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by arora007 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:38 am
There has been a change in how men think of land, a change from thinking it simply private property to that now of a limited national resource, with an inherent public interest transcending the individual owner's prerogatives.

(A) There has been a change in how men think of land, a change from thinking it simply private property to that now of
(B) There have been changes in how men think of land, a change from that of simple private property to now that of
(C) There has been a change in how men think of land, a change from once considering it simply private property to now considering it
(D) Once men used to think of land as simply private property, but they consider it now
(E) Once thought of simply as private property, land is now considered

[spoiler]OA is E ,

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by kvcpk » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:13 am
This is the second time I am seeing a question which has man/men to state a generalised opinion.

the correct Answer gets rid of man/men in the sentence.
E satnds out.

But, what is the actual problem of using man/men??

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by arora007 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:17 am
I guess.. the sentence is more concise thats why...

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by paes » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:54 am
Arora,

what is the source of the problem ?

meaning is completely changed in E.

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by arora007 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:22 am
paes wrote:Arora,

what is the source of the problem ?

meaning is completely changed in E.
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by diebeatsthegmat » Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:28 am
arora007 wrote:
paes wrote:Arora,

what is the source of the problem ?

meaning is completely changed in E.
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/GMAT_Sen ... ion_Quiz_9
man! how could you find all of these sentences?

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by arora007 » Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:34 am
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by tomada » Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:38 am
How is the meaning completely changed in choice E?

paes wrote:Arora,

what is the source of the problem ?

meaning is completely changed in E.
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by indiantiger » Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:16 am
E rightly conveys the meaning of what author is trying to say.

Arora ji,

I would suggest not wasting time on sources that are not well tested. Try going thru the questions of the known sources. If you use unknown sources you might end up confusing yourself.
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