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by manks » Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:24 am
I think "B" is the right answer and not "E" because E says The fight over the speed limit, a measure regarded by opponents as ineffective
a measure is modifying what the fight over speed limit or the speed limit. I think it is modifying speed limit and and not fight over speed limit therefore, OA should be B. Correct me people .
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by zander21 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:06 am
manks wrote:I think "B" is the right answer and not "E" because E says The fight over the speed limit, a measure regarded by opponents as ineffective
a measure is modifying what the fight over speed limit or the speed limit. I think it is modifying speed limit and and not fight over speed limit therefore, OA should be B. Correct me people .
I agree and I think it's a stupid question, doesn't make sense, after all the analysis I've done and the english majors I've spoken to; however on page 1 Dana explains that it's E. go figure

However, at this link - www.giaoducmy.vn/showthread.php?t=318 it shows the answer as B. I believe it's B and think the Beat the Gmat gal Dana is wrong!!!
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by hortensia lobe » Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:59 pm
Answer A.

WOoow that was a good one!!! i think ive failed. The good answer was E!!
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by akashamrev » Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:56 pm
There is a subject verb unagreement in option C,option E is more accurate
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by soubhg » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:02 am
IMO : B.
The modifiers "regarded....energy" modifies speed limit.(if the modifier would modify FIGHT then supporter would have told 'conserver....')
(A), (D) ,(E) out.
Among (B) and (C) , (B) follows proper paralellism.
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by Hima_Gmat » Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:40 am
I think D sounds just about right
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by ilovemgmat » Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:20 pm
Thank you for the explanation Mitch. I understand your explanation and can follow it, but I am really confused by the explanation given here- https://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com ... orrection/
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DanaJ wrote:Source: Beat The GMAT Practice Questions

Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the fight over the speed limit continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.

A. Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the fight over the speed limit continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.
B. Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the speed limit continues to be fought over in our legislatures and on our freeways.
C. Regarded by opponents as ineffective meddling and by supporters as the conservation of life and energy, the speed limit continues to be fought over in our legislatures and on our freeways.
D. The fight over the speed limit, regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.
E. The fight over the speed limit, a measure regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.


OA after some replies!
I received a PM asking me to comment.

In A, regarded is incorrectly modifying the fight. The intended meaning of the sentence is that the speed limit is regarded as ineffective. Eliminate A.

In C, the speed limit cannot be regarded as the conservation. The intended meaning of the sentence is that the speed limit is a conserver of life. Eliminate C.

In D, it is unclear whether regarded is modifying the fight or the speed limit. Eliminate D.

In B, the preposition over is not followed by a clear object. Over what exactly? Eliminate B.

The correct answer is E.

Why E is better than D:
In D, regarded is an adjective that could refer either to the speed limit or to the fight, but in E, a measure clearly refers to the speed limit. No reader would ever construe that a measure refers to the fight.

Why E is better than B:
A preposition generally should be followed by an object:

Awkward: the movie that everyone is talking about. (No object follows the preposition about.)
Better: the movie about which everyone is talking. (Which is the object of the preposition about.)

I would be skeptical of an answer choice that offers a preposition not followed by a clear object -- especially when another answer choice avoids this issue and is free of errors. In B, over is not followed by an object; in E, over is directly followed by its object, the speed limit.
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:32 am
I was trapped with B. For once I thought to have E as a preferred choice but then in this case, even with the passive voice, B looked more attractive.



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by parul9 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:55 am
I think the answer is E.
My Reason:

A - Start with "Regarded as" which is followed by "the fight over speed limit" after the comma, when the subject (speed limit) should follow.
B - Defies parallelism - having ineffective and conserver doesn't seem appropriate.
C - "as conservation of life and energy" not a logical construction.
D - "The fight over speed limit, regarded..." , misplaced modifier. What is regarded? Speed limit or fight over it?
E - Seems most appropriate.
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by Fractal » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:07 pm
For those who worry: this is a 700+ question :-)
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by zander21 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:42 pm
It's B NOT E. Here is a link to Newton GMAT instructors explaining why- https://www.knewton.com/blog/gmat/2010/1 ... c-q-and-a/

but it's not even an OG question or else the answer would be indisputable.
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by rperezgmat » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:29 pm
I think the best answer is E.

Some answers became more attractive as I went down the answer choices. At the end I had B and E, and E sounded more elegant and to the point.
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by patrickuzoamaka » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:53 am
The answer is B
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by romitvsingh » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:17 pm
DanaJ wrote:Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the fight over the speed limit continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.

A. Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the fight over the speed limit continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.
B. Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the speed limit continues to be fought over in our legislatures and on our freeways.
C. Regarded by opponents as ineffective meddling and by supporters as the conservation of life and energy, the speed limit continues to be fought over in our legislatures and on our freeways.
D. The fight over the speed limit, regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.
E. The fight over the speed limit, a measure regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.


OA after some replies!
the ans is a
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by zander21 » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:46 pm
romitvsingh wrote:
DanaJ wrote:Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the fight over the speed limit continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.

A. Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the fight over the speed limit continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.
B. Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the speed limit continues to be fought over in our legislatures and on our freeways.
C. Regarded by opponents as ineffective meddling and by supporters as the conservation of life and energy, the speed limit continues to be fought over in our legislatures and on our freeways.
D. The fight over the speed limit, regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.
E. The fight over the speed limit, a measure regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, continues in our legislatures and on our freeways.


OA after some replies!
the ans is a
It's actually not a, the OA is B. i've checked several other sources as well as English majors.
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