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Brutal SC-67

by nehakhas1 » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:42 am
67. This April, three out of seven people will file tax returns with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts.

A. tax returns with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
B. a tax return with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
C. tax returns with disks found in a software store and an accounting text
D. tax returns with a disk found in a software store and an accounting text
E. a tax return with a disk found in a software sotre and an accounting text

ans : a
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IMO A

by sillyfool » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:01 am
Hi

As we are talking about 3 out of 7 people so the subject is plural so the
choices B and E are out

In C and D it mentions that there is only one store and accounting text is also singular

I have only one problem with A the sentence contains disk rather than disks

otherwise it is the best option out of the 5 given
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by madhur_ahuja » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:14 am
Plz underline.

IMO E

This April, three out of seven people will file tax returns with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts.

A. tax returns with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
Tax returns is plural should be singular

B. a tax return with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
A disk will be found in one store not multiple

C. tax returns with disks found in a software store and an accounting text
Tax returns is plural should be singular

D. tax returns with a disk found in a software store and an accounting text
Tax returns is plural should be singular

E. a tax return with a disk found in a software store and an accounting text

Correct
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A correction

by sillyfool » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:23 am
Hi Madhur

How can tax return be singular as we are talking about more than one person

Every person will will file his own tax return
So 3 people will file 3 tax returns

So tax returns will be plural only
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Re: A correction

by madhur_ahuja » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:27 am
sillyfool wrote:Hi Madhur

How can tax return be singular as we are talking about more than one person

Every person will will file his own tax return
So 3 people will file 3 tax returns

So tax returns will be plural only
I agree with you on this point, but somehow tax returns looks wrong to me.
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by raghavsarathy » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:39 am
This topic has been discussed

https://www.beatthegmat.com/tax-returns- ... light=disk
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by Mayur Sand » Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:46 am
what is the OA?
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