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Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2008, 14:46
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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: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   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: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2008, 18:54
Very good question. I wld love 2 know reasoning bcos i cant make out the answer :(
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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


Please explain your answers
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Re: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2008, 21:32
Clear case of (E).

The pool of nominees pushes the regular nomination guideline.
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Re: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   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?
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Clear case of (E).

The pool of nominees pushes the regular nomination guideline.
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Re: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   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: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   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: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   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: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   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
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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: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   31 Oct 2008, 11:12
Initial Answer:A
Afterthought: 'pool of nominees' requires a singular verb
Changed to: D
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Re: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   31 Oct 2008, 13:53
My two cents:

D

A) regularly push if not exceed the award guidelines pool is singular

B) push if not exceed the award guidelines regularly pool is singular

C ) 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 tense

D ) 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 meaning

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Re: Some board game publishers have questioned the narrow [#permalink] New post   01 Nov 2008, 22:43
i go for D.
E changes the meaning i think....

What is the OA ?



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