Sentence Correction

Test administrators refuse to give permission to contestants to listen to music while they participate in standardized testing or chess tournaments.

A to give permission to contestants to listen to music while they participate in

B to give permission for contestants to listen to music while they participate in

C to permit contestants to listen to music while they participate

D to permit contestants to listen to music during

E to give permission for music during

thephoenix wrote:Test administrators refuse to give permission to contestants to listen to music while they participate in standardized testing or chess tournaments.

A to give permission to contestants to listen to music while they participate in

B to give permission for contestants to listen to music while they participate in

C to permit contestants to listen to music while they participate

D to permit contestants to listen to music during

E to give permission for music during

IMO D,
> a verb preferred over a noun .
> participate in is correct

what's the OA?

D seems correct and concise but A has nothing wrong expect that 'while they participate' is redundant as contestants will participate in the test and tournaments unlike spectators.

i feel D is correct

A,B,C - "they" refers to whom is not clear
E- change the meaning. it shows as if test adm r giving permission to music

Should be D , They has not clear antecedent

wud like 2 hear a decent reason for rejecting E

ta

girish3131 wrote:wud like 2 hear a decent reason for rejecting E

ta

one reason is for music changes the intended meaning.as in we dnt know whether its for playing music or listening music

secondly to give permission(wordier) can be concisely said as to permit

OA D