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by gmat_perfect » Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:56 pm
That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault : Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970

(A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault to lower the underground water level and to dig trenches
(B)That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault
(C)It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
(D)It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
(E)The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said.

[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler]

I was saying in favor of A, but A has another error.

Normally, "can hardly be said" is followed by "to" though there may have exception.

Would any expert explain why A is incorrect?

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by BastiG » Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:36 pm
gmat_perfect wrote:
I was saying in favor of A, but A has another error.

Normally, "can hardly be said" is followed by "to" though there may have exception.

Would any expert explain why A is incorrect?

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I don't really understand what you are trying to say.

A has a wrong idiom. It should be: "can hardly be said to be their fault." You have already given the explanation?
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by gmat_perfect » Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:18 pm
BastiG wrote:
gmat_perfect wrote:
I was saying in favor of A, but A has another error.

Normally, "can hardly be said" is followed by "to" though there may have exception.

Would any expert explain why A is incorrect?

Thanks.
I don't really understand what you are trying to say.

A has a wrong idiom. It should be: "can hardly be said to be their fault." You have already given the explanation?
Yes, it is.

My question :

Is there any other error on the basis of which we can eliminate the option A?

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by reply2spg » Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:29 pm
That educators can hardly be said that it is their fault

I have simplified A. See if you can see that A is weired. What is 'that', 'it' refer to?

Also A is passive and subject is not clear here.
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by watchout4me » Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:30 am
Is D is the right answer for this question? Can anyone please confirm?
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by Gurpinder » Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:10 am
(A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault

(b) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault

(c) It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology

(D) It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology

(E) The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said

(D)
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by gmat_perfect » Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:57 pm
Would any expert help?
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