A report by the Secret Service has concluded that much of the recently unfounded transgressions against which the White House is accused comes from the opposing political party.
(A) much of the recently unfounded transgressions against which the
White House is accused comes
(B) much of the recently unfounded transgressions that the White House is
accused of come
(C) much of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and that the
White House is accused of comes
(D) many of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and the White
House is accused of come
(E) many of the recently unfounded accusations of which the White
House is accused comes
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(A) much of the recently unfounded transgressions against which the
White House is accused comes
(B) much of the recently unfounded transgressions that the White House is
accused of come
(C) much of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and that the
White House is accused of comes
(D) many of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and the White
House is accused of come
(E) many of the recently unfounded accusations of which the White
House is accused comes
White House is accused comes
(B) much of the recently unfounded transgressions that the White House is
accused of come
(C) much of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and that the
White House is accused of comes
(D) many of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and the White
House is accused of come
(E) many of the recently unfounded accusations of which the White
House is accused comes
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Eliminate A,C and E as we have "comes" singular which cannot agree with transgressions.gmatmillenium wrote:A report by the Secret Service has concluded that much of the recently unfounded transgressions against which the White House is accused comes from the opposing political party.
(A) much of the recently unfounded transgressions against which the
White House is accused comes
(B) much of the recently unfounded transgressions that the White House is
accused of come
(C) much of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and that the
White House is accused of comes
(D) many of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and the White
House is accused of come
(E) many of the recently unfounded accusations of which the White
House is accused comes
b/w B and D, transgressions (the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle) cannot be counted so usage of "MUCH" holds good. Also, B is more direct.
OA pls ?
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sumanr84 wrote:Eliminate A,C and E as we have "comes" singular which cannot agree with transgressions.gmatmillenium wrote:A report by the Secret Service has concluded that much of the recently unfounded transgressions against which the White House is accused comes from the opposing political party.
(A) much of the recently unfounded transgressions against which the
White House is accused comes
(B) much of the recently unfounded transgressions that the White House is
accused of come
(C) much of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and that the
White House is accused of comes
(D) many of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and the White
House is accused of come
(E) many of the recently unfounded accusations of which the White
House is accused comes
b/w B and D, transgressions (the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle) cannot be counted so usage of "MUCH" holds good. Also, B is more direct.
OA pls ?
Transgressions, just like crimes, can be counted in specific contexts (you are convicted of 5 crimes) and hence many is should be more appropriate. But I do agree we do not have an answer choice which has the right verb and many combination.
Can we please have a prep company expert comment on this?
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gmatmillenium wrote:sumanr84 wrote:My answer is B. I don't think it can be D because then it seems that both the transgressions and the white house come.gmatmillenium wrote:A report by the Secret Service has concluded that much of the recently unfounded transgressions against which the White House is accused comes from the opposing political party.
(A) much of the recently unfounded transgressions against which the
White House is accused comes
(B) much of the recently unfounded transgressions that the White House is
accused of come
(C) much of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and that the
White House is accused of comes
(D) many of the transgressions that are recently unfounded and the White
House is accused of come
(E) many of the recently unfounded accusations of which the White
House is accused comes
Eliminate A,C and E as we have "comes" singular which cannot agree with transgressions.
b/w B and D, transgressions (the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle) cannot be counted so usage of "MUCH" holds good. Also, B is more direct.
OA pls ?
Transgressions, just like crimes, can be counted in specific contexts (you are convicted of 5 crimes) and hence many is should be more appropriate. But I do agree we do not have an answer choice which has the right verb and many combination.
Can we please have a prep company expert comment on this?
B seems to be 'best' fit among the answer choices available. However, I am also not comfortable with the 'much' at the beginning. Transgressions is countable and therefore 'many' is the better option.
OA and explanation pls
OA and explanation pls
