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by iwill » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:38 am
130.As many as 300 of the 720 paintings attributed to Rembrandt may actually be the works of his students or other admirers.
(A) the 720 paintings attributed to Rembrandt may
(B) the 720 paintings attributed to be Rembrandt’s might
(C) the 720 paintings that were attributed to be by Rembrandt may
(D) the 720 Rembrandt paintings that were once attributed to him might
(E) Rembrandt’s paintings, although 720 were once attributed to him, may

A
Please explain the usage of May/MIght


131.As measured by the Commerce Department, corporate profits peaked in the fourth quarter of 1988 and have slipped since then, as many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs.
(A) and have slipped since then, as many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs
(B) and have slipped since then, the reason being because many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs
(C) and slipped since then, many companies being unable to pass on higher costs
(D) but, many companies unable to pass on higher costs, they have slipped since then
(E) yet are slipping since then, because many companies were unable to pass on higher costs

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by sprony » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:56 pm
iwill wrote:130.As many as 300 of the 720 paintings attributed to Rembrandt may actually be the works of his students or other admirers.
(A) the 720 paintings attributed to Rembrandt may
(B) the 720 paintings attributed to be Rembrandt’s might
(C) the 720 paintings that were attributed to be by Rembrandt may
(D) the 720 Rembrandt paintings that were once attributed to him might
(E) Rembrandt’s paintings, although 720 were once attributed to him, may

A
Please explain the usage of May/MIght
IMO May/Might is not the issue here for getting the right answer.
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The other options are wordy, and the first option doesn't have anything wrong with it
iwill wrote: 131.As measured by the Commerce Department, corporate profits peaked in the fourth quarter of 1988 and have slipped since then, as many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs.
(A) and have slipped since then, as many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs
(B) and have slipped since then, the reason being because many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs
(C) and slipped since then, many companies being unable to pass on higher costs
(D) but, many companies unable to pass on higher costs, they have slipped since then
(E) yet are slipping since then, because many companies were unable to pass on higher costs

A
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by aj5105 » Sat May 23, 2009 9:54 pm
(130) X attributed to Y - IDIOM
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by pjain01 » Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:43 pm
Just wanted to know why the answer choice C is wrong.That also have the idiom "attributed to".
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by thephoenix » Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:08 pm
pjain01 wrote:Just wanted to know why the answer choice C is wrong.That also have the idiom "attributed to".
the idiom being tested here is X attributed to Y where X and Y are llel
in C X and Y are not parallel
A is correct
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