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SC 1000 Q 855

by neha.patni » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:46 pm
855. There is growing demand in the state for "initiative and referendum," a procedure that allows voters to propose and pass laws, as well as to repeal them.

(A) allows voters to propose and pass laws, as well as to repeal them
(B) allows voters to propose, pass, and to repeal laws
(C) allows voters to propose, to pass, and repeal laws
(D) will allow the voter to propose, pass, as well as to repeal laws
(E) will allow laws to be proposed, passed, as well as repealed by voters

OA A
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by jube » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:52 pm
Doesn't the the "them" in A have an ambiguous antecedent?

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by neha.patni » Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:21 am
jube wrote:Doesn't the the "them" in A have an ambiguous antecedent?
I also faced the same problem that "them" is ambiguous and hence eliminated A. Can somebody please explain?

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