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by joshhowatt » Tue May 29, 2012 9:35 am
Hi Everyone,
This questions is from one of the MGMAT Cats. Maybe someone can help with the OA, as I'm not quite understanding something,


According to psychologists, many dieters subconsciously prefer a diet plan whose effectiveness is uncertain -- a consideration that, in case of failure, lets them blame the supposed ineffectiveness of the plan rather than their own lack of self-control.


A) a diet plan whose effectiveness is uncertain -- a consideration that, in case of failure, lets them blame the supposed ineffectiveness of the plan rather than their own lack of self-control


B) an uncertain diet plan in terms of effectiveness: such plans allow them to believe that the supposed ineffectiveness of the plan is to blame, rather than that they lack self-control in case of failure


C) diet plans with uncertain effectiveness, which will allow them to blame the supposed ineffectiveness of the plan, rather than to lack self-control, in case of failure


D) uncertainly effective diet plans, allowing them to believe the plans that are supposedly ineffective, rather than that they lack self-control, in case of failure


E) diet plans uncertain in effectiveness; in case of failure, allowing them to believe that the plan itself is ineffective rather than that they lack self-control

OA:A

[spoiler]Can someone explain why it's appropriate to use "whose" here, as I thought whose could only used in reference to persons.[/spoiler][/spoiler]
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue May 29, 2012 10:16 am
joshhowatt wrote: [spoiler]Can someone explain why it's appropriate to use "whose" here, as I thought whose could only used in reference to persons.[/spoiler][/spoiler]
Good question, joshhowatt.

On the GMAT, it is perfectly acceptable to modify non-people with a clause beginning with "whose".


Note: This issue is not universally accepted, but it's okay on the GMAT.

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Brent
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by faltuhaiye11 » Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:19 am
Is it okay to write "their own self control" .. i think its redundant here ..
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