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Blacks - Whites.

by sumitkhurana » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:27 am
1.Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever.
(A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of
(B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide
(C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of
(D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of
(E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide


FYI - As I understand both aware of and aware that are correct idiomatically.
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Re: Blacks - Whites.

by x2suresh » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:36 am
sumitkhurana wrote:1.Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever.
(A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of
(B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide
(C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of
(D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of
(E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide


FYI - As I understand both aware of and aware that are correct idiomatically.
I get B by POE


as wide as correct idiom
as wide of as incorrect idiom

B and E remains.

E --> distorts the original meaning.
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by schumi_gmat » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:41 am
Thats correct IMO B

as x as y is correct idiom

"figure showing as...." is awkward.
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Re: Blacks - Whites.

by nitya34 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:23 am
but is it correct in B?

"average-income and unemployment figures"

x2suresh wrote:
sumitkhurana wrote:1.Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever.
(A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of
(B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide
(C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of
(D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of
(E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide


FYI - As I understand both aware of and aware that are correct idiomatically.
I get B by POE


as wide as correct idiom
as wide of as incorrect idiom

B and E remains.

E --> distorts the original meaning.
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by mygmat.2009 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:08 am
Aren't there any rules for using "aware of" vs. "aware that"?
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Re: Blacks - Whites.

by umaa » Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:35 am
sumitkhurana wrote:1.Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever.
(A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of
(B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide
(C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of
(D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of
(E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide


FYI - As I understand both aware of and aware that are correct idiomatically.
A - The figures for average income - Wrong
B - Perfect - IMO
C - are showing - Present continuous - Wrong
D - As wide of - Wrong
E - Same as A
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by dgr8onerip » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:06 am
acc to me, the main part to be considered is the idiom, as... as

that show as wide a discrepancy as.. this is the idiomatically correct
the only options that are in line with the above statement are B and E
but i am confused between them
but as a intelligent/general guess i would go with B
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by dreamzz2010 » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:04 am
IMO B...whts the OA
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