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Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow nominee guidelines outlined by the Game of the Year committee because the pool of award nominees regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines.
A) regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines
B) push if not exceed the award guidelines regularly
C ) were regularly pushed if not exceeded by the award guidelines
D ) regularly pushes if not exceeds the award guidelines
E) pushes if not exceeds the regular award guidelines
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
29 Oct 2008, 17:02
Did you guys understood the meaning of the sentence? To me it was a bunch of words. I could not make much out of it.
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
29 Oct 2008, 18:54
Very good question. I wld love 2 know reasoning bcos i cant make out the answer  icandy wrote: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow nominee guidelines outlined by the Game of the Year committee because the pool of award nominees regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines.
A) regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines
B) push if not exceed the award guidelines regularly
C ) were regularly pushed if not exceeded by the award guidelines
D ) regularly pushes if not exceeds the award guidelines
E) pushes if not exceeds the regular award guidelines
Please explain your answers
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
29 Oct 2008, 21:32
Clear case of (E). The pool of nominees pushes the regular nomination guideline.
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
29 Oct 2008, 21:47
What is wrong with D then? How to make out the correct placement of word in such situation. for instance in this case word- regularly? Bidisha wrote: Clear case of (E).
The pool of nominees pushes the regular nomination guideline.
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29 Oct 2008, 23:13
icandy wrote: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow nominee guidelines outlined by the Game of the Year committee because the pool of award nominees regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines.
A) regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines
B) push if not exceed the award guidelines regularly
C ) were regularly pushed if not exceeded by the award guidelines
D ) regularly pushes if not exceeds the award guidelines
E) pushes if not exceeds the regular award guidelines
Please explain your answers I would go for E The pool of award nominees . This is singular and therefore we choose pushes vs. push. Another reason is the placement of the word regularly.Does the pool of nominees push regularly or does it push the regular guidelines? I understood the sentence to mean the latter.
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
29 Oct 2008, 23:28
A! - Makes sense
A) regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines
B) push if not exceed the award guidelines regularly – modifier issue (regularly)
C ) were regularly pushed if not exceeded by the award guidelines - S-V issue
D ) regularly pushes if not exceeds the award guidelines - Verb Issue
E) pushes if not exceeds the regular award guidelines – regularly displaced
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
30 Oct 2008, 04:26
Since the subject is singular "pool", verb has to be singular. Hence, by POE, only D and E stand.
Between D and E, E changes the meaning with "regular award guidelines". Hence, D should be the answer.
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
31 Oct 2008, 09:18
icandy wrote: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow nominee guidelines outlined by the Game of the Year committee because the pool of award nominees regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines.
A) regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines
B) push if not exceed the award guidelines regularly
C ) were regularly pushed if not exceeded by the award guidelines
D ) regularly pushes if not exceeds the award guidelines
E) pushes if not exceeds the regular award guidelines
Please explain your answers D. First need a singular verb "pushes' for the singular subject "the pool of ........". Second "regularly" is correctly placed in D but not in E. Therefore D wins, eliminating E.
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
31 Oct 2008, 11:12
Initial Answer:A
Afterthought: 'pool of nominees' requires a singular verb
Changed to: D
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
31 Oct 2008, 13:53
My two cents: DA) regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines pool is singularB) push if not exceed the award guidelines regularly pool is singularC ) were regularly pushed if not exceeded by the award guidelines pool is singular. I was thinking to pick up this because it is in past tenseD ) regularly pushes if not exceeds the award guidelines E) pushes if not exceeds the regular award guidelines I eliminated this because for me, it changes the meaningOA? Cheers
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Re: SC Game publishers [#permalink]
01 Nov 2008, 22:43
i go for D.
E changes the meaning i think....
What is the OA ?
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