In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(B) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in assessing the problems that they face.
(C) A question that is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face is whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor.
(D) In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(E) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in an assessment of the problems that they face.
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A here to me
but i can legally reject only B and E
because they does not coincide with antecedent- worker
don`t like In an assessment of the problems in D
but between A and C...
don`t like irrelevant in assessing ,in C, to me irrelevant to sounds better, but not sure
but i can legally reject only B and E
because they does not coincide with antecedent- worker
don`t like In an assessment of the problems in D
but between A and C...
don`t like irrelevant in assessing ,in C, to me irrelevant to sounds better, but not sure
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IMO D
Op A..modifier issue..."who/what In assessing "----> question...WRONG make no sense
Op B and E has ambiguous pronoun THEY
Op C.." A question that is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face is"
I simply say messy and unclear...
Op D..clearly suggests that "In an assessment of the problems" a question appear and the use of THEY is okay
Hence D
Op A..modifier issue..."who/what In assessing "----> question...WRONG make no sense
Op B and E has ambiguous pronoun THEY
Op C.." A question that is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face is"
I simply say messy and unclear...
Op D..clearly suggests that "In an assessment of the problems" a question appear and the use of THEY is okay
Hence D
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mundasingh123
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what do u mean byatulmangal wrote:IMO D
Op A..modifier issue..."who/what In assessing "----> question...WRONG make no sense
"who/what In assessing "
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mundasingh123 wrote:@mundasingh123atulmangal wrote:IMO D
Op A..modifier issue..."who/what In assessing "----> question...WRONG make no sense
A modifier must be followed by the noun to which it modifies...and the best to understand what the modifier is modifying is ask a question from the modifier WHO/WHAT....in Op A, the modifier is modifying "THE QUESTION"
so,
WHO/WHAT In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers???
Now, think logically, is it possible that the answer of above is "The question"...No its not hence Op A is incorrect
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atulmangal wrote:The phrase "in assessing " is an adverbial modifier and not a noun modifier here.mundasingh123 wrote:@mundasingh123atulmangal wrote:IMO D
Op A..modifier issue..."who/what In assessing "----> question...WRONG make no sense
A modifier must be followed by the noun to which it modifies...and the best to understand what the modifier is modifying is ask a question from the modifier WHO/WHAT....in Op A, the modifier is modifying "THE QUESTION"
so,
WHO/WHAT In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers???
Now, think logically, is it possible that the answer of above is "The question"...No its not hence Op A is incorrect
It is not to meant to modify the question.
It is not meant to tell us anything about the question directly but what the "question" is relevant or irrelevant to .In case of an adverb mod there are no constraints regarding the distance between the modifier and the verb
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on the second thought irrelevant is an adjective ."is" is a linking verb"
The purpose of the phrase is to tell us what is the question relevant in ?
I dont think D is an OA because of the modifier,noun issue.
I just read Ron' post on Manhattan gmat . I guess what you are trying to say Who is doing the assessing ?
Guess u are trying to highlight the subject issue rather than the modifier issue
The purpose of the phrase is to tell us what is the question relevant in ?
I dont think D is an OA because of the modifier,noun issue.
I just read Ron' post on Manhattan gmat . I guess what you are trying to say Who is doing the assessing ?
Guess u are trying to highlight the subject issue rather than the modifier issue
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