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AIM GMAT: Legendary Member; Posts: 857; Joined: Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:36 amFollowed by: 15 members; Thanked: 56 times

by AIM GMAT » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:32 am

Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

a. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise,
b. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,
c. If present metal prices continue to sharply rise,
d. Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that
e. Metal prices' sharp rise continuing should mean that

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by vineeshp » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:48 am

I guess it is between A and C.

The problem with C is that sharply rise should have been rise sharply.

A sounds ok. So I go with A.

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by Michelle P » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:07 am

AIM GMAT wrote:Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

a. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise,
b. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,
c. If present metal prices continue to sharply rise,
d. Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that
e. Metal prices' sharp rise continuing should mean that

This is the hypothetical structure. We should express a condition by using "if". The inverted construction "should" is not preferred on the GMAT.
My answer is C

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by blaster » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:24 am

IMO C

"if" must be there instead of "should"

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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:40 am

The split infinitive in C is troublesome. I think the prohibition against split infinitives is fading fast, but many people still hate them.

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by vineeshp » Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:06 pm

Jim@Grockit wrote:The split infinitive in C is troublesome. I think the prohibition against split infinitives is fading fast, but many people still hate them.

Can you explain Jim?

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by rohu27 » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:55 pm

incase of infinitives, there can be nothgn else between to and the verb.
so IMO c is wrong, OA :A

i thnk thts wht Jim was referring to?

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by gig92 » Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:55 am

AIM GMAT wrote:Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

a. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise,
b. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,
c. If present metal prices continue to sharply rise,
d. Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that
e. Metal prices' sharp rise continuing should mean that

IMO: A
In "C", "sharply" is an adverb. An adverb can never "affect" an infinitive (here "to rise"). The adjectivial phrase Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, modifies the noun phrase the value of the copper in a penny.

Good sentence for revising grammar concepts

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