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by armaan700+ » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:04 pm
The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980’s.
(A) The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980’s.
(B) The modernization program for the steel mill, hopefully completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(C) Modernizing the steel mill, hopefully to be completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(D) The program for modernizing the steel mill, which can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980’s and cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(E) Modernizing the steel mill, a program that can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.

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by Shawshank » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:18 am
IMO -- C

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by kc_raj » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:28 pm
IMHO it is D

hopefully is wrong, A, B,C are out

e is wordy and awkward
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by ashton_s_83 » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:27 pm
between b and c, it should be b. lemme know if the answer is correct, i will post explanation
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by Mayur Sand » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:24 pm
ashton_s_83 wrote:between b and c, it should be b. lemme know if the answer is correct, i will post explanation
(B) The modernization program for the steel mill, hopefully completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars. - it means program got completed in 1980's so incorrect
(C) Modernizing the steel mill, hopefully to be completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars. - talks about future when it will be finished

so got to be C
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by vinayakdl » Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:54 pm
IMO: E

"hopefully" is an adverb and its usage here does not seem to be correct.

Please post OA


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by umaa » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:34 pm
IMO C.

I agree with Mayur Sand's explanation.
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by shahdevine » Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:22 am
I'm confident its E. Please give OA.

A - "which it is hoped", what is the referent for "it"? "program"? "steel mill?" such ambiguity eliminates that.

B - "hopefully completed in the late 1980's" is a bad construction.

E- wordy but subject verb agreement is good and tense is good and pronouns is good.

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by quant-master » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:07 pm
armaan700+ wrote:The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980’s.
(A) The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980’s - IT HAS NO REFERENT

(B) The modernization program for the steel mill, hopefully completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars - THIS SENTENCE APPEARS TO ESTIMATE COST FOR AN ALREADY BUILT PROJECT

(C) Modernizing the steel mill, hopefully to be completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars - LOOKS CORRECT

(D) The program for modernizing the steel mill, which can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980’s and cost approximately 51 million dollars- WHICH IS REFERRING TO STEEL MILL WHILE IT SHOULD REFER TO PROGRAM AND ALSO THE OPTION IS WORDY

(E) Modernizing the steel mill, a program that can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980’s, will cost approximately 51 million dollars - WORDY AND AWKWARD
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by ashton_s_83 » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:38 am
my bad, it should be (C)... mayur seems to be correct
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