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It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that [#permalink]
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440. It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.
(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to
(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and
(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and
(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and
(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and
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Think it's C...."feed themselves" and "to corral and drive" happen in separate timelines.
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First, i choose between "the only thing"(D,E) VS "all one has to do".
I picked "the only thing" So had to choose between D & E.
Between D & E, My choice is "E".
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It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.
(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to => not ||
(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and
(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and => wordy
(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and => Voice/Tense seems wrong here
(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and => Voice/Tense seems wrong here
My Answer : B ( Though i would have liked to see "and to drive them.."
What is the OA ??
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The OA is..... C!
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I also chose C but I am still confused with other options.
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(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and drive them
Think of it being a 2-step process. The cattle is first being fed. After they are fed, THEN they are taken to the market.
It def. cannot be B since "to" is missing before "drive"....otherwise it could work.
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I think the parallelism in B is confusing because of the juxtaposition of "to feed themselves" with "to corral them" - it makes it sound like the cattle are corraling themselves. It may be grammatically correct but it is not clear.
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soul_assassin wrote: (C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and drive them
Think of it being a 2-step process. The cattle is first being fed. After they are fed, THEN they are taken to the market.
It def. cannot be B since "to" is missing before "drive"....otherwise it could work.
Leave them and then corral them and drive them
Make sense. Thx!
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if C is correct shouldn't it say "all one has TO do with cattle is TO leave them"?
Last edited by AdrianG on 29 May 2007, 06:46, edited 2 times in total.
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Having to choose between C and D, I go for C as well... GMAT does not like passive tense
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Re: SC - 440 - Cattle raising [#permalink]
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To what is "they" referring to in C? Whats wrong with D? The only thing sounds much better for me than "all one has to do" Please, could anybody clarify?
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