SC 1000 vs. OG: redundancy

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SC 1000 vs. OG: redundancy

by hoji » Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:11 am
Following the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger, investigators concluded that many key people employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractors work an excessive amount of overtime that has the potential of causing errors in judgment.
(A) overtime that has the potential of causing
(B) overtime that has the potential to cause
(C) overtime that potentially can cause
(D) overtime, a practice that has the potential for causing
(E) overtime, a practice that can, potentially, cause

Source: SC 1000

OA E

But according to OG, "can potentially" is redundant (Q-159, OG-10 );
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by satishchandra » Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:11 am
I was left with D & E. I noticed a small difference after reading closely.
I chose 'D'

I eliminated 'E' as it says practice can cause errors
IMO The practice does not cause error itself. However, The practice can have the potential to cause errors
But according to OG, "can potentially" is redundant (Q-159, OG-10 );
I am quite dazed after reading this :shock:
Can you post full information provided in OG10 regarding how 'can potentially' become redundant?

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by hoji » Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:52 am
satishchandra wrote:I was left with D & E. I noticed a small difference after reading closely.
I chose 'D'

I eliminated 'E' as it says practice can cause errors
IMO The practice does not cause error itself. However, The practice can have the potential to cause errors
But according to OG, "can potentially" is redundant (Q-159, OG-10 );
I am quite dazed after reading this :shock:
Can you post full information provided in OG10 regarding how 'can potentially' become redundant?



159. While depressed property values can hurt some
large investors, they are potentially devastating for homeowners.
whose equity--in many cases representing a life's
savings--can plunge or even disappear.
A) they are potentially devastating for
homeowners, whose
B )they can potentially devastate homeowners in i.
that their
C )for homeowners they are potentially devastating,
because their
D )for homeowners, it is potentially devastating in
that their
E)it can potentially devastate homeowners, whose
Choice A is the best. Its wording is unambiguous and
economical. The plural pronoun they agrees with its
antecedent, property values. The pronoun whose clearly
refers to homeowners and efficiently connects them with the
idea of lost equity. In B, C, and D, substituting in that their
or because their for whose is wordy and confusing since the
antecedent of their might be they, not homeowners.
Furthermore, can potentially is redundant in B and E. Both D
and E use the singular pronoun it, which does not agree with
its logical antecedent, property values.
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by mankey » Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:29 am
Even I think, there is a mistake in SC-1000. It should be D.

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