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aspirant2011: Legendary Member; Posts: 1574; Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am; Thanked: 88 times; Followed by:13 members

According to some analysts, whatever

by aspirant2011 » Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:20 am

According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.
(A) its merits, the proposal to tax
(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing
(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing
(D) the proposal's merits, to tax
(E) the proposal's merits are, taxing

I am confused on one thing that "its" in A, B & C option is refering to what??????

OA: After some discussion

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by HSPA » Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:31 am

Tough one : A or E

"whatever the proposal's merits be" is what I am prefering to options

taxing and would have.... will these two words go together. I dont think so

its shall be refering to proposal.

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by AIM GMAT » Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:12 am

According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.

(A) its merits, the proposal to tax

(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing

(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing

(D) the proposal's merits, to tax

(E) the proposal's merits are, taxing

Proposals merits cant tax hence D and E out .

to tax is proper idiom hence B out

between A and C , obviously A is better choice

IMO A

Thanks & Regards,
AIM GMAT

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by HSPA » Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:25 am

Better explanation than mine AIM GMAT

So can you fit "whatever the proposal's merits be" in any of the options???

Best regards,
HSPA+.

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by AIM GMAT » Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:26 am

HSPA wrote:Better explanation than mine AIM GMAT

So can you fit "whatever the proposal's merits be" in any of the options???

Best regards,
HSPA+.

Well see the proposal have to be inacted not proposal's merit .

Let me know if u dnt get the above explanation .

Thanks & Regards,
AIM GMAT

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by maihuna » Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:41 am

IMO A:

the proposal to tax is right to introduce a purpose, of taxing in B is wrong.

In C merit as a proposal is nonsensical.

In D to tax doesn't seems to have a correct precedent.

The puspose of using ,taxing, usually a gerund describing adjacent noun seems to be a bad mix.

aspirant2011 wrote:According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.
(A) its merits, the proposal to tax
(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing
(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing
(D) the proposal's merits, to tax
(E) the proposal's merits are, taxing

I am confused on one thing that "its" in A, B & C option is refering to what??????

OA: After some discussion

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