BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Idiom - to dedicate

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 64
Joined: Tue May 13, 2008 12:42 am
Location: Italy
Thanked: 1 times

Idiom - to dedicate

by Carlo75 » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:17 am
George Washington dedicated his life to the economic strengthening of the south with improvement of soil and diversification of corps.

A. the economic strengthening of the south with improvement of soil and diversification of corps.
B. strengthening the economy in the south with soil improvement and diversification of corps.
C. the strengthening the economy of the south through soil improvement and crop diversification.
D. the strengthening of the economy of the south through improving soil and crop diversifying
E. the economic strengthening in the south with improving soil and diversifying corp.

Does anyone know whether the correct idiom is DEDICATE TO + ING FORM ? in this case the corret answer is B.
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
Legendary Member
Posts: 621
Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:13 pm
Thanked: 33 times
Followed by:4 members

by vittalgmat » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:03 pm
I dont think B is the answer.
"of the south" and "in the south", I think, are different in meaning.
I am not sure if this is right but here is what I thought:

1. Of the south implies a geographical area which is labelled as south;
2. In the south means a geographic area south of some point....


Any thoughts??

rgds
-Vittal
Top
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 1223
Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 3:29 pm
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Thanked: 185 times
Followed by:15 members

by VP_Jim » Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:01 pm
I think it should be C - EXCEPT that it needs to have an "of" between "strengthening" and "the economy". This must be a typo.

B is definitely not correct, as it does need to say "of the south", not "in the south", for the reasons already discussed.
Jim S. | GMAT Instructor | Veritas Prep
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 631
Joined: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:57 pm
Thanked: 29 times
Followed by:3 members

by netigen » Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:58 pm
B is also not parallel - soil improvement and diversification of corps

it should read - soil improvement and crop diversification.
Top
User avatar
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 20
Joined: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:05 am
Location: Back of Beyond

by ousek » Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:33 am
VP_Jim wrote:I think it should be C - EXCEPT that it needs to have an "of" between "strengthening" and "the economy". This must be a typo.
This is a question of Practice Test 2 of GMAT Prep.

I confirm that there is no "of" between "strengthening" and "the economy".

Actually, the official answer is C. Hence, the official correct sentence is:
GWC dedicated his life to strengthening the economy of the South through soil improvement and crop diversification.
:arrow: "the" is missing.

As far as I am concerned, I chose D because of the missing "the". Do anyone of your could explain why D doesn't fit, and why C can miss "the"?
Fucking GMAT
Top
User avatar
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 20
Joined: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:05 am
Location: Back of Beyond

by ousek » Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:37 am
The idiom associated to DEDICATE is:

to dedicate oneself/one's life to somebody/something
Fucking GMAT
Top
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 157
Joined: Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:05 am
Thanked: 9 times
GMAT Score:680

by hemanth28 » Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:59 am
ousek wrote:
VP_Jim wrote:I think it should be C - EXCEPT that it needs to have an "of" between "strengthening" and "the economy". This must be a typo.
This is a question of Practice Test 2 of GMAT Prep.

I confirm that there is no "of" between "strengthening" and "the economy".

Actually, the official answer is C. Hence, the official correct sentence is:
GWC dedicated his life to strengthening the economy of the South through soil improvement and crop diversification.
:arrow: "the" is missing.

As far as I am concerned, I chose D because of the missing "the". Do anyone of your could explain why D doesn't fit, and why C can miss "the"?
D can be eliminated because of lack of parallelism between "improving soil and crop diversifying" and also the sentence looks incomplete with these phrases.

If 'the' is present then the sentence would mean " Washington dedicated his life to strengthen the economy of only south and not any other region "

However the right meaning of the sentence is "Washington dedicated his life to strengthen the economy of south through something." He might have dedicated in developing other economies through some other ways.

--Correct me if i am wrong
GMAT First take :- 680
Getting the guns ready for second shot !!!
https://beatenbygmat.blocked
Top
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 12
Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:38 am
Location: bay area

by gmatshot » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:12 am
I agree C

I think D is not correct because improving soil and crop diversifying are not parallel
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 177
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:06 am
Thanked: 2 times
Followed by:1 members

by perfectstranger » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:32 am
What's wrong with A?
Please do not post answers visibly . Please hide them or post them later after the discussion.
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 186
Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:57 am
Thanked: 7 times
GMAT Score:720

by gmat_dest » Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:17 am
Object of preposition is noun. So like Jim, I feel that C has a typo.
to strengthening... does not look correct.
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1