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Doubt in 2 options

by anshulagarwal12 » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:09 pm
Question : A natural response of communities devastated by earthquake or flood is to rebuild on the same site, overlooking the possibility that the forces that caused it could be repeated

a. overlooking that the forces that caused the disaster could also cause another one
b. without considering that the forces that caused the disaster could also cause another such disaster.

Dont know how to approach b/w these two options.
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by kartikshah » Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:07 pm
I don't know what other options were available but between these two, B is better.

A. Overlooking what? You overlook a possibility, a fact etc.. 'Overlooking that' is incorrect usage
B. Look at the pronoun 'it' in the original sentence. It intends to refer to earthquakes and floods but 'it' is singular and incorrectly used. Therefore, disaster is a better choice.
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by CSASHISHPANDAY » Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:37 am
I prefer to go with E.

The fatal problem with C is that the phrase beginning with "overlooking" is placed so as to modify, illogically, "the same site.

in C "another one is wroing"
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