Sentence Correction

showbu wrote:One critic wrote that, if the best-selling guide to finding a husband is right, the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship is fundamentally wrong.

A. the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship _ Correct

B. the idea that honesty and trust are necessary in a relationship -

C. honesty and trust are not necessary in a relationship

D. the idea that honesty and trust is necessary to a relationship

E. the necessity of honest and trust to a relationship

showbu wrote:One critic wrote that, if the best-selling guide to finding a husband is right, the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship is fundamentally wrong.

A. the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship

B. the idea that honesty and trust are necessary in a relationship

C. honesty and trust are not necessary in a relationship

D. the idea that honesty and trust is necessary to a relationship

E. the necessity of honest and trust to a relationship

iamcste wrote:

showbu wrote:One critic wrote that, if the best-selling guide to finding a husband is right, the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship is fundamentally wrong.

A. the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship

B. the idea that honesty and trust are necessary in a relationship

C. honesty and trust are not necessary in a relationship

D. the idea that honesty and trust is necessary to a relationship

E. the necessity of honest and trust to a relationship

Look at B and D eliminating the Subodinate clause " If...is right"

B and D repeat that again..

B-One critic wrote that the Idea that

D-One critic wrote that the Idea that

C- Honest and Trust express similar idea hence call for a singular verb

D- to a relationship is unidomatic



Iamcste,

subordinate inside subordinate ??

whats wrong with that

can you pls show me some gmat eg where that option has been negated

so this sentence

i declare that the council that takes care of people be banned.

ronniecoleman wrote:can you pls show me some gmat eg where that option has been negated

iamcste wrote:

ronniecoleman wrote:can you pls show me some gmat eg where that option has been negated

yes! refer this example

ronniecoleman wrote:
idea of the necessity of honesty and trust

isn't it too awkard.
Can you pls clarify?

iamcste wrote:

ronniecoleman wrote:
idea of the necessity of honesty and trust

isn't it too awkard.
Can you pls clarify?

you can eliminate D on unidiomatic part also.." to a relationship" IMO

secondly, look at both the constructions

i declare that "the council that takes care of people" be banned

here bold part is a proper object. "takes" is not a proper verb

One critic wrote that " the idea that honesty and trust is necessary to a relationship " is fundamentally wrong.

here the bold part is a clause.."is" a proper verb

so, I dont object to the construction "that" followed by "that" but I object the relative clause carried by the second "that"

A is not good for me too..but, I had to choose one

ronniecoleman wrote:
you mean to say

that << object >> correct

that << clause >> wrong or awkward

showbu wrote:One critic wrote that, if the best-selling guide to finding a husband is right, the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship is fundamentally wrong.

A. the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship

B. the idea that honesty and trust are necessary in a relationship

C. honesty and trust are not necessary in a relationship

D. the idea that honesty and trust is necessary to a relationship

E. the necessity of honest and trust to a relationship

logitech wrote:One critic wrote that, if the best-selling guide to finding a husband is right, the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship is fundamentally wrong.

The core of the sentence is

critic wrote that X is wrong.

we need to find the OBJECT,X, in a noun clause



A. the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship

No auxiliary verb

B. the idea that honesty and trust are necessary in a relationship

C. honesty and trust are not necessary in a relationship

D. the idea that honesty and trust is necessary to a relationship

E. the necessity of honest and trust to a relationship

I might be wrong here. I am not confident with my logic

showbu wrote:C conflicts with the original meaning.

logitech wrote:One critic wrote that, if the best-selling guide to finding a husband is right, the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship is fundamentally wrong.

The core of the sentence is

critic wrote that X is wrong.

we need to find the OBJECT,X, in a noun clause



A. the idea of the necessity of honesty and trust in a relationship

No auxiliary verb

B. the idea that honesty and trust are necessary in a relationship

C. honesty and trust are not necessary in a relationship

D. the idea that honesty and trust is necessary to a relationship

E. the necessity of honest and trust to a relationship

I might be wrong here. I am not confident with my logic