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by bubblehead0922 » Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:51 am
Dear all,

Below is a sentence correction question from my Manhattan Mock exam. Though I know how to fix the underlined part, I am confused with the structure of the sentence. Can someone please explain me the structure of this sentence?

After removing all the fluffs, the backbone of the sentence, " there is the danger should word get out" makes no sense for me. Is there a special idiom or grammar rule for this type of structure?

In the small, closed Bedouin world, in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and their families, subsequently lowering their chances for marriage should word get out that a genetic disease runs in her family.

(A) in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and their families, subsequently lowering their
(B) in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her
(C) which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her
(D) in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her families, subsequently lowering her
(E) which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing carriers and their families, subsequently lowering their

Thx for your time!
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by GMATGuruNY » Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:03 pm
bubblehead0922 wrote: After removing all the fluffs, the backbone of the sentence, " there is the danger should word get out" makes no sense for me. Is there a special idiom or grammar rule for this type of structure?[/color]
should may serve as a replacement for if:
should X happen = if X happens.
Thus:
should word get out = if word gets out.
Further:
if word gets out means if it becomes known.

OA:
In the small, closed Bedouin world, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her chances for marriage should word get out that a genetic disease runs in her family.
Conveyed meaning:
In the small, closed Bedouin world, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her chances for marriage IF IT BECOMES KNOWN that a genetic disease runs in her family.
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by bubblehead0922 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:27 pm
This is really helpful. It totally makes sense for me now. Thanks for your note. It is instructive as always!
GMATGuruNY wrote:
bubblehead0922 wrote: After removing all the fluffs, the backbone of the sentence, " there is the danger should word get out" makes no sense for me. Is there a special idiom or grammar rule for this type of structure?[/color]
should may serve as a replacement for if:
should X happen = if X happens.
Thus:
should word get out = if word gets out.
Further:
if word gets out means if it becomes known.

OA:
In the small, closed Bedouin world, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her chances for marriage should word get out that a genetic disease runs in her family.
Conveyed meaning:
In the small, closed Bedouin world, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her chances for marriage IF IT BECOMES KNOWN that a genetic disease runs in her family.
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by bubblehead0922 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:30 pm
For people who are interested in this question, the correct answer is B.
bubblehead0922 wrote:Dear all,

Below is a sentence correction question from my Manhattan Mock exam. Though I know how to fix the underlined part, I am confused with the structure of the sentence. Can someone please explain me the structure of this sentence?

After removing all the fluffs, the backbone of the sentence, " there is the danger should word get out" makes no sense for me. Is there a special idiom or grammar rule for this type of structure?

In the small, closed Bedouin world, in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and their families, subsequently lowering their chances for marriage should word get out that a genetic disease runs in her family.

(A) in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and their families, subsequently lowering their
(B) in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her
(C) which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her family, subsequently lowering her
(D) in which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing a carrier and her families, subsequently lowering her
(E) which secrets are hard to keep, there is the danger of stigmatizing carriers and their families, subsequently lowering their

Thx for your time!
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