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a confusing SC question

by Yusufulbright » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:56 am
Japan received huge sums of capital from the United States after the Second World War, using it to help build a modern industrial system.
(A) Japan received huge sums of capital from the United States after the Second World War, using it to help build
(B) Japan received huge sums of capital from the United States after the Second World War and used it to help in building
(C)Japan used the huge sums of capital it received from the United States after the Second World War to help build
(D) Japan's huge sums of capital received from the United States after the Second World War were used to help it in building
(E) Receiving huge sums of capital from the United States after the Second World War, Japan used it to help build

Can a guy explain each answer choices?..
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by maiahoji » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:15 am
I'll go with C.
Japan used the huge sums of capital............................ to help build. This is correct. The it in the middle refers to Japan, so it is also correct.

A) using it is ambiguos..
B) sums of capital is plural so used it, is wrong
D) help it, wrong
E) used it, wrong
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by sadullaevd » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:35 am
a) "using" wrong grammar

b), d), e) out because of "used it",

only c

IMO C.

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by mehravikas » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:40 pm
IMO - c reason same as above.
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by berserk » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:31 am
IMO E

D wrong with in building

E is concise
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by loveusonu » Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:08 pm
clearly C
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