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by thephoenix » Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:27 pm
Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.


(A) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
(B) is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
(C) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
(D) are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
(E) are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were


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by rockeyb » Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:41 pm
thephoenix wrote:Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.


(A) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
(B) is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
(C) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
(D) are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
(E) are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were


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The sentence checks subject verb agreement .In this case NOT one is the subject(singular) so singular verb IS is required and not ARE. Eliminate D and E.

In B ,WAS past tense is used to predict a future action eliminate B.

In C THEM is ambiguous .

So only A is correct.
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by neelimareddym » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:57 am
IMO A...

D and E are eliminated because of 'are'..
B and C use 'they'. 'They' refers to whom?
Again in B, is 'for buying' correct usage
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by sumanr84 » Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:17 am
+1 for A.
Only A and C are contenders. 'THEM' seems ambiguous. So, A
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by prinit » Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:26 am
thephoenix wrote:Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.


(A) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
(B) is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
(C) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
(D) are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
(E) are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were

My pick is A.
one of the potential investors will always take a singular form, so D and E are out.
B . until they sign a merger is wrong
C. agreement be signed by them is awkward and wrong.

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by prinit » Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:33 am
prinit wrote:
thephoenix wrote:Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.


(A) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
(B) is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
(C) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
(D) are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
(E) are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were


My pick is A.
one of the potential investors will always take a singular form, so D and E are out.
B . until they sign a merger is wrong
C. agreement be signed by them is awkward and wrong.

any thoughts

Just went through Sahil's Note....

4) One of the: The pattern to remember is 'one of the NOUN (this noun will always be plural) + that/who + PLURAL VERB
Example : He is one of the persons who make money.
This is one of the cars that run on hydrogen.

If that's the case then E seems to be winner...can we have OA pls
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by thephoenix » Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:02 pm
prinit wrote:
prinit wrote:
thephoenix wrote:Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.


(A) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
(B) is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
(C) is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
(D) are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
(E) are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were


My pick is A.
one of the potential investors will always take a singular form, so D and E are out.
B . until they sign a merger is wrong
C. agreement be signed by them is awkward and wrong.

any thoughts

Just went through Sahil's Note....

4) One of the: The pattern to remember is 'one of the NOUN (this noun will always be plural) + that/who + PLURAL VERB
Example : He is one of the persons who make money.
This is one of the cars that run on hydrogen.

If that's the case then E seems to be winner...can we have OA pls
the rule is correct but we dnt' have a that/who ,here its one of the potential investors

there two things first any phrase as sub takes singular verb
and second not one in GMAT is always plural

so D and E are incorrect
In C them is plural pronoun and therefore the eligible noun for it is investors and since investors is not our sub , its incorrect

B same reason as for C

A correct
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by gmatmachoman » Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:02 am
+1 for A
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