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by powerthelogic » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:20 pm
In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected.
(A) cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected
(B) cars that it had test-driven with their disconnected odometers
(C) its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers
(D) having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected
(E) having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers

Please explain why A is wrong .

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OA is D
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by marepally » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:25 pm
Choice A says "manufacturer is paying the amount for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected". This means that he is paying for all the cars, even if they are not test-driven by the manufacturer.

D corrects this by saying "Manufacturer is paying the amount for having test-driven cars with odometers disconnected". This means that he is paying the amount for cars that were test-driven by the manufacturer.

If there is anything wrong in my explanation, please correct me.
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by paddu_es » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:02 pm
Marlepally...you have almost got the meaning wrong.

A implies the damages are paid for those cars that were driven with odometers disconnected...more like the car is gonna receive the damages.

D makes it clear that the damages are paid because the manufacturer test drove with the odometer disconnected.

D's correct.

I chose A too:(
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by cjiang16 » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:51 pm
The answer is D.
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by agganitk » Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:41 am
Can anyone explain .. what is wrong in A and E. Are they grammetically right ?
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by missionGMAT007 » Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:05 am
good job paddu_es.

D is the correct answer because it has the intended meaning.
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by martin.jonson007 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:04 am
Good Ques...!
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by babuxavier » Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:09 am
IMO C
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by babuxavier » Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:12 am
It did not pay damages for 'cars'; it paid damages for a 'practice'...what was that? "having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected".

Same logic applies for E. "having cars" (as in E) was not the practice that it was penalized for. "having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected" was the practice for which it was penalized.

It is important to note that "having test-driven" is a structure "having" + "past participle" ("driven"). You can get penalized for "having done something"; in this context, "having test-driven cars".

You cannot be penalized for "having cars" (Here "having" is used in the sense of "possessing" cars).
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