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by nipunkathuria » Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:24 pm
The chairman of the board of directors have
decided that this year's profits will be used for
research and development, rather than for a
shareholder dividend.

(A) have decided that this year's profits will
be used
(B) has decided that this year's profits will be
used
(C) have decided on using this year's profits
(D) has decided on using this year's profits
(E) decided this year's profits will have been
used



Hi All this Question is from Kaplan test series.
OA B

My doubt is opting between B and D.Any suggestions?
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by this_time_i_will » Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:29 pm
D: Decided on- incorrect idiom
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by selango » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:59 pm
IMO idiom "decided on" is correct.

Option B is correct bcoz of "will" usage.
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by reply2spg » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:55 am
B is correct here.

I didn't like the 'using' in D..therefore I rejected the same
nipunkathuria wrote:The chairman of the board of directors have
decided that this year's profits will be used for
research and development, rather than for a
shareholder dividend.

(A) have decided that this year's profits will
be used
(B) has decided that this year's profits will be
used
(C) have decided on using this year's profits
(D) has decided on using this year's profits
(E) decided this year's profits will have been
used



Hi All this Question is from Kaplan test series.
OA B

My doubt is opting between B and D.Any suggestions?
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by Brian@VeritasPrep » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:31 am
Hey guys,

Good thread - and just because "unidiomatic" is such a vague way to explain an error (curse the OG solutions for using that word so often!), let me weigh in on that difference.

When you're connecting two verbs, like "deciding" and "use", you need to either set up an independent clause with a new subject:

decided THAT the profits will be used for... ("the profits" become the subject of that new clause)

OR

Keep the same subject and make the second verb an infinitive:

Decided TO USE the profits for... (the chairman is the one who, at least indirectly, will use the profits for that purpose so he/she is the subject)

You'll see this come up a fair amount in GMAT questions, so be aware of these two tools for connecting verbs. "Decided on" is fine if the next word is a noun (We've decided on the case) but not a verb ("We've decided on convicting" is wrong; "We've decided to convict" is correct).
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by arora007 » Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:10 pm
Brian@VeritasPrep wrote:Hey guys,

When you're connecting two verbs, like "deciding" and "use", you need to either set up an independent clause with a new subject:

decided THAT the profits will be used for... ("the profits" become the subject of that new clause)

OR

Keep the same subject and make the second verb an infinitive:

Decided TO USE the profits for... (the chairman is the one who, at least indirectly, will use the profits for that purpose so he/she is the subject)
A concept so basic, yet apparently off our radars... thanks Brian
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by neerajbansal » Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:58 pm
excellent takeaway from such a simple questioin
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by gmat_perfect » Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:07 am
nipunkathuria wrote:The chairman of the board of directors have
decided that this year's profits will be used for
research and development, rather than for a
shareholder dividend.

(A) have decided that this year's profits will
be used
(B) has decided that this year's profits will be
used
(C) have decided on using this year's profits
(D) has decided on using this year's profits
(E) decided this year's profits will have been
used



Hi All this Question is from Kaplan test series.
OA B

My doubt is opting between B and D.Any suggestions?
Has decided can be use in the following ways:

-->Has decided to use.
---> Has decided that X, where X is a clause.

Option D fails to maintain any one of these rules.

Answer is clearly B.
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