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Several financial officers

by ektamatta » Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:43 pm
Several financial officers of the company spoke on condition that they not be named in
the press reports.
A. that they not be named
B. that their names will not be used
C. that their names are not used
D. of not having their names
E. of not naming them
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by chidcguy » Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:10 pm
Subjunctive mood

that + verb with out the infinitive

A is my pick. What is the OA?
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by reachac » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:41 am
I find B is a better description.

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by Arabian Baba » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:16 am
Subjunctive Statement....my answer is A
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by Arabian Baba » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:17 am
Subjunctive Statement....my answer is A
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by sulabh » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:14 am
Its A.Need subjunctive mood here.
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by codesnooker » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:03 am
sulabh wrote:Its A.Need subjunctive mood here.
How it could be subjunctive mood? The officers do not have state any desires/hope/proposal. They are just placing a condition in front of reporters. I feel it should be (B).

Also the phrase does not use any of the word as stated by MH-SC.

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Several financial officers of the company spoke on condition that they not be named in the press reports.
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by newera » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:44 am
I generally go with my gut feeling for SC...

I say A.

Sorry I'm not able to articulate my reasoning! Just sounds like the best answer.
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by newera » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:53 am
I generally go with my gut feeling for SC...

I say A.

Sorry I'm not able to articulate my reasoning! Just sounds like the best answer.
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by lvincy » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:29 pm
I will bet on B.

It is not a Subjunctive mood.

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by chidcguy » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:04 pm
There is a clear desire expressed and the desire is not to be named.
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by lvincy » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:43 pm
financial officers don't wanted it to happen and are trying to stop.

IF the officers don't put condition and reporter put their names then it becomes subjuntive.

Officers should have put condition before speaking to reporters.

Desire or subjunctive will come if something that is impossible or possible but difficult.


Its a tricky question.
what is OA?

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by chidcguy » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:49 pm
Officers already spoke. This is a past event.

They laid down a condition that the press will not name them, if the press wants them to speak and give any info

The press is now divulging some other info with out divulging their names

The officers expressed a wish or required a promise to be made and they got it.

Isn't that subjunctive??
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by sibbineni » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:36 pm
IMO A

Subjunctive
<subjunctive>+that+noun

There is uncertainty that what press will do
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by annakool1009 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:18 am
My answer to this question was B.

OA is C..

However some people opine tht the answer is A. (subjunctive mood).

GMAT Tutor, please explain the correct answer.
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