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to be able - ??

by sairamGmat » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:10 am
A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can
assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess.
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,
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by reply2spg » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:19 am
D is correct here. What is your question?
sairamGmat wrote:A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can
assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess.
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,
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by ashish2104 » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:41 am
claims is generally followed by that or to be.

claims that
or
claims to be

another issue with A is, from needs to ie from X to Y

hence D

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