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by xcusemeplz2009 » Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:11 am
At the finish line, vibrant banners were held by throngs of supporters who had been recruited to assist either in congratulating the exultant winners or in encouraging the weary stragglers.
a)in congratulating the exultant winners or in encouraging the weary stragglers

b)in congratulating the exultant winners and to encourage the weary stragglers

c)in congratulating the exultant winners, and encouraging the weary stragglers

d)to congratulate exultant winners or to encourage weary stragglers

e)to congratulate exultant winners or encouraging weary stragglers
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by bharathh » Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:38 pm
D

A, B and C are out because the supporters were there "to" do something

E is out because it does not use "to+verb" in the second half ... giving us a ||ism error.
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:39 am
IMO A.
' assisted in' is the idiom
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by naveenk » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:40 am
Clear cut D.

either..or.. (idiom) & maintains ||'ism.
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by tom4lax » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:21 pm
A also follows "either x or y" and maintains parallelism. Im going with A.
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by Ragingrsx » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:40 pm
A is also parallel so I'm going with A.
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correct idiom is Assists in

by peddisetty » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:51 pm
Correct Idiom is Assists in, Assists By, Assists with, Assists on. Assists to is not correct Idiom.

Thanks - Raj Peddisetty.
Raj Peddisetty
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idiom is 'assist in'

by sudeeparies » Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:02 pm
IMO - A

Idioms involving "ASSIST"

...ASSIST IN, WITH, or ON an undertaking...
Using this idiom indicates which undertaking receives help. For example:
She assisted with (or in or on) the project.

...ASSIST IN (during)...
The event where assistance is given is pointed out. For example:
She assisted in the meeting.


...ASSIST BY (doing something)...

Using this idiom indicates the method of rendering aid:
Mr. Kota assisted by addressing all the envelopes.

Regards
Sudeep
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A!

by enniguy » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:43 am
A for me too.

assist in congratulating makes more sense than assist to congratulate.
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by crackgmat007 » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:38 am
A - same reasons as above.

to assist to congratulate doesnt sound nice.
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by r2kins » Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:50 pm
I am not sure whether to pick A over D just because of the idiom.

The explanation provided by the expert points out -- The noun "assist" is correctly followed by "in congratulating" rather than by the infinitive " to congratulate."

Is there a rule regarding this (that a noun cannot be followed by the infinitive) ?
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by jimmyjimmy » Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:49 am
in encouraging
in congratulating??? do such words exist??
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by r2kins » Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:48 pm
jimmyjimmy wrote:in encouraging
in congratulating??? do such words exist??
hmm...not sure
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