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SC Practice question #20

by missionmba » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:31 am
Because the Supreme Court has ruled that the prosecution in a job discrimination case must prove not only that the employer lied about the reasons for dismissal but also that those reasons were discriminatory, plaintiffs in such cases fear that they will have no higher court that they can appeal to when their cases are decided in lower courts.


that they can appeal to when their cases are

to which to appeal after their cases have been

for appealing if their case has been

to which they can appeal if their case is

that their cases can appeal, if they have been
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by iwill » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:17 am
IMHO C..
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by 2008 » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:19 am
IMO either A or C... but i would go for A
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by loki.gmat » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:49 am
B - "to which to" awkard construction.hence incorrect.
C - "appealing" usage of present continous tense is incorrect here.
D - " case is" singular usage is incorrect here bcoz plantiffs is plural.
E - "their cases can appeal" changes the meaning of the sentence.

hence IMO A.


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by nitin86 » Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:55 pm
loki.gmat wrote:B - "to which to" awkard construction.hence incorrect.
C - "appealing" usage of present continous tense is incorrect here.
D - " case is" singular usage is incorrect here bcoz plantiffs is plural.
E - "their cases can appeal" changes the meaning of the sentence.

hence IMO A.


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i don't agree with the reason you have given for D to be incorrect

"Case is ..." is correct as the sentence says ".....plaintiffs in such cases fear that they will have no higher court....."

the use of "such" direct us to use singular...

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by raunekk » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:40 pm
whats wrong with D??


Is there anything grammatically incorrect in D???

wats d oa??
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Re: SC Practice question #20

by kiranlegend » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:56 pm
missionmba wrote:Because the Supreme Court has ruled that the prosecution in a job discrimination case must prove not only that the employer lied about the reasons for dismissal but also that those reasons were discriminatory, plaintiffs in such cases fear that they will have no higher court that they can appeal to when their cases are decided in lower courts.


that they can appeal to when their cases are

to which to appeal after their cases have been

for appealing if their case has been

to which they can appeal if their case is

that their cases can appeal, if they have been
IMO A.. it uses appeal to properly...
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by studying_for_MBA » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:18 am
I also think that the correct answer is D.
plaintiffs are plural but each of the plaintiff has a singular case. From the point of view of tense ' has been decided' looks correct. 'if' has been used as a condition which is also correct. 'appeal to' is the correct idiomatic form: appeal to SOMEBODY


In other choices A,B,D plural form incorrect, C suffers from incorrect idiom for appealing (appealing is generally used like : you might find this appealing).
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by ildude02 » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:14 am
my pick is D as well eventhough I'm still not so sure about the singular "case" . I'm going with D since it's concise and the "if ..then.." clause is more gramaticla with proper tense usage.

if their case is decided in lower courts.....(then)they will have no higher court to ....
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by missionmba » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:30 am
loki.gmat wrote:B - "to which to" awkard construction.hence incorrect.
C - "appealing" usage of present continous tense is incorrect here.
D - " case is" singular usage is incorrect here bcoz plantiffs is plural.
E - "their cases can appeal" changes the meaning of the sentence.

hence IMO A.


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I agree with loki.gmat

IMO: A

"plaintiffs in such cases" suggests that what comes next should be plural.
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by aj5105 » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:57 am
that they can appeal to when their cases are -- IMO --the answer.

to which to appeal after their cases have been --to which to appeal --wordy.

for appealing if their case has been--has to be cases as many plantiffs have different cases & not a single common case.

to which they can appeal if their case is --has to be cases as many plantiffs have different cases & not a single common case.


that their cases can appeal, if they have been --cases cant appeal.
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by dileepsinha » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:15 am
A is the right answer
D shows a wrong use of infinitive. "to" has to follow"appeal"...hence "to which they can appeal" is wrong. "which they can appeal to" would have been right.
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by dileepsinha » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:17 am
On second thoughts, "which they can appeal to" would also have been wrong, as "which" would have been used in a restrictive sence.
D is wrong altogether
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