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Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large [#permalink]
 23 Aug 2007, 11:29
Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produce distinguished architecture.
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(B) even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money will produce
(C) even though there is no certainty that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(D) even though it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(E) though there is no certainty as to the expenditure of money in large sums producing
Answer and explanation?
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Re: Distinguished Architecture [#permalink]
23 Aug 2007, 12:04
dahcrap wrote: Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produce distinguished architecture.
(A)
(B) even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money will produce
(C) even though there is no certainty that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(D) even though it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(E) though there is no certainty as to the expenditure of money in large sums producing
Answer and explanation?
I am in between C and D
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Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even though there is no certainty that the expenditure of large sums of money produces distinguished architecture. --- subject verb agreement is fine
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Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even though it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produces distinguished architecture--- fine with subject verb agreement
I think only thing to consider is S +V agreement. to keep the original sentence i would go with D. but it is a bit wordy though
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Re: Distinguished Architecture [#permalink]
23 Aug 2007, 12:28
Its definitly between C & D
we need produces here which should match the singular subject "The expenditure ...."
I will go for D, as use of "there is" is discouraged in GMAT
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The OA given is D. But please tell me whats wrong with B. I feel expenditure can be used as both singular and plural. Moreover I like "will" in B
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dahcrap wrote: The OA given is D. But please tell me whats wrong with B. I feel expenditure can be used as both singular and plural. Moreover I like "will" in B
I am not quite sure that expenditure can be used as both Singular and Plural, but here what I see is "Even" introduces the subordinate clause and I believe it should have the same structure as the mail clause ...
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Re: Distinguished Architecture [#permalink]
23 Aug 2007, 12:48
dahcrap wrote: Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produce distinguished architecture.
(A)
(B) even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money will produce
(C) even though there is no certainty that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(D) even though it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(E) though there is no certainty as to the expenditure of money in large sums producing
Answer and explanation?
C. uses "produces" and appositive clause correctly
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dahcrap wrote: The OA given is D. But please tell me whats wrong with B. I feel expenditure can be used as both singular and plural. Moreover I like "will" in B
what is wrong with C? "expenditure" is singular, "expenditures" is plural.
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I would go with D.
We need "even though" and "there is no certainty" is, imo, wordy and just doesn't sound right.
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dahcrap wrote: The OA given is D. But please tell me whats wrong with B. I feel expenditure can be used as both singular and plural. Moreover I like "will" in B
I think B is wrong cause we don't follow subjunctive mood - e.g. if X is Y than Z will ...
and the phrase even if it is by no means refers to distinguished architecture, so there should have been distinguished architecture will require in order for B be right.
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Re: Distinguished Architecture [#permalink]
05 Dec 2007, 14:29
dahcrap wrote: Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produce distinguished architecture.
(A)
(B) even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money will produce
(C) even though there is no certainty that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(D) even though it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(E) though there is no certainty as to the expenditure of money in large sums producing
Answer and explanation?
Whats wrong with C? It is not necessary to keep the option similar to the original sentence given. Can someone give a better answer, please.
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Re: Distinguished Architecture [#permalink]
05 Dec 2007, 15:26
dahcrap wrote: Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produce distinguished architecture.
(A)
(B) even if it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money will produce
(C) even though there is no certainty that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(D) even though it is by no means certain that the expenditure of large sums of money produces
(E) though there is no certainty as to the expenditure of money in large sums producing
Answer and explanation?
I go for D. Although I really dont see anything wrong with C. Just liked D better
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