer is the 1st option, please explain why, who (the author/web site/prep school) the "bad" source is so we know who to avoid.
thank you
