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by sakurle » Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:39 pm
Legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario requires of both public and private employers that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are usually held by men.

(A) that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are
(B) that pay for jobs historically held by women should be the same as for a job requiring comparable skills
(C) to pay the same in jobs historically held by women as in jobs of comparable skill that are
(D) to pay the same regardless of whether a job was historically held by women or is one demanding
comparable skills
(E) to pay as much for jobs historically held by women as for a job demanding comparable skills
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by rainmaker » Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:58 pm
is it C?

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by Ragingrsx » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:13 pm
I think C is parallel.

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by singhag » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:32 pm
As per OG

Choice A is best. In choice B, should is illogical after requires, or at least unnecessary, and so is better omitted;in choices B and E, job does not agree in number with jobs; and in choices B, D, and E, the wording illogically describes the comparable skills rather than the jobs as being "usually held by men." Choices C, D, and E produce the ungrammatical construction requires of... employers to pay, in which of makes the phrase incorrect. In C, the use of in rather than for is unidiomatic, and jobs of comparable skill confusedly suggests that the jobs rather than the workers possess the skills. In D, the phrase beginning regardless ... is awkward and wordy in addition to being illogical.

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by sakurle » Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:18 am
Yes I read the OG explanation, wanted to see if someone had a simpler version :)

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by tom4lax » Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:53 am
Need form "requires that". Take out the "of public and private" and you will see the sentence doesnt make sense otherwise. B is comparing jobs to job, so not parrallel.

A is the only remaining answer.

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by kbharadwaj.1987 » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:48 am
requires that
mandates that
commands that
demands that
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Typical GMAT rules. :)

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