new york city ordinance Source Gmat prep

[rommysingh]

A New York City ordinance of 1897 regulated the use of bicycles, mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an hour, required of cyclists to keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars at all times, and it granted pedestrians right-of-way.

A. regulated the use of bicycles, mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, required of cyclists to keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars at all
times, and it granted
B. regulated the use of bicycles, mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, required cyclists to keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars at all
times, granting
C. regulating the use of bicycles mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, required cyclists that they keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars
at all times, and it granted
D. regulating the use of bicycles, mandating a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, requiring of cyclists that they keep feet on pedals and hands on
handlebars at all times, and granted
E. regulating the use of bicycles mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, required cyclists to keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars at all
times, and granted

[MartyMurray]

A New York City ordinance of 1897 regulated the use of bicycles, mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an hour, required of cyclists to keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars at all times, and it granted pedestrians right-of-way.

A. regulated the use of bicycles, mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, required of cyclists to keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars at all
times, and it granted

This one is easy to eliminate because there is an obvious parallelism issue. We have regulated, mandated and required, and, suddenly, it granted. If the it were not there, there would not be a parallelism issue, but this answer choice would still not be really right, because required of cyclists to does not make sense.

B. regulated the use of bicycles, mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, required cyclists to keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars at all
times, granting

This one also has an issue in the list. We have regulated, mandated, and required, and then we have granting. Is granting... supposed to be an ing modifier? In that case, where is the and in the list that comes before the ing modifier? For this to work, something needs to be different.

C. regulating the use of bicycles mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, required cyclists that they keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars
at all times, and it granted

This is interesting, because regulated is now regulating, which begins a modifier. That works, but then the list is not parallel because of the it before granted. Also required cyclists that they is not idiomatic.

D. regulating the use of bicycles, mandating a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, requiring of cyclists that they keep feet on pedals and hands on
handlebars at all times, and granted

This has an obvious parallelism issue, with regulating, mandating, and requiring in a list with granted. Also, requiring of cyclists that is not really a good way to express what would be better expressed as requiring cyclists to.

E. regulating the use of bicycles mandated a maximum speed of eight miles an
hour, required cyclists to keep feet on pedals and hands on handlebars at all
times, and granted

Ah, finally one that works. regulating the use... effectively modifies ordinance. Then, mandated, required and granted form a concise, parallel list.

So E is the best answer.