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abhijeetsinghai: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 39; Joined: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:54 am; Location: US; Thanked: 1 times; GMAT Score:700

by abhijeetsinghai » Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:04 pm

It is possible to hold a certain image in your mind for long periods, and this can have a salutary impact on your own behavior and character.

• image in your mind for long periods, and this can have a salutary impact on your own
• image in your mind for long periods, and this can have a salutary impact on one’s
• image in your mind for long periods, and this has a salutary impact on your
• image in your mind for a long period, and this can have a salutary impact on your
• image in your mind for long periods, which has a salutary Impact on your

I am confused between A & C.Plz Help.Thanks !!

OA:A

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x2suresh: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 258; Joined: Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:32 am; Thanked: 16 times

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by x2suresh » Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:22 pm

abhijeetsinghai wrote:It is possible to hold a certain image in your mind for long periods, and this can have a salutary impact on your own behavior and character.

• image in your mind for long periods, and this can have a salutary impact on your own
• image in your mind for long periods, and this can have a salutary impact on one’s
• image in your mind for long periods, and this has a salutary impact on your
• image in your mind for a long period, and this can have a salutary impact on your
• image in your mind for long periods, which has a salutary Impact on your

I am confused between A & C.Plz Help.Thanks !!

OA:A

both are gramatically correct..

A -- says.. "can have impact" .... uncertainity.. its not sure..

C -- has impact.. certainity.. here its sure that impact is there..

C - distorts the original meaning.

A is the best.

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by abhijeetsinghai » Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:25 pm

Ok, but why D is wrong.I believe "a long period" is idiomatic too.

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by bmlaud » Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:29 pm

What's the problem with option D????

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by sjd00d » Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:01 pm

I vote for D.

E- Which incorrectly refers to long periods
C- IMO wrong coz we are talking about a hypothetically situation (it is possible) and thus a "can" rather than "has" is better suited.
B - One's, changes the pronoun reference from your to one's
A - It looks right except that "own" is unnecessary, your conveys the message, don't know why we need "your own"

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