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by daretodream » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:59 pm
The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors.
(A) but also has the versatility and power of facilitating
(B) but also have the versatility and power to facilitate
(C) but it also has the versatility and power to facilitate
(D) and also have the versatility and power of facilitating
(E) and it also has such versatility and power that it can facilitate

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by harsh.champ » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:27 pm
daretodream wrote:The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors.
(A) but also has the versatility and power of facilitating
(B) but also have the versatility and power to facilitate
(C) but it also has the versatility and power to facilitate
(D) and also have the versatility and power of facilitating
(E) and it also has such versatility and power that it can facilitate

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Since not only is written,the latter part has to contain "but also".
D and E are eliminated.
Computer software-Singular Hence "has" will be used.
IMO A is the answer.
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by thephoenix » Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:18 am
daretodream wrote:The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors.
(A) but also has the versatility and power of facilitating
(B) but also have the versatility and power to facilitate
(C) but it also has the versatility and power to facilitate
(D) and also have the versatility and power of facilitating
(E) and it also has such versatility and power that it can facilitate

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not only .....requires.....but also
so C, D and E

now A is wrong bcoz of has(singular verb) not llel with meet(plural verb)
B is correct for llelism in usage of verb

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