IF Rule violation

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IF Rule violation

by sureng » Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:12 pm
Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.

(A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks
(B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks
(C) superficial if the three major networks all
(D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks
(E) superficial, as when the three major networks each


I understood why A & D are not correct. B&C doesn't sound good. Can some one clearly explain what is wrong with IF rule related to B & C?
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by rohu27 » Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:56 pm

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by sureng » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:57 am
yeah i saw that post at MGMAT but still i don't get clearly on what went wrong with the IF usage. In MGMAT SC book there is one below pattern related to IF...THEN

IF Sophie EATS pizza, THEN she MAY/CAN BECOME ill. (General Rule with some uncertainty)


I thought B would fall into above IF...THEN pattern.

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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:22 am
(Such) as indicates we're looking for a specific example, a time when. In real-life English, of course, if is used more freely.

Also, television can be X if Y suggests a different construction -- one of positive potential, along the lines of we can make it if we try, rather than known specific instances of television's superficiality.

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