Sentence Correction

The 151 member governments of the World Bank are expected to increase the bank's funding by $75 billion, though some United States legislators cite an obstacle to congressional passage being the concern that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.

(A) an obstacle to congressional passage being the concern
(B) a concern as an obstacle to congressional passage
(C) as an obstacle to congressional passage the concern
(D) the concern, an obstacle to congressional passage,
(E) as an obstacle for Congress to pass it the concern

It's C

Concern should come before that.. as this is what is described after that..

between a, c, and e.. c is the best..

IMO D.....OA pls

Of course (D)

some United States legislators cite the concern, an obstacle to congressional passage, that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.

"an obstacle to congressional passage" is an apposition of "the concern".

option D

the concern is the foreign producers will get competitive and (as an obstacle is a non restrictive clause modifying the concern and hence should be within commas)

option D

the concern is the foreign producers will get competitive and (as an obstacle is a non restrictive clause modifying the concern and hence should be within commas)

Bidisha800 wrote:Of course (D)

some United States legislators cite the concern, an obstacle to congressional passage, that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.

"an obstacle to congressional passage" is an apposition of "the concern".

D cannot be the answer in any case.. because it is changing the meaning of the sentence.. how? lemme explain..
by putting "an obstacle to congressional passage" which is the modifier (and also an appositive) to "concern" in commas.. it is making it non-essential to the sentence.. If you can remove a modifier from a sentence without changing the meaning of a sentence, then it is a nonessential modifier.
On the contrary this fact is important in the sentence..
so the construction of D is WRONG.

C is not perfect technically.. or the way it sounds.. but there is no error in it.. it is using the idiom.. Cite X as Y.. but in a twisted way.. it is saying.. Cite as Y X.. that is what is making you feel that it is wrong..

So C is not the best construction.. but still.. in these 5 choices.. it is the best one..

dumb.doofus wrote:
C is not perfect technically.. or the way it sounds.. but there is no error in it.. it is using the idiom.. Cite X as Y.. but in a twisted way.. it is saying.. Cite as Y X.. that is what is making you feel that it is wrong..

So C is not the best construction.. but still.. in these 5 choices.. it is the best one..

Tricky question - have to say I agree with C - sounds the best to me. Whats the OA?

IMO D

dumb.doofus wrote:

Bidisha800 wrote:Of course (D)

some United States legislators cite the concern, an obstacle to congressional passage, that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.

"an obstacle to congressional passage" is an apposition of "the concern".

D cannot be the answer in any case.. because it is changing the meaning of the sentence.. how? lemme explain..
by putting "an obstacle to congressional passage" which is the modifier (and also an appositive) to "concern" in commas.. it is making it non-essential to the sentence.. If you can remove a modifier from a sentence without changing the meaning of a sentence, then it is a nonessential modifier.
On the contrary this fact is important in the sentence..
so the construction of D is WRONG.

C is not perfect technically.. or the way it sounds.. but there is no error in it.. it is using the idiom.. Cite X as Y.. but in a twisted way.. it is saying.. Cite as Y X.. that is what is making you feel that it is wrong..

So C is not the best construction.. but still.. in these 5 choices.. it is the best one..

You copied all your grammar knowledge from here, right ?
https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/post13587.html (response by Rey Fernandez).

@dumb.doofus

Could you please explain again?
Unable to decipher C.

thanks!

Hi,
I think this post still remains unanswered. Or atleast no definite explanation is provided as to why C is the OA

Experts please intervene!

Thanks

bhumika.k.shah wrote:Hi,
I think this post still remains unanswered. Or atleast no definite explanation is provided as to why C is the OA

Experts please intervene!

Thanks

can someone please explain why c is correct and why d is incorrect?????

ska7945 wrote:The 151 member governments of the World Bank are expected to increase the bank's funding by $75 billion, though some United States legislators cite an obstacle to congressional passage being the concern that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.

(A) an obstacle to congressional passage being the concern
(B) a concern as an obstacle to congressional passage
(C) as an obstacle to congressional passage the concern
(D) the concern, an obstacle to congressional passage,
(E) as an obstacle for Congress to pass it the concern

D is wrong because an obstacle to congressional passage modifies an obstacle and it seems as if this is the universal truth and that's the reason why option D is wrong.........

Official Answer is C