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2011mbaspirant: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 41; Joined: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:57 pm; Location: US; Thanked: 1 times; GMAT Score:640

by 2011mbaspirant » Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:12 am

She is not and does not intend to run for political office.
(A) is not and does not intend to run
(B) is not running and does not intend to
(C) is not and will not run
(D) is not running and does not intend to run
(E) has not and does not run

OA is D. Why not C?

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karanrulz4ever: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 358; Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:47 amFollowed by: 4 members; Location: Mumbai; Thanked: 34 times; GMAT Score:740

by karanrulz4ever » Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:45 am

Break the sentence. The phrase 'is not ... run' doesn't make sense right. Hence 'is not running and does not intend to run' is the correct option.

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ikaplan: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 181; Joined: Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:06 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 17 times

by ikaplan » Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:53 pm

Think of the meaning of the sentence. The sentence can be split into two segments: something she is not doing now and something that she will not do in future. Therefore, different verbs should be used to achieve such differentiation.

"Commitment is more than just wishing for the right conditions. Commitment is working with what you have."

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navami: Legendary Member; Posts: 540; Joined: Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:24 pmFollowed by: 6 members; Thanked: 37 times

by navami » Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:19 am

Lets Check out option C
(C) is not and will not run
She is not run / She will not run
CHeck the first part " She is not run"
This sounds horrible.
Hence C is wrong

This time no looking back!!!
Navami

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Jim@Grockit: GMAT Instructor; Posts: 641; Joined: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:07 pmFollowed by: 45 members; Location: Madison, WI; Thanked: 162 times; GMAT Score:760

by Jim@Grockit » Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:40 am

2011mbaspirant wrote:She is not and does not intend to run for political office.
(A) is not and does not intend to run
(B) is not running and does not intend to
(C) is not and will not run
(D) is not running and does not intend to run
(E) has not and does not run

OA is D. Why not C?

As others have said, you have to keep in mind what is left out in an ellipsis. It also would have been correct to say She is not running and does not intend to do so.

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