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Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among [#permalink] New post   25 Aug 2003, 15:20
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Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among which was cost.

(A) the chief among which was cost
(B) among which the chief was its cost
(C) the main one was cost
(D) the chief reason of which was its cost
(E) the chief of which was cost

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Among may be unnecessary for this type of sentence..


Chief among which may be incorrect usage...
I think "Chief of which" is better usage.

The chief of the reasons for rejecting the proposal was cost.
The chief among the reasons for rejecting the proposal was cost

i think that pretty much is self explanatory.

A and B are incorrect.

C...The main one of the reasons for the rejection of the proposal was cost.

As is evident, "main one" is poor usage

D...The chief reasons of the reasons for rejecting the proposal

Need i say anything about D.

E i think thats the correct usage...as explained by the example above.

My answer : E

It would be very helpful if you can explain why YOUR choice is correct.


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Re: Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among [#permalink] New post   25 Aug 2003, 22:56
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21. Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among which was cost.

(A) the chief among which was cost
(B) among which the chief was its cost
(C) the main one was cost
(D) the chief reason of which was its cost
(E) the chief of which was cost

Among may be unnecessary for this type of sentence..


Chief among which may be incorrect usage...
I think "Chief of which" is better usage.

The chief of the reasons for rejecting the proposal was cost.
The chief among the reasons for rejecting the proposal was cost

i think that pretty much is self explanatory.

A and B are incorrect.

C...The main one of the reasons for the rejection of the proposal was cost.

As is evident, "main one" is poor usage

D...The chief reasons of the reasons for rejecting the proposal

Need i say anything about D.

E i think thats the correct usage...as explained by the example above.

My answer : E

It would be very helpful if you can explain why YOUR choice is correct.


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Praetorian


I think A is fine and this question is bullshit.

Seems that PR prefers "chief of which" over "chief among which" because it is "idiomatic. Hmm. What is the definition of "idiomatic"? De facto standard by repeated use?

Do a google search on both "the chief among which" and "the chief of which". You will find about equal hits on both cases. IN addition, i found many "scholarly" works using the former including a treatise on proper use of language.

I think this question would fail the ETS sanity check.
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Re: Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among [#permalink] New post   27 Oct 2008, 16:50
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E.

I am having a tough time explaining my rationale :( It has to be between A & E. E does it using of and conveys the same meaning. I have always used of to point out one out of more than 2. We generally say best of the lot. best among the lot?? Similar lines..
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Re: Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among [#permalink] New post   04 Jan 2022, 04:54
I think the answer should be A. Can someone explain why is it A?
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Re: Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among [#permalink] New post   12 Feb 2022, 06:13
Praetorian wrote:
Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among which was cost.

(A) the chief among which was cost
(B) among which the chief was its cost
(C) the main one was cost
(D) the chief reason of which was its cost
(E) the chief of which was cost

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Among may be unnecessary for this type of sentence..


Chief among which may be incorrect usage...
I think "Chief of which" is better usage.

The chief of the reasons for rejecting the proposal was cost.
The chief among the reasons for rejecting the proposal was cost

i think that pretty much is self explanatory.

A and B are incorrect.

C...The main one of the reasons for the rejection of the proposal was cost.

As is evident, "main one" is poor usage

D...The chief reasons of the reasons for rejecting the proposal

Need i say anything about D.

E i think thats the correct usage...as explained by the example above.

My answer : E

It would be very helpful if you can explain why YOUR choice is correct.


Thanks
Praetorian


Could anyone kindly explain what is the difference between A & E.
TIA
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Re: Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among [#permalink] New post   12 Feb 2022, 09:24
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among is used for non distinct members of the set, however each reason is different from the other's. Therefore A & B are out.
C- "Main one" is awkward as it suggest that there are other main reason also, therefore again wrong.
D- "the chief reason of which" i.e. the chief reason of reasons is redundant.
E- Correct

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Re: Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among [#permalink] New post   13 Feb 2022, 06:55
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ShaikhMoice wrote:
Praetorian wrote:
Jamieson's proposal was rejected for several reasons, the chief among which was cost.

(A) the chief among which was cost
(B) among which the chief was its cost
(C) the main one was cost
(D) the chief reason of which was its cost
(E) the chief of which was cost

Show Spoiler
Among may be unnecessary for this type of sentence..


Chief among which may be incorrect usage...
I think "Chief of which" is better usage.

The chief of the reasons for rejecting the proposal was cost.
The chief among the reasons for rejecting the proposal was cost

i think that pretty much is self explanatory.

A and B are incorrect.

C...The main one of the reasons for the rejection of the proposal was cost.

As is evident, "main one" is poor usage

D...The chief reasons of the reasons for rejecting the proposal

Need i say anything about D.

E i think thats the correct usage...as explained by the example above.

My answer : E

It would be very helpful if you can explain why YOUR choice is correct.


Thanks
Praetorian


Could anyone kindly explain what is the difference between A & E.
TIA


Hello ShaikhMoice,

We hope this finds you well.

As others have pointed out in this thread, this question appears to be quite outdated and of poor quality. The best justification we can see for E is that it is a bit more direct than A, though not any more concise.

It would probably be best to ignore this question.

We hope this helps.
All the best!
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