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SC-1000 Q862

by neha.patni » Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:37 am
862. Those with a cynical turn of mind might speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started the rumor that caused its competitor to declare bankruptcy.

(A) speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started
(B) speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, had not started
(C) speculate if, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation started
(D) wonder as to whether, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation did not start
(E) wonder whether the new corporation, eager for profit, had started

OA E
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by kvcpk » Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:06 am
drilled down to D and E

D looks awkwared..so E

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by neha.patni » Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:09 am
kvcpk wrote:drilled down to D and E

D looks awkwared..so E
I have also attempted these questions and i want to know why did i get them wrong? Can you please provide explanation.

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by kvcpk » Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:49 am
neha.patni wrote:
kvcpk wrote:drilled down to D and E

D looks awkwared..so E
I have also attempted these questions and i want to know why did i get them wrong? Can you please provide explanation.

Use if for a conditional idea, whether for an alternative or possibility

Example Taken from some other site:
Let me know if you'll be coming means that I want to hear from you only if you're coming.
But Let me know whether you'll be coming means that I want to hear from you about your plans one way or the other

in D, "the new corporation did not start " is negating the intended meaning of the sentence.

only in E, it is correctly used.

Hope this helps!!

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