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by GmatKiss » Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:02 am
That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.

a) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation
b) if the situation merits immediate action by the government is a matter of debate
c) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action
d) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it
e) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation

OA after some discussion.
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by aspirant2011 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:53 pm
GmatKiss wrote:That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.

a) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation
b) if the situation merits immediate action by the government is a matter of debate ---- doesnt follow if then rule
c) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action - changes the intended meaning
d) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it
e) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation

OA after some discussion.
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by navami » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:06 am
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by navami » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:07 am
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by sl750 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:13 am
IMO D
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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:55 am
aspirant2011 wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.

a) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation
b) if the situation merits immediate action by the government is a matter of debate ---- doesnt follow if then rule
c) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action - changes the intended meaning
d) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it
e) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation

OA after some discussion.
Hi,

Could you please explain the reds in detail!

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by aspirant2011 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:47 am
GmatKiss wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.

a) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation ------ is merited by the situation is a matter of debate awkward
b) if the situation merits immediate action by the government is a matter of debate ---- doesnt follow if then rule, normally if x happens then y will happen but in this option only if part is stated
c) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action - changes the intended meaning
d) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it ----- keeps the sentence parallel
e) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation ---- strong word should & ambigous it

OA after some discussion.
Hi,

Could you please explain the reds in detail!

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by saketk » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:09 pm
Semicolon is used -- connecting closely related independent sentences.

The intended meaning is

what is a matter of debate ? - "it is the government's action to combat the pollution that harms the enviornement"

We also have to see the tone of the sentence.

the usage of 'if' (conditional) is incorrect - changes the meaning as well.

Only option D maintains the intended meaning and is parallel to the sentence before the semi-colon.
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by studentps2011 » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:13 pm
What is the OA?
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by GmatKiss » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:14 am
OA is D
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by [email protected] » Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:45 am
That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.

a) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation
b) if the situation merits immediate action by the government is a matter of debate
c) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action
d) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it
e) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation


Good sentence... I was lost for the pronoun 'it'. I thought 'it' was representing the overall first clause and so cancelled out option D. But option D specifically says that 'it' represents only the word or the noun 'pollution'.

Hence the correct answer is D. It is also parallel and conveys the correct meaning in the sentence...
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