Sentence Correction

Required by law to register by the end of the year, the post office was crowded by legal aliens attempting to comply with the law before the deadline.


A) Same as question

B)Required by law to register, the post office, by the end of the year, was crowded with legal aliens who were attempting to comply with the law before the deadline.

C)Required by law to register by the end of the year, legal aliens crowded into the post office in order that they might attempt compliance with the law.

D)Legal aliens, who are required by law to register by the end of the year crowded into the post office is an attempt to comply with the law before the deadline.

E)Required by law to register, legal aliens, who were attempting to comply with the law before the deadline, crowded into the post office by the end of the year.

(I will post OA as soon as I get few responses) Thanks!

Assuming that there isn't a typo in D, the correct answer is E

A- misplaced modifier. legal aliens should follow the comma

B- same as A

C- "in order that they might" is just awkward and wrong

D- "is an attempt" is awkward and wrong

E- This is wordy, but the best choice.

osirus0830 wrote:Assuming that there isn't a typo in D, the correct answer is E

A- misplaced modifier. legal aliens should follow the comma

B- same as A

C- "in order that they might" is just awkward and wrong

D- "is an attempt" is awkward and wrong

E- This is wordy, but the best choice.

You gave me some sigh of relief Osirus!

Yes, D isn't a typo. Also, I was with E for a time being for the reasons you stated above until I saw the answer.

The answer given in this book is B

This question is from IMS verbal book. Unfortunately, they have given just answer but not the explanation.

hrishi19884 wrote:

osirus0830 wrote:Assuming that there isn't a typo in D, the correct answer is E

A- misplaced modifier. legal aliens should follow the comma

B- same as A

C- "in order that they might" is just awkward and wrong

D- "is an attempt" is awkward and wrong

E- This is wordy, but the best choice.

You gave me some sigh of relief Osirus!

Yes, D isn't a typo. Also, I was with E for a time being for the reasons you stated above until I saw the answer.

The answer given in this book is B

This question is from IMS verbal book. Unfortunately, they have given just answer but not the explanation.

I'm typically not arrogant enough to just say that there is no way a book can be wrong, but there is no way that B is the correct answer.

osirus0830 wrote:

hrishi19884 wrote:

osirus0830 wrote:Assuming that there isn't a typo in D, the correct answer is E

A- misplaced modifier. legal aliens should follow the comma

B- same as A

C- "in order that they might" is just awkward and wrong

D- "is an attempt" is awkward and wrong

E- This is wordy, but the best choice.

You gave me some sigh of relief Osirus!

Yes, D isn't a typo. Also, I was with E for a time being for the reasons you stated above until I saw the answer.

The answer given in this book is B

This question is from IMS verbal book. Unfortunately, they have given just answer but not the explanation.

I'm typically not arrogant enough to just say that there is no way a book can be wrong, but there is no way that B is the correct answer.

You are right B seems to be that post office is required to register, but the fact is it's the legal alien.

E is the best according to me too

what is IMS ? can you please stop posting questions from source which is not recognized or does not have any explanation. It cofuses people and can misguide them. the OA seems so wrong.

mmon wrote:what is IMS ? can you please stop posting questions from source which is not recognized or does not have any explanation. It cofuses people and can misguide them. the OA seems so wrong.

Hey man!

I was not clear about the few questions in IMS. Hence wanted to check out with the guys here that if there is something wrong in the book.


No worries, I have already stop posting from it.

how can E be the correct? I eliminated E since it changes the meaning.

The question states - "to register by the end of the year" - meaning Regisration should be before end of the year.
Answer E states - " legal aliens crowded into the post office by the end of the year" - meaning legal aliens crowded by end of the year.

any thoughts?

IMO D

loi.fu.yogi wrote:how can E be the correct? I eliminated E since it changes the meaning.

The question states - "to register by the end of the year" - meaning Regisration should be before end of the year.
Answer E states - " legal aliens crowded into the post office by the end of the year" - meaning legal aliens crowded by end of the year.

any thoughts?

"to register by the end of the year" ---who are required to register by the end of the year? It's the legal alien, E clearly states the same thing

legal aliens, who were attempting to comply with the law before the deadline, crowded into the post office by the end of the year.

", who were attempting to comply with the law before the deadline" tells something about legal aliens. which can be done using comma before who.

"Required by law to register" ---who need to register? Legal aliens, who crowded.....

Its the same meaning as the original question.

nervesofsteel wrote:IMO D

Hey bro...nice to see you reply

D might have been right if there was a comma before "is"

Legal aliens, who are required by law to register by the end of the year crowded into the post office is an attempt to comply with the law before the deadline.

needs a comma before "is" -- then it would be a complete the sentence. Since comma is not there the sentence is grammatically incorrect and has no meaning.

Correct answer is E

I'd go with E too!!
Only one that makes sense , grammatically