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In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals given community service sentences. which allow
the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically. (A) sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have (B) sentences, performing specific jobs that benefit the public while being allowed to remain unconfined, have (C) sentences, performing specific jobs beneficial to the public while they are allowed to remain unconfined, have (D) sentences which allow them to remain unconfined in their performing of specific jobs beneficial to the public has (E) sentences allowing them to remain unconfined while performing specific jobs that
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What is the source of this Q? Also,are you sure that the answer is E? Atleast I am not convinced. IMO, its A.
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rathoreaditya81 wrote: What is the source of this Q?
Also,are you sure that the answer is E? Atleast I am not convinced. IMO, its A. ans cannot be A,B,C because all have wrong subject-verb agrement,,,, In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals given community service sentences. which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically. .. the number requires has.. D is wordy .. only E remains , however it seems the options part after "that" is missing..
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I think its A too.
unless option E continues and changes the tense of the word "benefit"
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I agree to D since NUMBER needs to go with HAS. If it would have been NUMBERS then HAVE would have been correct.
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chetan2u wrote: rathoreaditya81 wrote: What is the source of this Q?
Also,are you sure that the answer is E? Atleast I am not convinced. IMO, its A. ans cannot be A,B,C because all have wrong subject-verb agrement,,,, In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals given community service sentences. which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically. .. the number requires has.. D is wordy .. only E remains , however it seems the options part after "that" is missing.. Well yes ..seems to be D. !! 'The number of' - requires 'has'
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Viable answers are D and E as A, B, and C have " have[/u] risen dramatically" instead of "has". The number of is singular and a number of is plural. E has run on sentence so D is correct. What is OA. jitendra wrote: In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals given community service sentences. which allow
the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically. (A) sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have (B) sentences, performing specific jobs that benefit the public while being allowed to remain unconfined, have (C) sentences, performing specific jobs beneficial to the public while they are allowed to remain unconfined, have (D) sentences which allow them to remain unconfined in their performing of specific jobs beneficial to the public has (E) sentences allowing them to remain unconfined while performing specific jobs that |
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I will go with A. E seems to be incomplete. and I don't see any problem with the original sentence.
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Mmm... I think you got the wrong source. The option E in the OG is different from the aobve.
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the OA is indeed E, but the correct answer choice is different. the correct question and answer choices are as follows. In the last few years, the no. of convicted criminals given community service sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically. a. sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have b. sentences, performing specific jobs that benefit the public while being allowed to remain unconfined, have c. sentences, performing specific jobs beneficial to the public while they are allowed to remain unconfined, have d. sentences which allow them to remain unconfined in their performing of specific jobs beneficial to the public has e. sentences allowing them to remain unconfined while performing specific jobs that benefit the public has
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jitendra wrote: In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals given community service sentences. which allow
the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically. (A) sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have (B) sentences, performing specific jobs that benefit the public while being allowed to remain unconfined, have (C) sentences, performing specific jobs beneficial to the public while they are allowed to remain unconfined, have (D) sentences which allow them to remain unconfined in their performing of specific jobs beneficial to the public has (E) sentences allowing them to remain unconfined while performing specific jobs that I guess the question is incomplete. E has the potential but seems to be incomplete.
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thanks for posting the correct q MBAhereicome... yup E should be the answer cuz D is awkward for its usage "unconfined in their performing of specific jobs "
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MBAhereIcome wrote: the OA is indeed E, but the correct answer choice is different. the correct question and answer choices are as follows.
In the last few years, the no. of convicted criminals given community service sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically.
a. sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have
b. sentences, performing specific jobs that benefit the public while being allowed to remain unconfined, have
c. sentences, performing specific jobs beneficial to the public while they are allowed to remain unconfined, have
d. sentences which allow them to remain unconfined in their performing of specific jobs beneficial to the public has
e. sentences allowing them to remain unconfined while performing specific jobs that benefit the public has Went with D initially because it was the only one with "has," but E is a much better option. In regards to D, is the use of which without a comma before it always considered incorrect on the gmat?
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Re: In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals [#permalink]
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Initially went with D because of has......but if option E too include this then E is better.
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Re: In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals [#permalink]
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+1 E "the number" is always singular. "which" always requires a comma before it. Except if there is a preposition.
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Re: In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals [#permalink]
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+1 D ( if E is not modified in the end) E(if sentence is as MBAhereIcome has written) guys n gals, Kindly authenticate the sentence before posting)....
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Re: In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals [#permalink]
27 Dec 2011, 10:53
the number of requires has. and E looks incomplete.
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Re: In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals [#permalink]
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The expression "the number of" is singular. Therefore, we can exclude answers A, B and C. We are left with D and E. The phrase "in their performing" used in answer D is very awkward. Answer E is the best option.
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Re: In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals [#permalink]
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jitendra wrote: In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals given community service sentences. which allow
the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically. (A) sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have (B) sentences, performing specific jobs that benefit the public while being allowed to remain unconfined, have (C) sentences, performing specific jobs beneficial to the public while they are allowed to remain unconfined, have (D) sentences which allow them to remain unconfined in their performing of specific jobs beneficial to the public has (E) sentences allowing them to remain unconfined while performing specific jobs that "the number of.." is singular and should use "has" instead of "have". Thus, eliminate (A), (B) and (C) "that their performing" is awkward - eliminate (D) Answer: E
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