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Kaplan 800/SC/Q53: Ellipsis

by karmayogi » Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:51 am
The analyst suggested that traders pay more attention to a broader measure of the money supply, known as M2, but still not to ignore standard indicators.

A)
B) and not to ignore any longer
C) but that they still not ignore
D) and that they continue not to ignore
E) but they should still not ignore
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by pandeyvineet24 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:00 am
Should be C, use "but" to show contrast, subjunctive(suggest) and parallelism (pay,ignore)
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by karmayogi » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:11 am
pandeyvineet24 wrote:Should be C, use "but" to show contrast, subjunctive(suggest) and parallelism (pay,ignore)
Why not A, which stands firm on all above mentioned criterias.

Why we need 'that' and 'they'?
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by real2008 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:50 am
is it C?
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by capnx » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:55 am
in a, "to" is wrong
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by gauravgundal » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:39 pm
I can't be A
Bcoz we don't know whether M2/Traders should not ignore standard indicator.
Also, as it was traders suggestion that....,but that...
the part after but and after suggestion should be parallel.

IMO C
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IMO C

by enniguy » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:57 am
The analyst suggested that traders pay ..., but still not to ignore standard indicators.

Here bold words are parallel. If you use "to" then it will be an infinitive. You must have both infinitives or none when you are testing for parallelism.

So can we have both infinitives here? No. Because "suggested" will force command subjunctive and hence, we cannot use an infinitive or any other forms of verb.

I could dig an explanation from Bob on this, if you want to refer more:
https://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentenc ... ng-oa.html

Hope this "y"elps :)
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by mruzeful » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:22 pm
Could someone explain why 'D' is wrong?

I feel 'suggested that traders pay more attention to ..' is parallel to 'and that they continue not to ignore ..'

Also, how to be sure that the given sentence demands a contrast? (as in C)

Please explain
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by rishi4you » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:59 am
D seems to be the correct ans here as it uses the correct parallelism marker "suggested that" --"and that".
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by karmayogi » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:31 am
The OA is C. However, this is certainly a very confusing problem, so I have sent a PM to Stacey. Let's hope that she will reply back.
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by Stacey Koprince » Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:21 am
Hi, guys, just got back from vacation and got your PM!

Unfortunately, I can't actually respond to this one. A while back, Kaplan's legal department formally asked us not to host or comment on any Kaplan problems on our own forums, and we were advised to avoid doing the same on any other forums / public venues as well. So, I can't comment. :(
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by karmayogi » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:58 am
Stacey Koprince wrote:Hi, guys, just got back from vacation and got your PM!

Unfortunately, I can't actually respond to this one. A while back, Kaplan's legal department formally asked us not to host or comment on any Kaplan problems on our own forums, and we were advised to avoid doing the same on any other forums / public venues as well. So, I can't comment. :(
Thanks alot Stacey for acknowledgement. We can understand legalities involved.
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by karmayogi » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:19 am
Is there any instructor from Kaplan who can help us here?
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Re: Kaplan 800/SC/Q53: Ellipsis

by maihuna » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:04 am
karmayogi wrote:The analyst suggested that traders pay more attention to a broader measure of the money supply, known as M2, but still not to ignore standard indicators.

A)
B) and not to ignore any longer
C) but that they still not ignore
D) and that they continue not to ignore
E) but they should still not ignore
Karmyogi,
A lacks subject, its a sentence fragment. See it this way:
The analyst suggested that traders do X but Y.

X:traders pay more attention to a broader measure of the money supply,,

Y: still not to ignore standard indicators.

Here the two subordinate clauses should have parallel subject and form, that requires us too duplicate that and they.

The analyst suggested that traders do X but that they Y.

Now Y is complete clause and run on sentence as created in option A is resolved.
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Re: Kaplan 800/SC/Q53: Ellipsis

by karmayogi » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:30 am
maihuna wrote:
karmayogi wrote:The analyst suggested that traders pay more attention to a broader measure of the money supply, known as M2, but still not to ignore standard indicators.

A)
B) and not to ignore any longer
C) but that they still not ignore
D) and that they continue not to ignore
E) but they should still not ignore
Karmyogi,
A lacks subject, its a sentence fragment. See it this way:
The analyst suggested that traders do X but Y.

X:traders pay more attention to a broader measure of the money supply,,

Y: still not to ignore standard indicators.

Here the two subordinate clauses should have parallel subject and form, that requires us too duplicate that and they.

The analyst suggested that traders do X but that they Y.

Now Y is complete clause and run on sentence as created in option A is resolved.
After going through all the comments again, I guess, I got the answer. In the sentence, there are many prospect nouns before "ignore standard indicators," making it difficult to say who should not ignore. Pronoun 'they" clearly refers back to traders, as it's the only plural noun. Now if we place "they" then the clause after 'but' needs a 'that' to make it parallel with the previous clause. Hence, C.

Guys feel free to correct me.

Thanks Maihuna, enniguy and others.
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