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The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious [#permalink]
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The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation. (A) be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have (B) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have (C) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility of having (D) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have (E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having Quote: The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.
(A) be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have
(B, C) Wrong
(D) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have
(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having
Plz explain ur answer.
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I think that 'E' is the answer. "Have impact" & "possibility of" look to be appropriate usage.
singh_satya wrote: The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.
(A) be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have
(B, C) Wrong
(D) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have
(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having
Plz explain ur answer.
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"impact on" i guess is more idiomatic and it is continuing process so use of "having" is more appropriate
so i would go with E
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E ... the ans for me..
''Impact on '' and ''possibilty of '' are the right froms of exp\ression...
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Another E vote.
My reasoning is in line with the explanations above.
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impact on and possibility of appear also in C, so whats wrong with C?? Thanks.
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please please please! Underline sentences and provide all answer choices! The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation. (A) be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have (B) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have (C) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility of having (D) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have (E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having
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noboru wrote: impact on and possibility of appear also in C, so whats wrong with C??
Thanks. Accorindg to some sources: A,B,C - incorrect -- Always remember in GMAT -- impact should remain a noun; a proposal can have an impact.(The only thing that can be impacted is a wisdom tooth).
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Pkit wrote: noboru wrote: impact on and possibility of appear also in C, so whats wrong with C??
Thanks. Accorindg to some sources: A,B,C - incorrect -- Always remember in GMAT -- impact should remain a noun; a proposal can have an impact.(The only thing that can be impacted is a wisdom tooth). industrialized nations is a noun (OK, it is a noun with its modifier), so what is your point?
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surya610 wrote: E.
idiom usage. Which idiom? I also think that it is a matter of meaning (impede vs diminish). Thoughts on that?
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noboru wrote: surya610 wrote: E.
idiom usage. Which idiom? I also think that it is a matter of meaning (impede vs diminish). Thoughts on that? i think 'possibility' cannot be followed by an infinitive
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surya610 wrote: noboru wrote: surya610 wrote: E.
idiom usage. Which idiom? I also think that it is a matter of meaning (impede vs diminish). Thoughts on that? i think 'possibility' cannot be followed by an infinitive Could anybody corroborate that? I have read many times possibility to... thanks!
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I picked E, however when i saw all the options i was debating between C and E. Tough one i would say.
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noboru wrote: Pkit wrote: noboru wrote: impact on and possibility of appear also in C, so whats wrong with C??
Thanks. Accorindg to some sources: A,B,C - incorrect -- Always remember in GMAT -- impact should remain a noun; a proposal can have an impact.(The only thing that can be impacted is a wisdom tooth). industrialized nations is a noun (OK, it is a noun with its modifier), so what is your point? OK, I read "modify" where you said "remain"...
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Pkit wrote:
The expected rise in the price of oil could be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have an economy free of inflation.
(A) be a serious impact to industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility to have ----usage of 'be a serious impact' is wrong grammatically and meaning-wise
(B) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have--'Impact on' can only be used as a Noun,not as a verb.
(C) seriously impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility of having --'Impact on' can only be used as a Noun,not as a verb.
(D) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely impede the possibility to have--parallel, yet 'severely impede' as well as 'possibility too' don't sound right.
(E) have a serious impact on industrialized nations and severely diminish the possibility of having--Best sounding ! Possibility of is preferable over possibility to. It is also adhering to Parallelism.
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