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by simplyjat » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:33 pm
A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.

(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,

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by s_raizada » Thu May 01, 2008 3:13 pm
A, B are ambigeous. the meaning of these option is that firm made the claim in a one page advertisement.

C is unidimatic because the correct idiom is 'able to'

D. correct idiom 'able to'

E. GMAT hates being because it is passive
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by lunarpower » Fri May 02, 2008 2:14 am
s_raizada wrote:
C is unidimatic because the correct idiom is 'able to'

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E. GMAT hates being because it is passive
a couple of comments:

(c)
there is also the idiom 'the ability to assess'. however, that idiom would not work so well in this particular context; it would be used more to discuss the abstract notion of this ability.

(e)
you are correct that 'being' is needlessly wordy here.
this is not a passive voice construction, though. ironically, the passive-voice constructions (such as being amused is better than being angered) are the only ones in which 'being' is a CORRECT, non-wordy construction, since passive voice must take some form of 'to be'.

more to the point, 'claims being able...' is an incorrect idiom, so we don't even need to think about wordiness - it's already solidly wrong.
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by vivian16 » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:59 am
A,B is wordy.
E is incorrect.
So I am confused btw C and D.
So what is OA?
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by anju » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:03 am
lunarpower wrote:
s_raizada wrote:
C is unidimatic because the correct idiom is 'able to'

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E. GMAT hates being because it is passive
a couple of comments:

(c)
there is also the idiom 'the ability to assess'. however, that idiom would not work so well in this particular context; it would be used more to discuss the abstract notion of this ability.

(e)
you are correct that 'being' is needlessly wordy here.
this is not a passive voice construction, though. ironically, the passive-voice constructions (such as being amused is better than being angered) are the only ones in which 'being' is a CORRECT, non-wordy construction, since passive voice must take some form of 'to be'.

more to the point, 'claims being able...' is an incorrect idiom, so we don't even need to think about wordiness - it's already solidly wrong.
Also, claim should be followed by a an infinitive...
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by jessica.ng1988 » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:23 pm
Claim to be is right idiom
IMO: D
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by stubbornp » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:30 pm
claim to be is right idiom...D is the right choice
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by teal » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:18 pm
What is wrong with a? Exp. says that A seems to convey that claims are from one page writing samples. What is wrong with that? It is not an illogical meaning. Also, we are allowed to change the meaning of original only when it is illogical then why are changing the meaning in (e) even though the original meaning is not illogical.
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by karthikpandian19 » Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:11 pm
Can any experts provide the reasoning for these options?
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by jimmyjimmy » Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:28 am
forget all idioms- claims to is the correct one,.,.

we all claim to insurance companies..
we dont claim from insurance companies..

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