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parallelism(Official Verbal Review #3)

by yooni246 » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:15 am
However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the governent as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state.

A. However much United States voters may agree that
B. Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact
C. Although United States voters agree
D. Even though United States voters may agree
E. There is agreement among United States voters that

source: GMAT Verbal Review 2nd E.

OA is A




"much" can be used with countable noun?
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by maihuna » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:32 am
that is needed to introduce clause starting there..

so B C D out.

Out of A and E E iswrong , as there is no agreement among voters
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by jk2010 » Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:06 pm
B - This talks about agreement among the voters, which is different from the degree to which voters agree. Also, it is missing "that."
C - This takes away from the author's emphasis on "however much the voters agree." Also it's missing "that."
D - Again, this simply states the voters may agree, not "how much" they agree. Also it's missing "that."
E - This forms a run-on sentence and is passive voice - " There is agreement that there is waste, it is difficult to find support."

Split the answers between the choices with "that" and the choices without. Then use process of elimination when you can't easily spot the correct choice.

Choice A sounds awkward, but is better than the other choices.
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by yooni246 » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:48 pm
thx for your helps.
i was aware that "that" can't be omitted.. but at the begining, i eliminated (A) because of "much" and ended up with (E).
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