BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem
TTP OnDemand GMAT Video Course
Featured Course

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Scott Woodbury-Stewart’s private virtual classroom — 400 hours of master-class video lessons for the GMAT Focus Edition.

  • 715+ score guarantee — highest in the industry (99th percentile)
  • 52 chapters · 1,500+ lessons · 4,000+ practice questions
  • 400 hours of video · 1,500+ instructor-led HD smartboard lessons
  • 300,000+ students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth & Sloan & more
  • 24/7 live support + weekly Zoom office hours with GMAT instructors
  • TTP AI Assist — 24/7 AI-powered virtual tutor for instant help
  • 1,200+ flashcards + AI-powered study assistant & daily calendar
  • OnDemand, LiveTeach & GMAT Bootcamp formats available
  • Also: GRE, SAT Math & Executive Assessment courses
  • MBA Admissions Consulting now available
  • 🏆 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Award: Test Prep Solution Provider of the Year
  • 200,000+ students served
  • 5-day free trial — $0 to start, no auto-billing, cancel anytime
★★★★★ 5.0 (559 reviews)
130-pt guarantee
$0 to start then $127/mo
Start Free 5-Day Trial Read 559 Reviews →

5-to-4 decision

Expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
User avatar
MBA Student
Posts: 1194
Joined: Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:42 pmFollowed by: 17 members
Location: Paris, France
Thanked: 71 times
GMAT Score:710
by gmat740 » Fri May 01, 2009 2:07 am
In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of their ancestral lands in the eighteenth century.

(A) that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of
(B) that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians because of their
unlawful seizure of
(C) two upstate New York counties to owe restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for their unlawful seizure of
which one is correct

[spoiler]A or B?[/spoiler]
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Source: — Sentence Correction |
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 73
Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:52 pm
Thanked: 1 times

Re: 5-to-4 decision

by sudeep_ar » Fri May 01, 2009 2:16 am
gmat740 wrote:In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of their ancestral lands in the eighteenth century.

(A) that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of
(B) that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians because of their
unlawful seizure of
(C) two upstate New York counties to owe restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for their unlawful seizure of
which one is correct

[spoiler]A or B?[/spoiler]

I will go with A

As court ruled it out it should be like statement. I will prefer 'for' than 'because'

Also in B 'their' will create ambiguity.

what is OA?
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 77
Joined: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:51 am
Thanked: 1 times

by rseeker2 » Fri May 01, 2009 2:27 am
I too would say A..

B makes the phrase 'because of their unlawful seizure of their ancestral lands'... where 'their' creates ambiguity
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Legendary Member
Posts: 940
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:22 amFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 55 times

Re: 5-to-4 decision

by iamcste » Fri May 01, 2009 2:27 am
gmat740 wrote:In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of their ancestral lands in the eighteenth century.

(A) that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of
(B) that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians because of their
unlawful seizure of
(C) two upstate New York counties to owe restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for their unlawful seizure of
which one is correct

[spoiler]A or B?[/spoiler]

A you have to first identify 2 things. Who did it and who was affected. so, you should know meaning of Idiom "owed restitution " this makes it clear that counties did it and hence O. Indians were afffected. so, "Their" in underlined part refers to O. Indians. With this logic, A is ok..But why isnt B. Difference is usage of additonal "their" and "because" Additional "their" refers to counties...which is really not required as we know they did it ..so it doesnt add any value. Also, in case of pronouns, if we use a particular pronoun to refer to a particular antecedent, you cannot use the same pronoun to point to other antecedent as it raises ambiguity. so, as their in underlined part refers to O. Indians we cant use the same to refer to counties as B did it to create ambiguity. This is not the only logic there could be many more. let our colleagues come out with some more.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
MBA Student
Posts: 1194
Joined: Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:42 pmFollowed by: 17 members
Location: Paris, France
Thanked: 71 times
GMAT Score:710

by gmat740 » Fri May 01, 2009 2:44 am
Yep the OA is A
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 13
Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:07 pm

by gmat_jul » Sun May 03, 2009 8:11 am
Although I agree that meaning of the sentence clearly indicates that their refers to O.Indians however in the sentence structure it can refer to New York counties as well. In my view their is not explicitly referring to O.Indians.

Request comments on above view.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 20
Joined: Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:44 pm

by pramendrapandeya » Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:40 pm
obviously A is winner

Let me trow some light on B and C if you closely look at b it is almost same as A except the part "because of their unlawful seizure of" their is ambiguous here . See non underlined part their unlawful seizure of . whose land and who sized ambiguous is not it ?

If a pronoun is used in sentence it will be have one antecedent wherever it is used. Also it is better to place modifiers as close to thing which it is modifying .
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1