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A recording system was so secretly

by ForeverCurious » Sun May 22, 2011 9:38 am
58. A recording system was so secretly installed and operated in the Kennedy Oval Office that even Theodore C．Sorensen，the White House counsel，did not know it existed．
(A) A recording system was so secretly installed and operated in the Kennedy Oval Office that
(B) So secret was a recording system installation and operation in the Kennedy Oval Office
(C) It was so secret that a recording system was installed and operated in the Kennedy Oval Office
(D) A recording system that was so secretly installed and operated in the Kennedy Oval Office
(E) Installed and operated so secretly In the Kennedy Oval Office was a recording system that


OA is option(A). The explanation provided for option (E) is as follows: 'The inverted word order does not grammatically fit into the rest of the sentence．'. Now , I understand that the 'it' needs to be dropped out from the rest of the sentence for this option to fit in , but can someone provide me with a grammatical explanation for it?
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by atulmangal » Sun May 22, 2011 10:44 am
Why "IT" need to be eliminated from Op E, i think the pronoun IT is fine...the only reason i find is in Op E, the inverted sub make the meaning less clear then Op A
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by mba.palak » Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:21 am
Is the option A better because it is in active voice while E is in passive? what is a better explanation to this one.
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by sameerballani » Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:52 am
mba.palak wrote:Is the option A better because it is in active voice while E is in passive? what is a better explanation to this one.
Yes. Also, I am not sure but i feel having "so secretly" before correctly talks about both activities that is "installed" and "operated".
Something like Both X and Y
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by hey_thr67 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:46 am
Yes. Also, I am not sure but i feel having "so secretly" before correctly talks about both activities that is "installed" and "operated".
Something like Both X and Y

I quite agree with the explanation where "so secretly" an adverb has to properly modify the adjectives installed and operated. Also the active voice in Choice A makes A recording system a clear subject which "it" can refer to.
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by hey_thr67 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:47 am
Yes. Also, I am not sure but i feel having "so secretly" before correctly talks about both activities that is "installed" and "operated".
Something like Both X and Y

I quite agree with the explanation where "so secretly" an adverb has to properly modify the adjectives installed and operated. Also the active voice in Choice A makes A recording system a clear subject which "it" can refer to.
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by hey_thr67 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:52 am
Yes. Also, I am not sure but i feel having "so secretly" before correctly talks about both activities that is "installed" and "operated".
Something like Both X and Y

I quite agree with the explanation where "so secretly" an adverb has to properly modify the adjectives installed and operated. Also the active voice in Choice A makes A recording system a clear subject which "it" can refer to.
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