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by [email protected] » Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:37 pm
18. Many environmentalists believe that the widespread planting of trees, along with the conservation of existing forests, would be one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse the buildup of carbon dioxide in the air.
(A) one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse
(B) one of the most sure, easy, and least expensive ways to begin a halt or even reverse
(C) one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways that would begin halting or even reversing
(D) a most sure, easy, and inexpensive way beginning the halting and even reversing of
(E) the most sure, easiest, and inexpensive way that would begin halting or even reversing


why is the answer A
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Re: CO2

by logitech » Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:40 pm
18. Many environmentalists believe that the widespread planting of trees, along with the conservation of existing forests, would be one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse the buildup of carbon dioxide in the air.

(A) one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse

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by raunekk » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:06 pm
parallelism needed...


hence A
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by sparsh.21 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:51 pm
Just wanted to know whether "one of the most sure, easy, and least expensive ways " construction is correct ?
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by piyush_nitt » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:52 pm
Nope

Should be in superlative form.

most sure,easiest and least expensive
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Re: CO2

by vivek.kapoor83 » Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:14 am
logitech wrote:18. Many environmentalists believe that the widespread planting of trees, along with the conservation of existing forests, would be one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse the buildup of carbon dioxide in the air.

(A) one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse

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There is only 1 way defined...why Ways, instead of Way, as planting of trees is one activity....
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Re: CO2

by fighting_cax » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:18 am
logitech wrote:18. Many environmentalists believe that the widespread planting of trees, along with the conservation of existing forests, would be one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse the buildup of carbon dioxide in the air.

(A) one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse

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Choice C follows the same structure but is wrong. Can you explain why?
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by rahulg83 » Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:20 am
C says
one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways that would begin halting or even reversing
See the bold part, it seems like ways would begin halting or reversing, it is not what author is trying to say.. :lol:
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by perfectstranger » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:28 am
I did not understand the difference between A and C

(C) one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways that would begin halting or even reversing - why do we need to use infinitive here ? instead of -ing form? What's wrong with that since it clearly refers to the expensive ways .
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by schumi_gmat » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:45 am
Let me try to explain.

C uses the participle form which changes the meaning of the sentence.
halting and reversing cannot happen at same time.

MGMAT says -
We need to show intent and hence use infinitive form.
Participles are used to express result of the action.
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by nishit.shah » Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:04 am
A is better than C, Use of would in C is in contrast to previous part of underlined statement.

One of the surest,easiest ways ......Use of would (probably) is contradicting each other.

Let me know if I have interpreted this wrong.
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by sungoal » Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:41 am
isn't the phrase "to begin to halt" incorrect?

Can somebody explain, why option B is incorrect?
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by GmatKiss » Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:50 am
Many environmentalists believe that the widespread planting of trees, along with the conservation of existing forests, would be one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse the buildup of carbon dioxide in the air.

(A) one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways to begin to halt or even to reverse
(B) one of the most sure, easy, and least expensive ways to begin a halt or even reverse
(C) one of the surest, easiest, and least expensive ways that would begin halting or even reversing
(D) a most sure, easy, and inexpensive way beginning the halting and even reversing of
(E) the most sure, easiest, and inexpensive way that would begin halting or even reversing

IMO:A
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