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shipra: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 74; Joined: Mon May 26, 2008 11:23 pm; Location: Dubai; Thanked: 6 times

by shipra » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:56 pm

81. The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980’s.
(A) The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980’s.
(B) The modernization program for the steel mill, hopefully completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(C) Modernizing the steel mill, hopefully to be completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(D) The program for modernizing the steel mill, which can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980’s and cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(E) Modernizing the steel mill, a program that can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.

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loki.gmat: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 187; Joined: Sat May 24, 2008 5:44 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 6 times

by loki.gmat » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:40 pm

A - which it is hoped can be ........................ -misplaced modifier.
B - changes the meaning of the sentence.
D - antecedant of which is not clear.
E - awkward construction.

hence IMO C.

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reachac: Legendary Member; Posts: 572; Joined: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:25 am; Thanked: 21 times

by reachac » Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:16 am

IMO E

@ Shipra & Loki, more often than not on the GMAT, the word 'hopefully' is wrong.

HOPEFULLY DOSENT MEAN 'IT IS HOPED'

Wrote in bold so that everyone who reads it remembers the difference, no offence meant

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gmatinjuly: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 101; Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 6:03 am; Thanked: 5 times

by gmatinjuly » Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:30 am

Well I wrote this :
A: 51 million dollars is not one to be completed. incorrect
B : Something in future but sentence says hopefully completed (past) incorrect
C : Sounds correct to be completed …..will cost
D: which can wordy and not correct
E: Sounds correct and can is more apt

Between c and e ..will go fro C

But after reading reply of reach ac I think E is a better anser....

Whats the OA guys ???

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ksh: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 106; Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:09 pm; Thanked: 3 times

by ksh » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:39 am

E is wordy and awkward

IMO C

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niraj_a: Legendary Member; Posts: 708; Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:59 amFollowed by: 1 member; Location: USA; Thanked: 13 times

by niraj_a » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:14 am

second that, gotta choose between C and E,

and I vote C

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by sulabh » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:57 am

Its E. 'Hopefully to be' in C is wrong usage.

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by chidcguy » Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:52 pm

Yes, Hopefully and being are siblings on the GMAT

A is wrong as which refers to 51 mil dollars

B & C down for hopefully

Which in D refers to steel mill also singular program needs costs

E remains and is good

On a side note, why are we talking about a program that will be or can be completed in 1980's if we are in 2008 That was ambiguous to me. Can we expect such questions on the original test?

Please do not post answer along with the Question you post/ask

Let people discuss the Questions with out seeing answers.

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Arabian Baba: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 26; Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:14 pm

Hopefully is NEVER correct on the GMAT, hopefully !

by Arabian Baba » Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:38 pm

So we are down to C and E;

C contains HOPFULLY which is never correct on the GMAT

E lacks fluidity, as it is loaded with too many sentence fragments, we have no other choice as all of them are INCORRECT but to go with E.

Remember the GMAT asks you to choose the best answer of the 5 choices.

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tanviet: Legendary Member; Posts: 1404; Joined: Tue May 20, 2008 6:55 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 18 times

by tanviet » Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:54 pm

A is correct

hopefully is wrong

it is hoped to cost and be completed is wrong

modernizing, a program in e is wrong

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