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ruplun: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 232; Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:09 amFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 1 times

by ruplun » Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:18 pm

In stating the argument that the President does not care about the plight of the poor, a prominent Democrat inferred that Republicans have never been concerned about them.

(A) a prominent Democrat inferred that Republicans have never been concerned about them.
(B) a prominent Democrat inferred that Republicans have never been concerned about the poor.
(C) a prominent Democrat implied that Republicans have never been concerned about them.
(D) a prominent Democrat inferred that Republicans have never been concerned about it.
(E) a prominent Democrat implied that Republicans have never been concerned about it.

please let me know the solution

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hi.itz.mani: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 53; Joined: Sun May 16, 2010 9:38 pm; Thanked: 6 times

by hi.itz.mani » Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:26 pm

I will go with E

to choose between Infer and Imply.

"
The best way to remember the difference between these two words is to think in terms of the model used by communications theorists. Communication consists of a
message, a sender, and a receiver. The sender can
imply, but the receiver can only infer. The error that usually occurs is that the word infer is mistakenly used for
imply. "

Though I don't consider this to be a very good source, as them can refer to poor which is also correct and it refers to plight of poor which is again correct.

But if I am asked to choose one, I will go with "it" hence E

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shweta.kalra: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 38; Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:02 am

by shweta.kalra » Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:01 am

hi,
here s the difference between INFER & IMPLY.
Infer and imply have opposite meanings. The two words can describe the same event, but from different points of view. If a speaker or writer implies something, they suggest it without saying it directly: The article implied that the pilot was responsible for the accident. If you infer something from what a speaker or writer says, you come to the conclusion that this is what he or she means: I inferred from the article that the pilot was responsible for the accident.Infer is now often used with the same meaning as imply. However, many people consider that a sentence such as Are you inferring that I'm a liar? is incorrect, although it is fairly common in speech.

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ashish2104: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 191; Joined: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:27 amFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 6 times

by ashish2104 » Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:57 am

E seems a good choice.

the sentence structure seems to indicate something is implied rather than inferred

We are referring to poor people (singular) with them(plural). this needs to be corrected by using singular 'it'

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by niksworth » Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:33 pm

ashish2104 wrote:E seems a good choice.

the sentence structure seems to indicate something is implied rather than inferred

We are referring to poor people (singular) with them(plural). this needs to be corrected by using singular 'it'

Actually, it refers to plight of the poor(singular) in option E and not poor people. E is thus correct.

People is always plural. E.g. People are getting frustrated with the new government policies.

Had the reference been to people, them would have been the right choice. However, the intended meaning here is that Republicans have never been concerned about the plight of the poor. So, use of it in E is correct.

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