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by f2001290 » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:39 am
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.

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Ans: D

Can somebody explain why "D" and not "A".?
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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:10 am
Between A and D! Good question..

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by vidyame » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:35 pm
B & E wrong due to pronoun "they" ambigous
C gives importance to "is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face" as that makes it relative clause
A- Clause that start with in assessing requires a noun who is doer of the action. Here question cannot be assessing

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