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by yasir » Fri May 22, 2009 7:17 am
7. A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample







OA= D, why not C?

can anyone explain it?[/url][/u]
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Re: 1000 SC #7

by El Cucu » Fri May 22, 2009 11:04 am
yasir wrote:7. A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample

Idiom: Claim to be.
Idiom: From x to y.






OA= D, why not C?

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by California4jx » Fri May 22, 2009 2:08 pm
yasir wrote:7. A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample







OA= D, why not C?

can anyone explain it?[/url][/u]
to be able to ---- is an idiom or correct style, thats why its D.
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by yasir » Sat May 23, 2009 4:23 am
thanks buddy
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by gmat_dest » Sat May 23, 2009 8:53 am
In addition in C,

ability...of... is wrong

ability to is the correct idiom.
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