gmat_perfect wrote:In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(B) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in assessing the problems that they face.

(C) A question that is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face is whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor.

(D) In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(E) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in an assessment of the problems that they face.

[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]

In an assessment of X and Y, Z ...

=> Here, does it mean that assessment is done by Z?

Thanks.

gmatmachoman wrote:

gmat_perfect wrote:In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(D) In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]

D is better than A becox in a prepositional phrase ; preposition +noun is preferred over preposition + gerund

pnk wrote:

gmatmachoman wrote:

gmat_perfect wrote:In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(D) In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]

D is better than A becox in a prepositional phrase ; preposition +noun is preferred over preposition + gerund

Additionally, boz of the constructions..they in A cud refer to both problems & workers. While in D...problems is part of prep phrase...so they has only one logical reference.

kvcpk wrote:

pnk wrote:

gmatmachoman wrote:

gmat_perfect wrote:In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(D) In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]

D is better than A becox in a prepositional phrase ; preposition +noun is preferred over preposition + gerund

Additionally, boz of the constructions..they in A cud refer to both problems & workers. While in D...problems is part of prep phrase...so they has only one logical reference.

I thought "they" could refer only to people. Can it refer to "problems" also?

pnk wrote:Yes 'they' can refer to both living and non-living things' eg:

Non-livings things do not exhibit any characteristics of life. They do not grow, respire, need energy, move, reproduce, evolve, or maintain homeostasis (here 'they' refers to 'things')

source: https://www.differencebetween.net/scienc ... z0ta0iIHar

gmat_perfect wrote:In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(B) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in assessing the problems that they face.

(C) A question that is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face is whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor.

(D) In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

(E) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in an assessment of the problems that they face.

[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]

In an assessment of X and Y, Z ...

=> Here, does it mean that assessment is done by Z?

Thanks.