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After more than four decades of research and development, a new type of jet engine is being tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help boost cargoes into space at significantly lower costs than current methods permit.
(A) tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
(B) tested that could eventually have the capability of propelling aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or to help
(C) tested, eventually able to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours, or helping
(D) tested, and it eventually could propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours, or helping
(E) tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
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i'm with A. what do you think? thanks!
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I think I like E
"tested that" is incorrect IMO... tested that it could propel or tested that it could help??? unclear
b/w C D and E
C is a mess... able to propel or helping; D also isn't parallel: could propel or helping
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A looks fine to me. In E i think 'capability' is not needed.
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(E) tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
1. GMAT always thinks "have the capability to" and "could/can" are redudant. Please refer to og10th sc#87:
87. Beyond the immediate cash flow crisis that the museum faces, its survival depends on if it can broaden its membership and leave its cramped quarters for a site where it can store and exhibit its more than 12,000 artifacts.
(A) if it can broaden its membership and leave
(B) whether it can broaden its membership and leave
(C) whether or not it has the capability to broaden its membership and can leave
(D) its ability for broadening its membership and leaving
(E) the ability for it to broaden its membership and leave
Choice C uses whether or not where only whether is needed, includes the awkward and wordy construction has the capability to,
2. the correct idiom should be "have the capability of doing"
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are you saying E is not OA?  I agree that it's not the best, but by POE I didn't like any other choice (Idioms are my nemesis, so E didn't look wrong for "of" part) 
A would be my 2nd choice... I don't think B is parallel
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Would go with A too....
In "C" and "E" "to propel" and "helping"/"help" are not parallel
A does maintain that
B is surely out as we need a singular("engine" is the subject here)
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Will go with A.
I think A is more || than E. Also E is wordy.
A - tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
E - not ||
tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
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Re: SC: New Aircraft [#permalink]
07 Aug 2006, 02:11
Guys, I agree with A.
But I cannot clearly understand the sentence structure.
Anyone can help?
"that" in the sentence is used as pronoun or relative pronoun?
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I would choose A but have a question here
Is tested that correct.... the part after that seems to refer to the new engine and not it's testing....
There is a similar question in GMAT PREP (can't rem it)
something that humans....
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u2lover wrote: are you saying E is not OA? I agree that it's not the best, but by POE I didn't like any other choice (Idioms are my nemesis, so E didn't look wrong for "of" part) A would be my 2nd choice... I don't think B is parallel U2 I think E is also having the ambiguous "it". "it" can refer to reasearch and development or jet engine.
So I think this should be A.
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I think A is better one than E.
E is more wordy. As said in the previous posts, usage like capable or could all seems to me redundant
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ps_dahiya wrote: u2lover wrote: are you saying E is not OA? I agree that it's not the best, but by POE I didn't like any other choice (Idioms are my nemesis, so E didn't look wrong for "of" part) A would be my 2nd choice... I don't think B is parallel U2 I think E is also having the ambiguous "it". "it" can refer to reasearch and development or jet engine. So I think this should be A.
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Is it (E).
(A) seems to indicate that the jet engines will keep running until they "eventually" propel an aircraft within 2 hours
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guys, the oa is E.
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scgmat wrote: (E) tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
1. GMAT always thinks "have the capability to" and "could/can" are redudant. Please refer to og10th sc#87:
Precisely, and this is why I think the OA should be (A)
What`s the source of this question?
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Re: SC: New Aircraft [#permalink]
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Is "that" correct in A? Could anybody elaborate on whether "it" in E is correct?
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