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by ruplun » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:49 pm
One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the
realization that as a person ages their concerns change as well.
(A) the realization that as a person ages, their
(B) the realization that as people age, their
(C) to realize that when a person ages, his or her
(D) to realize that when people age, their
(E) realizing that as people age, their

Please advice[/i]
the ans : C...
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by 6983manish » Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:55 pm
ruplun wrote:83. Any medical test will sometimes fail to detect a condition when it is present and indicate that there is one when it is not.
(A) a condition when it is present and indicate that there is one
(B) when a condition is present and indicate that there is one
(C) a condition when it is present and indicate that it is present
(D) when a condition is present and indicate its presence
(E) the presence of a condition when it is there and indicate its presence

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IMO "A".
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by rohu27 » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:05 am
IMO C
reporting verbs are better followed by that, indicate->reporting verb.
D & E out
there refers to a place which makes no sense here. so left only with C.

but i want to get clear the use of pronoun one vs it

MGMAT says: One indicates single, indefinite part of a collection.
where as it indicates definite selection of an entire object.
so if we are refering to any random thing from a list of things we can use ONE
and if we are refering to one specific item from a group we use IT.
is that so?
if any one has any GMAT question which tests the ONE pronoun issue, please let me knw, so that i can try tht.

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by HSPA » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:29 am
why is D wrong.

Is it that age is only for a person and not to people?
How to mention number of years for a collective noun?
does age of people means..for suppose.. people belonging to age 1510-1590 AD?

The appeal is to people, so they should worry about people's concerns.

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by rohu27 » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:38 am
ruplun wrote:One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the
realization that as a person ages their concerns change as well.
(A) the realization that as a person ages, their
(B) the realization that as people age, their
(C) to realize that when a person ages, his or her
(D) to realize that when people age, their
(E) realizing that as people age, their

Please advice[/i]
the ans : C...
@ruplun,
you chaned the question, didnt u?
@all, please ignore my reply, ruplun for some strange reason has posted another question by editing the earlier one.
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by atulmangal » Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:11 am
IMO B
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by HSPA » Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:18 am
Atul,

I agree with OA but can you help me answer my questions
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by samarpan_bschool » Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:30 am
For the edited question, i will go with B.

'to realize' in C does not serve the purpose - meaning this sentence does not warrant the use of infinitive 'to realize', which is used to highlight the intention
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by atulmangal » Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:30 am
HSPA wrote:Atul,

I agree with OA but can you help me answer my questions
IMO B not C

Hi i was editing my post seems like at that same time you replied...actually i realize that i applied the same concept in an incorrect way and then refer back to the guide...anyways here is my post

concept:--Manhattan SC guide parallelism chapter

The linking verbs act as parallel markers...here in this question linking verb IS act as parallel marker...

One legacy is Noun so verb IS should be followed by a noun only...

Only Op A and Op B has this thing... the realization is a proper noun parallel to one legacy

B/w Op A and Op B..i applied the logic that in non underlined portion sentence uses "appeal to people" and same is the case in Op B...hence B
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by HSPA » Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:46 am
I cannot agree with B

to realize - infinitive -- why cannot it work as noun/object for..
I say it is object for "one legacy"
Atul wrote:
One legacy is Noun so verb IS should be followed by a noun only...
{or}
I think
One legacy asks people to realize that people's age can change their concerns...
to realize || to appeal

I have a worse hit here...i guess... :) Kindly help
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by atulmangal » Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:50 am
HSPA wrote:I cannot agree with B

to realize - infinitive -- why cannot it work as noun/object for..
I say it is object for "one legacy"
Atul wrote:
One legacy is Noun so verb IS should be followed by a noun only...
{or}
I think
One legacy asks people to realize that people's age can change their concerns...
to realize || to appeal

I have a worse hit here...i guess... :) Kindly help
@HSPA

A NOUN cannot be parallel to an INFINITIVE

Moreover if u already know this concept

A standard noun can be || -ing of NOUN but both cannot be || -ing form

example: The release of || The releasing of

but both of them cannot be parallel to Releasing (gerund)
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by AIM GMAT » Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:03 am
ruplun wrote:One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the
realization that as a person ages their concerns change as well.
(A) the realization that as a person ages, their
(B) the realization that as people age, their
(C) to realize that when a person ages, his or her
(D) to realize that when people age, their
(E) realizing that as people age, their

Please advice[/i]
the ans : C...

IMO C .

Subject verb agreement .
One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the
realization that as a person ages their concerns change as well.

(A) the realization that as a person ages, their -- mismatch
(B) the realization that as people age, their
(C) to realize that when a person ages, his or her
(D) to realize that when people age, their
(E) realizing that as people age, their
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by ruplun » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:12 am
sorry abt posting and reposting .... thanks atulmangal for the explanation ...The correct ans is option C and not B.
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by rohu27 » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:20 am
i googled this question and found the below.
the poster below says OA is B , see Ron's explanation.

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/vie ... w=previous

nd in the below now Brian@veritas prep agrees wth B
https://www.beatthegmat.com/to-realize-o ... 58173.html

ruplun,
whts the source?
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by atulmangal » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:51 am
@Rohu

Thanks for the link rohu and even i got the same OA
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