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In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of
odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected.
(A) cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected
(B) cars that it had test-driven with their disconnected odometers
(C) its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers
(D) having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected
(E) having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers
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Ravshonbek wrote: In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of
odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected.
(A) cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected
(B) cars that it had test-driven with their disconnected odometers
(C) its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers
(D) having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected
(E) having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers
A bit tough, but went with E
I feel that E has the most precise meaning. A and B suggests that the automobile manufacturer will pay for all cars and this isn't the intended meaning here. D sounds like the manufacturer tested drive the car. For C, I didn't pick it because "its" has no clear reference & passive.
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Prefer D over E for conciseness.
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Ravshonbek wrote: In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of
odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected.
(A) cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected
(B) cars that it had test-driven with their disconnected odometers
(C) its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers
(D) having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected
(E) having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers
E for clarity.
A and B convey the wrong meaning
C "its cars having been..." is wrong
D sounds like the manufacturers did the crime themselves
Last edited by beckee529 on 06 Oct 2007, 14:49, edited 1 time in total.
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Very slight difference between A and E which I did not catch at first.
Choice E is correct because it states that the manufacturer will pay for THEIR cars, not all the other cars which were test driven with broken adometers.
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I would go for A.
B is out for pronoun error: the manufacturer should be referred to as 'his' or 'her' if the manufacturer is actually a person. if the manufacturer is a company, then 'it' is fine, but then 'it' cannot actually do the test-driving, as the sentence suggests
C is out for using "have been" - which makes it passive, wordy and inconcise.
D: presuming that the manufacturer is a company rather than a person, the manufacturer cannot actually do the test-driving. Therefore out.
E: Starting of with "having" accentuates that the main reason for the fine is for "having" the car, but its not, since the main reason for the fine is for test-driving it without a connected odometer.
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Ravshonbek wrote: In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected.
(A) cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected
(B) cars that it had test-driven with their disconnected odometers
(C) its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers
(D) having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected
(E) having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers
D is better over A. D says "test driven cars had their odometers disconnected" where as A says "cars with disconnected odometers were test driven".
So A changes the meaning but D keeps the meaning as it is.
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Ravshonbek wrote: In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of
odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected.
(A) cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected
(B) cars that it had test-driven with their disconnected odometers
(C) its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers
(D) having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected
(E) having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers
A B D has "their" with no clear precedent . C looks passive.
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between d and e i will go with D. Both are good contenders.
What is the Oa?
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Ravshonbek wrote: In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of
odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected.
(A) cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected
(B) cars that it had test-driven with their disconnected odometers
(C) its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers
(D) having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected
(E) having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers
Vote for E.
agreed to pay damages for... cars? no. we need to modify this correctly.
So A and B are out.
C: awkward and passive.
D: their has no clear referent.
E: most concise and clear.
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I would go with E, doesn't D change the meaning of the sentence also?
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E as well
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E
same explanation as GMATBLACKBELT
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Folks, I picked E and was surprised to see the OA as D. What do you guys think?
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Repeat post ? I remember answering D for this one not too long ago. Ravshonbek wrote: In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected.
(A) cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected
(B) cars that it had test-driven with their disconnected odometers
(C) its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers
(D) having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected
(E) having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers
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I cannot decide between A and D. Please help.
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