Some mathematicians argue that to permit a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality vote is like ranking a student who earned three A's and two F's higher than one who got two A's and three B's
to permit a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality vote is like ranking a student
permitting a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like to rank a student
permitting a candidate to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking students
Between E and C!
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I would rather choose OPTION Dgmatblood wrote:Some mathematicians argue that to permit a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality vote is like ranking a student who earned three A's and two F's higher than one who got two A's and three B's
to permit a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality vote is like ranking a student
permitting a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like to rank a student
permitting a candidate to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking students
Between E and C!
for the skeptics -- there is no pronoun ambiguity here with 'they'
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subject verb agreement (Candidate and They)
parallelism
A better explanation I had read earlier on BTG only.
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2009/09/ ... -questions
parallelism
A better explanation I had read earlier on BTG only.
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2009/09/ ... -questions
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Mixed between C/D. D seems more clear with meaning but there is a pronoun issue.
C is lacking parallelism.
E uses plural students - higher than one who got should have singular student.
What is the OA ?
C is lacking parallelism.
E uses plural students - higher than one who got should have singular student.
What is the OA ?
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OA is official AnswerMixed between C/D. D seems more clear with meaning but there is a pronoun issue.
C is lacking parallelism.
E uses plural students - higher than one who got should have singular student.
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Himankey wrote:Some expert please reply on this. Can 'student' and 'they' go together?
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Candidate is being linked to they here and not student.
This is an inappropriate use of a pronoun: "they". "they" is never used to refer to a third-person singular noun ("candidate") on the GMAT.
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wait a min.. none of these make sense.. i checked the post that throughmba was talking abt and that says :
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Thus, the sentence should read:
Some mathematicians argue that permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student who earned three A's and two F's higher than one who got two A's and three B's.
" .. but this isnt there in any of the ACs....
@ saketk - and they say " You may see an inappropriate use of a pronoun: "they". Never use "they" to refer to a third-person singular noun ("candidate") on the GMAT"
@ gmatblood - r u sure the AC have been copied correctly?
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Thus, the sentence should read:
Some mathematicians argue that permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student who earned three A's and two F's higher than one who got two A's and three B's.
" .. but this isnt there in any of the ACs....
@ saketk - and they say " You may see an inappropriate use of a pronoun: "they". Never use "they" to refer to a third-person singular noun ("candidate") on the GMAT"
@ gmatblood - r u sure the AC have been copied correctly?
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IMO E
A) to permit a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality vote is like ranking a student
B) permitting a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
C) permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like to rank a student (weird construction)
D) permitting a candidate to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
E) to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking students
A) to permit a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality vote is like ranking a student
B) permitting a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
C) permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like to rank a student (weird construction)
D) permitting a candidate to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
E) to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking students
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Hi Smack,smackmartine wrote:IMO E
C) permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like to rank a student (weird construction)
E) to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking students
I agree that C is weird: permitting candidates TO WIN...IS LIKE permitting candidates TO RANK (1st and 2nd part are different elements but the sentence tries to refer 'permitting students' to both part of the sentence).
My confusion is in E: do you think we need to have ||llel phrase before IS - that is 'TO PERMIT CANDIDATES....IS LIKE TO RANK...' instead of 'TO PERMIT CANDIDATES....IS LIKE RANKing...'
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gmatblood wrote:Some mathematicians argue that to permit a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality vote is like ranking a student who earned three A's and two F's higher than one who got two A's and three B's
to permit a candidate to win an election because theyhave won a plurality vote is like ranking a student
permitting a candidate to win an election because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like to rank a student
permitting a candidate to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking a student
to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking students
Between E and C!
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Hi Patanjali,patanjali.purpose wrote:Hi Smack,smackmartine wrote:IMO E
C) permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like to rank a student (weird construction)
E) to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking students
I agree that C is weird: permitting candidates TO WIN...IS LIKE permitting candidates TO RANK (1st and 2nd part are different elements but the sentence tries to refer 'permitting students' to both part of the sentence).
My confusion is in E: do you think we need to have ||llel phrase before IS - that is 'TO PERMIT CANDIDATES....IS LIKE TO RANK...' instead of 'TO PERMIT CANDIDATES....IS LIKE RANKing...'
Thanks
In Option E
Here to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is a noun phrase.
A noun phrase can be parallel to a gerund(ranking students in this case).
Note: to permit in this context is not an infinitive. Only if "TO+Verb" indicates INTENTION, we consider it infinitive. However, that is not the case here.The whole part acts as a noun phrase.
Also, Like must be followed /used to compare nouns,pronouns and noun phrases(See MGMT Comparison chapter ). So, your example doesn't fit in because of this restriction.
Hope it helps!
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Hi Smack,smackmartine wrote:Hi Patanjali,patanjali.purpose wrote:Hi Smack,smackmartine wrote:IMO E
C) permitting candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like to rank a student (weird construction)
E) to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is like ranking students
I agree that C is weird: permitting candidates TO WIN...IS LIKE permitting candidates TO RANK (1st and 2nd part are different elements but the sentence tries to refer 'permitting students' to both part of the sentence).
My confusion is in E: do you think we need to have ||llel phrase before IS - that is 'TO PERMIT CANDIDATES....IS LIKE TO RANK...' instead of 'TO PERMIT CANDIDATES....IS LIKE RANKing...'
Thanks
In Option E
Here to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes is a noun phrase.
A noun phrase can be parallel to a gerund(ranking students in this case).
Note: to permit in this context is not an infinitive. Only if "TO+Verb" indicates INTENTION, we consider it infinitive. However, that is not the case here.The whole part acts as a noun phrase.
Also, Like must be followed /used to compare nouns,pronouns and noun phrases(See MGMT Comparison chapter ). So, your example doesn't fit in because of this restriction.
Hope it helps!
Very impressive explanation. I did not realize "to permit candidates to win elections because they have won a plurality of votes" is a noun phrase till you told me. Thanks, I missed that completely.
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