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88. Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever.
(A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of
(B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide
(C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of
(D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of
(E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide
Which one is the answer ? Explain it .
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23 Aug 2009, 11:10
apramanik wrote: 88. Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever.
(A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of
(B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide
(C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of
(D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of
(E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide
Which one is the answer ? Explain it . as wide of is wrong..so A,C and D are out. of figures for...is wrong in E. B for me.OA?
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23 Aug 2009, 12:48
hey tough ques..IMO B too.. would wait for some better explanations
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24 Aug 2009, 01:44
I go with B.
Aware 'that' not aware 'of'.
Wide 'of' is incorrect.
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boeinz wrote: I go with B.
Aware 'that' not aware 'of'.
Wide 'of' is incorrect. Can you explain why "aware of" is incorrect? IMO "aware of" is correct. D is wrong for other reason as explained above. +1 for B.
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24 Aug 2009, 09:34
Aware that is required
A --> figure should come with unemployment
C --> present continuous is not at all suited
Hence B
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sudeep wrote: boeinz wrote: I go with B.
Aware 'that' not aware 'of'.
Wide 'of' is incorrect. Can you explain why "aware of" is incorrect? IMO "aware of" is correct. D is wrong for other reason as explained above. +1 for B. looking at the sentence structure, "Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past", the // should be 'aware that'.
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boeinz wrote: sudeep wrote: boeinz wrote: I go with B.
Aware 'that' not aware 'of'.
Wide 'of' is incorrect. Can you explain why "aware of" is incorrect? IMO "aware of" is correct. D is wrong for other reason as explained above. +1 for B. looking at the sentence structure, "Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past", the // should be 'aware that'. Agree that it is parallel and I too liked the same, but it is not forced parallelism(not necessary to be correct, but preferred). Two are separate clauses - Although X, Y. X and Y need not to be exactly parallel.
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25 Aug 2009, 04:20
IMO B. "as wide of" is unidiomatic. Option E, "showing" is awkward as it also refers to the meaning that "Blacks' awareness of figures show a wide radical discrepency" Hence, B is the best answer.
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agreed with as...as" usage but dont you think "the figures for average income and unemployment" is better than "average-income and unemployment figures" so B is just not perfect best among the rest
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27 Nov 2009, 10:18
after 'wide' - 'of' should not be there 'that' is needed, placement doesnot matter. B - best option
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27 Nov 2009, 11:41
“That” is required as an idea is being introduced. So choice D and E are out.
Present continuous tense is unnecessary. So choice C is out.
“Average” is both modifying “income” and “unemployment”, which is not the author’s intended meaning. So A is out.
Hence the answer should be B
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27 Nov 2009, 20:08
apramanik wrote: 88. Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever.
(A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of
(B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide
(C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of
(D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of
(E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide
Which one is the answer ? Explain it . I agree with B. Many Whites think that....Blacks are aware that... is parallel. So rule out D and E. Among A,B,C, as wide as is the best. Hence B.
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Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever. (A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of (B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide (C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of (D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of (E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide Explanation:
1. “Figures for X” has been incorrectly used in A, and E.
Example:
Figures for X =Means the figures are for X. It does not create possessive.
“Figures of X” is correct.
2. “XX show” is liked by GMAT rather than “XX that show” for conciseness and clarity.
=> This rules out D.
3. ‘‘As good as” is the correct idiom. This rule out C. Besides, C has wrongly used present continuous tense.
So, B is the best answer.
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yea, i went with B as well. easy one.
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apramanik wrote: 88. Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in the middle class, think that the time for enforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever.
(A) that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of
(B) that average-income and unemployment figures show as wide
(C) that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of
(D) of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of
(E) of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide
Which one is the answer ? Explain it . I got B here, seems that the Author needed to clarify what is exactly the discrepancy and B makes it clear what the discrepancy is over
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Re: Although many Whites, noting the presence of some Blacks in [#permalink]
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Agree with all you guys
B clearly wins
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