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I need to know who’s to blame

by bpgen » Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:23 am
I need to know who's to blame for all the mistakes I found.
(A) I need to know who's to blame for all the mistakes I found.
(B) I need to know whose to blame for all the mistakes I found.
(C) I need to know who to blame for all the mistakes I found.
(D) I need to know who is to blame for the mistakes I found.
(E) I need to know whose's to blame for all the mistakes I found.

QA Answer could be A or D, but A is more accurate.
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by beat_gmat_09 » Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:48 am
bpgen wrote:I need to know who's to blame for all the mistakes I found.
(A) I need to know who's to blame for all the mistakes I found.
(B) I need to know whose to blame for all the mistakes I found.
(C) I need to know who to blame for all the mistakes I found.
(D) I need to know who is to blame for the mistakes I found.
(E) I need to know whose's to blame for all the mistakes I found.

QA Answer could be A or D, but A is more accurate.
I would pick D. I think 'all' is excessive in A.
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by Shawshank » Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:52 am
IMO -- D
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by bpgen » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:00 am
Thanks beat_gmat_09 and Shawshank for your thoughts!

But as per GMAT rules, it looks for conciseness / Brevity, though A and D have same meanings, but 'who's' is more concise than 'Who is', Hence A could be the right choice.
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by girish3131 » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:34 am
IMO A
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by beat_gmat_09 » Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:43 am
Can any expert explain this ..
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