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Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of contracting trypanosomiasis, or “African sleeping sickness,” a parasitic disease spread by the bites of tsetse flies.

(A) are in danger of contracting
(B) are in danger to contract
(C) have a danger of contracting
(D) are endangered by contraction
(E) have a danger that they will contract


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C,D,E are out. I am debating between A & B. Which one is correct idiomatically -

in danger to
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in danger of
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Originally posted by kaushika on 20 Aug 2009, 20:50.
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Re: Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of [#permalink] New post   14 May 2020, 01:19
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saby1410 wrote:
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why option C is wrong?


One is in danger of something.

One does not have a danger of something.
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Re: Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of [#permalink] New post   20 Aug 2009, 20:55
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kaushika wrote:
Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of contracting trypanosomiasis, or “African sleeping sickness,” a parasitic disease spread by the bites of tsetse flies.

(A) are in danger of contracting
(B) are in danger to contract
(C) have a danger of contracting
(D) are endangered by contraction
(E) have a danger that they will contract

C,D,E are out. I am debating between A & B. Which one is correct idiomatically -

in danger to
or
in danger of


"in danger of" is the correct idiom
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Re: Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2009, 00:31
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"are in danger of" is the correct idiom.
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Re: Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of [#permalink] New post   30 Jul 2013, 16:40
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Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of contracting trypanosomiasis, or “African sleeping sickness,” a parasitic disease spread by the bites of tsetse flies.

(A) are in danger of contracting
(B) are in danger to contract
(C) have a danger of contracting
(D) are endangered by contraction
(E) have a danger that they will contract





(A) are in danger of contracting==>CORRECT
(B) are in danger to contract
are in danger to contract disease==>to contract means they want to contract disease....hence its incorrect.
in danger of contracting==>correct usage
(C) have a danger of contracting
use of present perfect tense(have) makes it wrong...its not the case of past coming into present.
(D) are endangered by contraction
completely changes the meaning by the use of endangered(fear to get extinct)
(E) have a danger that they will contract
incorrect use of present perfect tense(have)////use of they is ambiguous(as it can refer to officials or africans)
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Re: Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of [#permalink] New post   25 May 2016, 14:47
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Tricky one. Though in danger to is concise, in danger of is the correct idiom.
Correct answer A :D
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Re: Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of [#permalink] New post   12 May 2020, 03:59
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why option C is wrong?
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Re: Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of [#permalink] New post   04 Sep 2020, 05:18
One is in danger of something.

One does not have a danger of something.[/quote]

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So is "Africans have a danger of contracting trypanosomiasis" considered acceptable on Gmat?

Does that mean "have a danger of" is idiomatically correct?
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Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of [#permalink] New post   08 Sep 2020, 05:28
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One is in danger of something.

One does not have a danger of something.

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So is "Africans have a danger of contracting trypanosomiasis" considered acceptable on Gmat?

Does that mean "have a danger of" is idiomatically correct?


No. 'have a danger of' is not acceptable.

"One is IN danger." - Correct

"One HAS a danger" - No. Incorrect
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Re: Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of [#permalink] New post   08 Oct 2022, 07:58
blueseas wrote:
kaushika wrote:
Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of contracting trypanosomiasis, or “African sleeping sickness,” a parasitic disease spread by the bites of tsetse flies.

(A) are in danger of contracting
(B) are in danger to contract
(C) have a danger of contracting
(D) are endangered by contraction
(E) have a danger that they will contract





(A) are in danger of contracting==>CORRECT
(B) are in danger to contract
are in danger to contract disease==>to contract means they want to contract disease....hence its incorrect.
in danger of contracting==>correct usage
(C) have a danger of contracting
use of present perfect tense(have) makes it wrong...its not the case of past coming into present.
(D) are endangered by contraction
completely changes the meaning by the use of endangered(fear to get extinct)
(E) have a danger that they will contract
incorrect use of present perfect tense(have)////use of they is ambiguous(as it can refer to officials or africans)


Option C is not using present perfect tense.
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