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by gmatblood » Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:59 am
That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.

(A) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation
(B) if the situation merits immediate action by the government
(C) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action
(D) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it
(E) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation

why is C wrong?
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by GmatKiss » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:00 am
IMO: B
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by sam2304 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:07 am
Is it D ?
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by aspirant2011 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:13 am
gmatblood wrote:That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.

(A) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation
(B) if the situation merits immediate action by the government
(C) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action----- changes the intended meaning of the sentence
(D) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it ----- it doesnt have a clear referent
(E) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation ----- it doesnt have a clear referent

why is C wrong?
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by sam2304 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:22 am
aspirant2011 wrote:
gmatblood wrote:That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.

(A) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation
(B) if the situation merits immediate action by the government
(C) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action----- changes the intended meaning of the sentence
(D) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it ----- it doesnt have a clear referent
(E) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation ----- it doesnt have a clear referent

why is C wrong?
'it' here refers to the pollution. both speaks about pollution and the second clause is continuity of the same idea.
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by mankey » Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:52 am
Why not D? What is the OA?

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by [email protected] » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:14 am
IMO D

Please post an OA!
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by HSPA » Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:04 am
OA is indeed D

It is from Kap800.. can anyone help me by saying what is wrong with E
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by mankey » Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:13 am
@HSPA: Are you sure that the OA is D. Can you please also post OE?

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