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261. During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid than to go to state or federal agencies.
(A) that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid
(B) that for environmentalists who sought financial aid, it was far more efficient to solicit private funds
(C) that for environmentalists seeking financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient to go to
(D) for environmentalists seeking financial aid, going to private organizations was far more efficient
(E) for environmentalists who sought financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient
please explain. If I have to use option B, what is "it" referring there? soliciting or seeking?
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
31 Mar 2009, 18:39
ugimba wrote: 261. During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid than to go to state or federal agencies.
(A) that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid
(B) that for environmentalists who sought financial aid, it was far more efficient to solicit private funds
(C) that for environmentalists seeking financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient to go to
(D) for environmentalists seeking financial aid, going to private organizations was far more efficient
(E) for environmentalists who sought financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient
please explain. If I have to use option B, what is "it" referring there? soliciting or seeking? B it should be. "it" is refering to the defered subject "to solicit" to solicit private funds was far more efficient than to go .....
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
02 Apr 2009, 06:13
I know that B sounds better but can you please explain whats wrong with A?
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
13 Apr 2009, 01:42
I know I am late but I want to know the OA. I feel its D as in B, ‘it’ is ambiguous. Do we have any takers on this?
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
13 Apr 2009, 07:22
My take is C, if someone deletes to go to( I assume , that was typo error). Else..D
I bet answer must be between C and D, all others distorts meaning. In D going suggests that environmentalists were seeking and going together, which makes me little uncomfortable. But if go to in C is intentional then D is the best answer.
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
28 Oct 2009, 12:16
I think we should consider this correction from a llism perspective as well.
The last part of the sentence says 'than to go to......'
If we look at a parallel structure for the same it should include 'going to private organization.... OR private organization was more efficient to go to'.
IMO the correct ans should be either C or D.
Why C is incorrect marshpa? Plz explain
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
30 Oct 2009, 10:46
People put some SC question and do not post the OA... what's the goal then???
I would have chosen B
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
30 Oct 2009, 10:56
OA is given in other forum http://www.beatthegmat.com/soliciting-p ... 44617.htmlModerators, I am not sure if its ok to post links to other forums, please lemme know. - Thanks, sri
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
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261. During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid than to go to state or federal agencies. (A) that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid (B) that for environmentalists who sought financial aid, it was far more efficient to solicit private funds (C) that for environmentalists seeking financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient to go to (D) for environmentalists seeking financial aid, going to private organizations was far more efficient (E) for environmentalists who sought financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient Answer should be C... My Explanation: First Take - What is being compared..? taking funds from private org..... with taking funds from state or federal agencies... A, B are out as they compare 'funds' to 'agencies'.... we need to compare funds across both the agencies.... E compares private organisation are more efficient than to go to state or federal... which again makes little sense.. Second Take - parallelism.. Between C and D.... C is parallel... with to go to... than to go to... D has going to... than to go to.....
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
18 Mar 2010, 01:49
Can some one explain Y C&d are wrong!!!
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
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IMO usage of "Clear For" is incorrect as it should always be "clear to" ie It became clear to Matt that he was going to fail in the exam. i guess that knocks out D and E for me. Plus B clearly refers to the idiom More X than Y.
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
03 Jun 2010, 07:46
B for me.
During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid than to go to state or federal agencies.
(A) that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid - awkward sentence.
(B) that for environmentalists who sought financial aid, it was far more efficient to solicit private funds - correct....to solicit private funds was efficient than to go to state agencies
(C) that for environmentalists seeking financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient to go to - private organizations were far more efficient for what?.....
(D) for environmentalists seeking financial aid, going to private organizations was far more efficient....also we need "that".....it became clear that.....
(E) for environmentalists who sought financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient - private organizations were far more efficient for what?....also we need "that".....it became clear that.....
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
29 Dec 2010, 08:34
IMO B for parallelism. to solicit ... to go
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
27 Apr 2011, 05:01
B sounds better, Except A is awkward , no other reason to remove it
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
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"B" is the answer.. "It" acts as the subject of the long phrase "far more efficient to solicit private funds" neeshpal wrote: ugimba wrote: 261. During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid than to go to state or federal agencies.
(A) that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid
(B) that for environmentalists who sought financial aid, it was far more efficient to solicit private funds
(C) that for environmentalists seeking financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient to go to
(D) for environmentalists seeking financial aid, going to private organizations was far more efficient
(E) for environmentalists who sought financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient
please explain. If I have to use option B, what is "it" referring there? soliciting or seeking? B it should be. "it" is refering to the defered subject "to solicit" to solicit private funds was far more efficient than to go ..... _________________
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
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ugimba wrote: 261. During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid than to go to state or federal agencies.
(A) that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid
(B) that for environmentalists who sought financial aid, it was far more efficient to solicit private funds
(C) that for environmentalists seeking financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient to go to
(D) for environmentalists seeking financial aid, going to private organizations was far more efficient
(E) for environmentalists who sought financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient
please explain. If I have to use option B, what is "it" referring there? soliciting or seeking? (A) that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid more efficient
for environmentalist
than
to go to state
NOT PARALLEL- Prep phrase is compared against verb "to go".(B) that for environmentalists who sought financial aid, it was far more efficient to solicit private funds Correct.
During the 1980s it became clear that it was far
more efficient
to solicit private funds
than
to go to state or federal agencies.
"to solicit" is compared with "to go". Verb against verb. Similar in meaning as well.(C) that for environmentalists seeking financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient to go to private organizations
were far more efficient to go to
than
to go to. (noun against verb- wrong)
than
(were state agencies-) would be parallel and correct.(D) for environmentalists seeking financial aid, going to private organizations was far more efficient going to
IS not parallel to
to go to.(E) for environmentalists who sought financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient noun against verb.Ans: "B"
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Re: 1000 SC -- soliciting private funds [#permalink]
05 Oct 2011, 17:31
I picked B....Parallelism at its best.
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Re: During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private [#permalink]
26 Dec 2011, 10:07
C is wrong because in the question , there is no reference to "private organizations" .It only refers to "private funds".....we can not change it....
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Re: During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private [#permalink]
27 Dec 2011, 07:45
to go requires the underline to be to solicit . B.
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