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Re: A 1999 tax bill changed what many wealthy taxpayers and larg
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17 Aug 2018, 09:39
17 Aug 2018, 09:39
I think choice A is also INCORRECT.
the correct answer should be
at the point in the past, the bill changed what WAS allowed to deduct at that time into what IS allowed to duduct now
if the bill can change what is allowed to deduct now, what is allowed to duduct is no longer exist.
am i correct?
this is similar to official question " reduced amount to dump". so, OA in this problem is also wrong
or
I am wrong
the correct answer should be
at the point in the past, the bill changed what WAS allowed to deduct at that time into what IS allowed to duduct now
if the bill can change what is allowed to deduct now, what is allowed to duduct is no longer exist.
am i correct?
this is similar to official question " reduced amount to dump". so, OA in this problem is also wrong
or
I am wrong
Re: A 1999 tax bill changed what many wealthy taxpayers and larg
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09 Jun 2019, 21:27
09 Jun 2019, 21:27
This is not clear. Can someone please explain.
In my view, the grammar of both option A and B are correct, but surely both have different meaning. How would we know what exactly is the intent of the statement?
To me, choice D says that bill changed something which had been allowed earlier. So 'had been' has been used to define a period happened before the 'changed'.
Please explain whats wrong in my analysis?
In my view, the grammar of both option A and B are correct, but surely both have different meaning. How would we know what exactly is the intent of the statement?
To me, choice D says that bill changed something which had been allowed earlier. So 'had been' has been used to define a period happened before the 'changed'.
Please explain whats wrong in my analysis?
A 1999 tax bill changed what many wealthy taxpayers and larg
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14 Feb 2020, 05:13
14 Feb 2020, 05:13
Dear GMATGuruNY IanStewart AjiteshArun AnthonyRitz MartyTargetTestPrep VeritasPrepBrian,
Most students, including me, picked choice D. instead of choice A.
I'm not sure why choice A. is right and choice D. is wrong.
Full sentence according to the incorrect choice D.:
A 1999 tax bill changed what many wealthy taxpayers and large corporations HAD BEEN allowed to deduct on their tax returns.
Here, I think choice D. is logical. We need to focus on the word "changed". People CAN change the routine in the past. Change from OLD to NEW ones.
For example:
- In 1999, a crook changed the OLD activities he used to do in the past. After 1999, he became a good guy.
- Yesterday, I changed my OLD clothes which I had been wearing for the past few days.
- Last month, I changed the OLD strategy to GMAT which had been adopted for the past few years.
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Full sentence according to the correct choice A.:
A 1999 tax bill changed what many wealthy taxpayers and large corporations ARE allowed to deduct on their tax returns.
To my understanding, it's like we are changing the future which is yet to occur. Using similar examples above would be:
- In 1999, a crook changed the activities he is doing right now? (How could a crook changed his present behaviors back in 1999? It's like he used DeLorean time machine and teleported from 1999 to right now to change his present behaviors!)
- Yesterday, I changed my clothes which I am wearing today? (How could I change my today's clothes yesterday?)
- Last month, I changed the today's strategy to GMAT?
In short, I think we can change the way we used to do in the past. But we definitely cannot change the present from the past!
Most students, including me, picked choice D. instead of choice A.
I'm not sure why choice A. is right and choice D. is wrong.
Full sentence according to the incorrect choice D.:
A 1999 tax bill changed what many wealthy taxpayers and large corporations HAD BEEN allowed to deduct on their tax returns.
Here, I think choice D. is logical. We need to focus on the word "changed". People CAN change the routine in the past. Change from OLD to NEW ones.
For example:
- In 1999, a crook changed the OLD activities he used to do in the past. After 1999, he became a good guy.
- Yesterday, I changed my OLD clothes which I had been wearing for the past few days.
- Last month, I changed the OLD strategy to GMAT which had been adopted for the past few years.
==========================================================
Full sentence according to the correct choice A.:
A 1999 tax bill changed what many wealthy taxpayers and large corporations ARE allowed to deduct on their tax returns.
To my understanding, it's like we are changing the future which is yet to occur. Using similar examples above would be:
- In 1999, a crook changed the activities he is doing right now? (How could a crook changed his present behaviors back in 1999? It's like he used DeLorean time machine and teleported from 1999 to right now to change his present behaviors!)
- Yesterday, I changed my clothes which I am wearing today? (How could I change my today's clothes yesterday?)
- Last month, I changed the today's strategy to GMAT?
In short, I think we can change the way we used to do in the past. But we definitely cannot change the present from the past!
