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Concerned at the increase

by ektamatta » Fri May 30, 2008 9:49 am

Concerned at the increase in accident fatalities, Tennessee adopted a child-passenger protection law requiring the parents of children under four years of age to be restrained in a child safety seat.
(A) the parents of children under four years of age to be restrained in a child safety seat
(B) the restraint of parents of children under four years of age in a child safety seat
(C) that parents restrain children under four years of age in a child safety seat.
(D) that children be restrained under four years of age in a child safety seat by their parents
(E) children to be restrained under four years of age by their parents in a child safety seat

OA is C

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Source: Beat The GMAT — Sentence Correction | Fri May 30, 2008 9:49 am

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by DavidP » Fri May 30, 2008 10:00 am

C is the correct response because the law requires parents to put children under four years of age in car seats.

Here is why the other answers are incorrect:

A. This sentence would mean that the parents should sit in a child safety seat if the parents have a child who is younger than four years old. This isn't right because parents don't sit in child safety seats.

B. Although the wording is different, this sentence is identical in meaning to sentence A. And so the reasons that it is incorrect are the same as A too.

D. This sentence would mean that parents should try to restrain their children so that they remain under four years of age by keeping them in a car seat. Although I'm sure that some parents would prefer to keep their kids as cute babies rather than rebellious teens, you really can't keep children from getting older. 8)

E. This sentence would mean that parents should: 1) try to restrain their children so that they remain under four years of age and 2) sit in a child safety seat while doing so. Again, parents can't really stop their children from getting older. Additionally, parents shouldn't sit in child safety seats.