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SC explanation please!

by hwiya320 » Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:06 pm
Though initially opposed to the measure, the governor approved the new needle-exchange program at the urging of his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some twenty social action groups.

a) at the urging of his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some
b) as a consequence of having been urged by his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some
c) on account of being urged by his own doctor, chief advisers, and a coalition of
d) as he was urged to do by his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some
e) as his own doctor was urging him to do, along with his chief advisers, and a coalition of

I'm hoping to have clear explanation of why one is better than the other. Thanks!
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by tanviet » Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:51 pm
b, c is wordy

e is not paralel

d , "to do" has no object, to do so should be good

so a is correct
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by raunekk » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:27 am
a) at the urging of his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some
idiom- at the urging of, also uses active voice and uses a parallel structure.

b) as a consequence of having been urged by his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some

wordy and passive

c) on account of being urged by his own doctor, chief advisers, and a coalition of

wordy and passive

d) as he was urged to do by his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some

passive and not parallel

"his" pronoun needs a clear antecedent


e) as his own doctor was urging him to do, along with his chief advisers, and a coalition of

"his" pronoun needs a clear antecedent
passive and not parallel


i hope this helps..
thanks.
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by uptowngirl92 » Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:56 am
Shoudl'nt APPROVED be parrallel to URGED in D?
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by 2010gmat » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:31 pm
aproved and urged are unrelated .. no need to make them parallel

any prob with choice b except that it is wordy??

and is urging of the correct usage??
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by winnerhere » Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:56 am
"Though initially opposed to the measure, the governor approved the new needle-exchange program at the urging of his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some twenty social action groups"

This is mentioned as the correct answer.

But the "his" that I have highlighted can refer to both the governor and the doctor ..right? isnt it an ambiguous reference?

Thanks in advance :)

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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:31 am
winnerhere wrote:"Though initially opposed to the measure, the governor approved the new needle-exchange program at the urging of his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some twenty social action groups"

This is mentioned as the correct answer.

But the "his" that I have highlighted can refer to both the governor and the doctor ..right? isnt it an ambiguous reference?

Thanks in advance :)

Sai
At the urging of:
**his own doctor
**his chief advisors
**a coalition

In a situation like this, it would be very unusual for "his" to refer back to "doctor", as the three people/groups urging are in a contained list within the prepositional phrase beginning with "of".

Also, we do not know that his doctor is male!
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:59 am
adding to jim's explanation, also we dont know whether the governor is a male or female so i dont think so that his can be used.............
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by Night reader » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:14 am
aspirant2011 wrote:adding to jim's explanation, also we dont know whether the governor is a male or female so i dont think so that his can be used.............
of course we know the governor is male, plz read answers A-E
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:55 am
yup i missed out in a hurry, u are correct....................
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by shubhamkumar » Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:05 am
hwiya320 wrote:Though initially opposed to the measure, the governor approved the new needle-exchange program at the urging of his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some twenty social action groups.

a) at the urging of his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some
b) as a consequence of having been urged by his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some
c) on account of being urged by his own doctor, chief advisers, and a coalition of
d) as he was urged to do by his own doctor, his chief advisers, and a coalition of some
e) as his own doctor was urging him to do, along with his chief advisers, and a coalition of

I'm hoping to have clear explanation of why one is better than the other. Thanks!
Still confused between A and D.The BTG flashcards say to avoid -ing forms of the verb tense.
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