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by real2008 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:31 am
Because the financial review covered only the last few fiscal years, and therefore the investigators were unable to determine the extent to possible earlier overpayments.
(A) and therefore the investigators were unable to determine the extent to possible
(B) so therefore the investigators were not capable of determining the possible extent of
(C) therefore the investigators were unable to determine the possible extent of
(D) the investigators were not capable of determining the possible extent of
(E) the investigators were unable to determine the extent of possible

why the choice is not D?
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by Domnu » Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:11 pm
This one is slightly tricky... it's got to be either D or E, but which one do we pick? Well, choice E is less wordy (not capable can be supplanted with unable). So the answer is D.
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by real2008 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:15 pm
any other explanation please?
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by Arsene Lupin » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:05 pm
I think "D" changes the meaning by flipping "possible" with "extent".
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by hemanth28 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:26 pm
I see two errors with D .
1)not capable of changes the meaning of the sentence also it is lengthy. unable is the right term here.
2)In "possible extent" possible modifies the extent not the earlier over payments.

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by Domnu » Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:11 am
Ah, I'm sorry.. I had a typo in my post. I meant to state that the answer was E. Answer D changes the meaning.
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