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by gmatjeet » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:39 am
When presented with only circumstantial evidence, a juror tends to decide a case according to his or her gut instinct, which are not formally sanctioned or prohibited means of reaching a verdict.

(A)which are not formally
(B)which are not a formally
(C)which is not a formally
(D)which is formally not a
(E)which is not formally

oA: C

I could already eliminate A,B. But i am not able to decide among C,D and E. Can some SC experts, please help. Thanks in advance
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by mundasingh123 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:52 am
the inetended meaning of the sentence is that " gut instinct is not a formally sanctioned or prohibited ... "
fomally sanctioned means that the following the gut instinct is not decreed by law
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by edvhou812 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:03 am
gmatjeet wrote:When presented with only circumstantial evidence, a juror tends to decide a case according to his or her gut instinct, which are not formally sanctioned or prohibited means of reaching a verdict.

(A)which are not formally
(B)which are not a formally
(C)which is not a formally
(D)which is formally not a
(E)which is not formally

oA: C

I could already eliminate A,B. But i am not able to decide among C,D and E. Can some SC experts, please help. Thanks in advance
You were able to knock out "are" since you know "gut instinct" is not plural. I'm thinking that 'D' is incorrect because it is a split infinitive of some kind. The adverb 'formally' should come immediately before the verb 'sanctioned.' I can't point you to a rule for why 'E' is axed from the mix, but it might be an idiom of some kind.
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by gmatjeet » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:17 am
Could some one please be more explicit in explaining how to choose the right option. I think this has something to do with usage of "A" but not able to understand.

(C)which is not a formally
(D)which is formally not a
(E)which is not formally

@ mundasingh: you mention the intended meaning of the sentence but can you be explicit to explain why D and E dont show the same meaning.
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by mundasingh123 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:29 am
Not explicit
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by GmatKiss » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:30 am
gmatjeet wrote:Could some one please be more explicit in explaining how to choose the right option. I think this has something to do with usage of "A" but not able to understand.

(C)which is not a formally
(D)which is formally not a
(E)which is not formally

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When presented with only circumstantial evidence, a juror tends to decide a case according to his or her gut instinct, which are not formally sanctioned or prohibited means of reaching a verdict

formally not a - Ambiguous, eliminate

(C)which is not a formally
(E)which is not formally

break down:
which is not a (one among many means) formally sanctioned means of reaching a verdict

This made me choose C
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by aspirant2011 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:42 am
I agree with edvouh812.........
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