The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Finland

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Understand the Meaning of the Original Sentence

The sentence presents two facts about an organization in Finland - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This organization does two things with an aim to ensure that its teachers impart high quality of teaching.
1. It requires that all teachers have masters’ degree
2. It funds the same – i.e. it funds the masters’ degree education of teachers.

Find the Errors in the Original Sentence

1. The Organization [/color]for Economic Cooperation and Development in Finland requires
a. that all teachers have master’s degree
2. and funds the same to ensure that its teachers impart high quality of teaching.

In this sentence the two verbs – requires and funds – make sense and agree in number with the subject - organization. Per the context of the modifier “to ensure that its teachers…”, it is clear that it provides the purpose of both the actions of the organization. This sentence is correct as is.

Review Answer Choices to do POE

Choice B – This choice no longer provides the purpose of the actions. By changing “to ensure” to “and ensures”, the sentence implies that the organization somehow (probably with some other measures) ensures that its teachers impart high quality of teachers. This is not the intended meaning of the sentence.

Choice C – This choice is also grammatically correct but it changes the intended meaning of the sentence. Per this choice, the organization requires two things from the teachers.
1. Teachers have master’s degree
2. Teachers fund the master’s degree

This is clearly not the intended meaning. Per the intended meaning, the organization requires that teachers have master’s degree and in fact the organization itself funds the same (obviously for the teachers who do not have master’s degree). The organization implements this requirement and funds the education with a single aim – high quality of teaching.

Choice D – This choice does not use correct punctuation to connect the two verbs – requires and funds.

Choice E – Use of “funding the same…” is incorrect here. Neither of the two interpretations of the verb-ing modifier is correct:
1. Organization requires that teachers have master’s degree – this results in the organization funding the education. –Illogical.
2. Organization requires that teachers have master’s degree by funding the same. - Illogical

TAKE AWAYS

1. Understand the meaning of the original sentence. Note the relationships among each part of the sentence – both from grammatical standpoint and from logical standpoint.
2. Make sure that these relationships are maintained in the correct choice as well.