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by mpaudena » Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:12 pm
Using Vista and can't get the explanation on the GMAT prep. Please help:

The budget for education reflects the administration's demand that the money is controlled by local districts, but it can be spent on teachers, not on books, computers, or other materials or activities.

1) same

2) the money be controlled by local districts, but it allows them to spend the money only

3) the money is to be controlled by local districts, but allowing it only to be spent

4) local school districts are in control of the money, but it allows them to spend the money only

5) local school districts are in control of the money, but it can only spend it

I picked the 4th one. The answer is the second. I'm wondering what the problem is with the original answer. Thanks in advance.
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by piyush_nitt » Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:04 pm
IMO B

Subjunctive form.

demant that + infinitive form

therefore base form should be used i.e BE.
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by nervesofsteel » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:53 pm
yes it should be B

as subjunctives + BE
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by vittalgmat » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:53 am
Demand that should be followed by noun and the "to be" without the 'to'.
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by rogue_rohit » Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:41 am
why can't "C" be the right answer?


In B the pronouns "it" and "them" do not have a clear antecedent, whereas in C, this issue in eliminated. Any thoughts?

thanks
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