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by gmatmachoman » Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:54 am
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,
a test developed in the 1930s to assess
character, attitudes, and behavior, is finally
being revised, after many attacks recently as
dated and culturally biased.


(A) is finally being revised, after many attacks
recently as dated and culturally biased
(B) has recently been attacked as dated and
culturally biased and is finally being
revised
(C) is finally under revision for receiving much
recent attack as dated and culturally
biased
(D) was finally revised recently because it is
being attacked as dated and culturally
biased
(E) is finally to be revised after recent attacks
as dated and culturally biased
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by harshavardhanc » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:07 am
gmatmachoman wrote:The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,
a test developed in the 1930s to assess
character, attitudes, and behavior, is finally
being revised, after many attacks recently as
dated and culturally biased.


(A) is finally being revised, after many attacks
recently as dated and culturally biased
(B) has recently been attacked as dated and
culturally biased and is finally being
revised
(C) is finally under revision for receiving much
recent attack as dated and culturally
biased
(D) was finally revised recently because it is
being attacked as dated and culturally
biased
(E) is finally to be revised after recent attacks
as dated and culturally biased
D & E change the tense.

In A, there should not be any comma after revised.

In C, much recent attacks doesn't make any sense. it makes attacks as dated and culturally biased.

Hence, IMO B.
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by hrishi19884 » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:27 am
My stake on E
gmatmachoman wrote:The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,
a test developed in the 1930s to assess
character, attitudes, and behavior, is finally
being revised, after many attacks recently as
dated and culturally biased.


(A) is finally being revised, after many attacks
recently as dated and culturally biased
Incorrect:no need of comma after revised.

(B) has recently been attacked as dated and
culturally biased and is finally being
revised
Incorrect : changes the meaning of sentence

(C) is finally under revision for receiving much
recent attack as dated and culturally
biased
incorrect : "attacks" and not "attack"

(D) was finally revised recently because it is
being attacked as dated and culturally
biased
incorrect :"was" and "recently" doesn't make logic

(E) is finally to be revised after recent attacks
as dated and culturally biased
correct : grammatically and logically
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by thephoenix » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:30 am
gmatmachoman wrote:The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,
a test developed in the 1930s to assess
character, attitudes, and behavior, is finally
being revised, after many attacks recently as
dated and culturally biased.


(A) is finally being revised, after many attacks
recently as dated and culturally biased

comma is not used properly after modifies The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and therefore the meaning gets changed , moreover the s/c means as if the attacks were dated and culturally biased .......wrng.....
its The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is dated and culturally biased


(B) has recently been attacked as dated and
culturally biased and is finally being
revised
the phrase correctly modifies The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
correct


(C) is finally under revision for receiving much
recent attack as dated and culturally
biased

attack as dated and culturally
biased-----> same error as in A

(D) was finally revised recently because it is
being attacked as dated and culturally
biased
meaning altered,[revision wasn't done in recent]tense issue was.......is

(E) is finally to be revised after recent attacks
as dated and culturally biased
meaning altered

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