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participle vs infinitive

by schumi_gmat » Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:39 pm
Japan’s abundant rainfall and the typically mild temperature throughout most of the country have produced a lush vegetation cover and, despite the mountainous terrain and generally poor soils, it has made possible the raising of a variety of crops.
A. it has made possible the raising of
B. has made it possible for them to raise
C. have made it possible to raise
D. have made it possible for raising
E. thus making it possible for them to raise

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Difference between usage of participle and infinitive?
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by haptas » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:02 pm
Is it C?
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by Domnu » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:22 pm
I think that the answer should be C. Here's why:

[spoiler]We need parallelism, so the word "have" has to start the answer; we can thus eliminate A, B, E. Finally, the idiom is "to make possible to," so the answer is C.[/spoiler]
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by tohellandback » Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:40 pm
IMO C

have produced...have made it possible
The powers of two are bloody impolite!!
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by schumi_gmat » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:06 pm
OA C
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by madhur_ahuja » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:00 am
Good one
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Re: participle vs infinitive

by rahulg83 » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:58 am
schumi_gmat wrote:Japan’s abundant rainfall and the typically mild temperature throughout most of the country have produced a lush vegetation cover and, despite the mountainous terrain and generally poor soils, it has made possible the raising of a variety of crops.
A. it has made possible the raising of
B. has made it possible for them to raise
C. have made it possible to raise
D. have made it possible for raising
E. thus making it possible for them to raise

Another good SC.

Difference between usage of participle and infinitive?
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A,B and E are sure out.
B/W C and D, i'll prefer C..
is it correct idiomatic usage? it is possible to raise these pups
or it is possible for raising these pups
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by rohittk » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:11 am
No question, the answer is C.
Reason: Parelellism ,correct idiom usage and subject-verb agreement.
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by thetrystero » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:03 pm
Japan’s abundant rainfall and the typically mild temperature throughout most of the country have produced a lush vegetation cover and, despite the mountainous terrain and generally poor soils, it has made possible the raising of a variety of crops.
A. it has made possible the raising of
B. has made it possible for them to raise
C. have made it possible to raise
D. have made it possible for raising
E. thus making it possible for them to raise
B.
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by rahulg83 » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:08 pm
thetrystero wrote:
Japan’s abundant rainfall and the typically mild temperature throughout most of the country have produced a lush vegetation cover and, despite the mountainous terrain and generally poor soils, it has made possible the raising of a variety of crops.
A. it has made possible the raising of
B. has made it possible for them to raise
C. have made it possible to raise
D. have made it possible for raising
E. thus making it possible for them to raise
B.
What is the subject of 'has'??
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by greenwich » Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:58 pm
schumi_gmat wrote:Japan�s abundant rainfall and the typically mild temperature throughout most of the country have produced a lush vegetation cover and, despite the mountainous terrain and generally poor soils, it has made possible the raising of a variety of crops.
A. it has made possible the raising of
B. has made it possible for them to raise
C. have made it possible to raise
D. have made it possible for raising
E. thus making it possible for them to raise

Another good SC.

Difference between usage of participle and infinitive?
Answer after discussion
why C is better than d?
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by niksworth » Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:37 am
greenwich wrote: why C is better than d?
possible to raise is idiomatically correct while possible for raising is not.
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