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by umaa » Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:03 pm
Although some parents believe that the local all-girls school should begin to admit boys, others claim that girls would participate actively in class only if they had all-girls.

B. that girls will only participate actively in a class if it is all-girls
C. that girls will only participate actively in an all-girls class
D. that girls would participate actively only in a class that were all-girls
E. that girls in all-girls classes will participate actively in that situation only
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by Nailya » Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:50 pm
C is the best option.
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by blackarrow » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:52 pm
IMO D

Would refers to future tense of a condition of an all girls class.
Its better to burn out than to fade away
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by kirvar » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:51 pm
IMO D. What is the OA?
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by gmat740 » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:15 pm
IMO C

other options are wordy and awkward

please post the OA
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by ken3233 » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:27 pm
blackarrow wrote:IMO D

Would refers to future tense of a condition of an all girls class.
I was thinking the same thing, but I don't believe that the use of "were" is grammatical in D.

D. that girls would participate actively only in a class that were all-girls

I believe the correct clause should read:

"...that girls would participate actively only in a class that is all-girls."

Thus, I picked C by default.
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by delhiboy1979 » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:07 pm
Should be C IMO. Will is preferred here. And C is the only option with will that makes sense.
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by deep » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:18 pm
Can you please explain the difference between the use of will and would. I am confused between the use of these.

Thanks in advance.
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by umaa » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:43 pm
OA is C. Can you please explain?
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by ashish1354 » Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:50 am
can some one explain the switch in the position of only in the correct answer


participate actively in class only if they had all-girls classes (limits the situation for all girls classes)

that girls will only participate actively in an all-girls class. (limits participation)

i need to understand how can the above two options convey the same meaning.
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by brick2009 » Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:53 pm
would is a subjunctive ..it describes situations contrary to reality... or thing that wont really happen.

where as....girls WILL participate is a for real ....

hmm:

WILL: the event has not yet occured.. hence you are talking as if the event will be TRUE.. (Future tense)

If i WIN the lottery, i will quit my job..

WOULD: the event has already occurred ...... and the event is FALSE (not winning)

If i HAD won the lottery, i WOULD have quit.


just search the forums..you will find some good explanations..
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by tanviet » Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:17 am
check grammar and then meaning,style

check grammar

"they" and "it" in a and b are ambiguous. a, b out

check meaning, style

d and e are wordy. simple choice is prefered.
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