sayantanc2k wrote:
AR15J wrote:
I was confused between B and E, but I finally selected B, thinking that E looses the information by making an active voice to passive voice. Please help how to avoid this trap(where more focus should be on actual meaning and where more focus should be on wordiness)
Sorry, your query is not clear - the preference for E over B is not because of wordiness or original meaning.
B is wrong not because of wordiness or meaning, but because of faulty use of subjunctive. The verb "argue" is not a bossy verb, and hence the use of subjunctive "judge act immediately " is wrong - it is a grammatical error.
(If there is only one grammatically correct option, you have to select the same, irrespective of whether it maintains the meaning of the original sentence. Nowhere in
the official guide is it stated that the correct option should have the same meaning as the original sentence. In case there are more than one gramatically correct options, then select the one that adheres to the meaning of the original sentence.)
But your answer cleared my query for rejecting the wrong answer.
1. I read one post in the discussion which also describes argue as bossy verb. However, I don't know what are the bossy verbs. I tried to search, but I did not understand anything except the sentence that imperative verbs are bossy verbs.
2. I know the usage of subjunctive verbs-- demand, dictate, insist, mandate, request, recommend, suggest stipulate(some are optional-- ask, beg, urge, prefer, desire, intend, order require).
But I have seen some posts on gmatclab, the post that sometimes subjunctive verbs does not act as subjunctive verbs.For instance--
A study conducted by researchers suggests that cat
walk more in winter than in summer to keep its body warm. -- wrong
A study conducted by researchers suggests that cat
walks more in winter than in summer to keep its body warm-- Correct
Because the study is not giving any suggestion so it should not be treated as subjunctive verb. Correct me if I am wrong.
I suggest him that he
eat less to stay fit-- correct
2. I have read in one of your posts that two modifiers can not refer to the same noun if they are not connected by conjunction
The dog lying behind my house and black in color is sick. --correct
However,
A study conducted by researchers on cat suggests that.............
Modifier--
on catand
conducted by researchers modifies
a study But writing the below statement seems awkward to me, please help. I always struggle when same noun is modified by more than one modifier