NEW HERE? LEARN MORE
closeclose
Last visit was: 24 Apr 2024, 23:51 It is currently 24 Apr 2024, 23:51
Decision Tracker
My Rewards
New posts
New comers' posts

Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel

Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale

User avatar
kpadma
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Posts: 380
Own Kudos [?]: 451 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 14:21
00:00
A
B
C
D
E

Difficulty:

(N/A)

Question Stats:

0% (00:00) correct 100% (00:39) wrong based on 2 sessions
Hide Show timer Statistics
Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from
the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention
to sustain the state's economy after the exhaustion
of its oil reserves.
(A) fund, with the intention to sustain the state's
economy after the exhaustion of its oil
reserves.
(B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the
state's economy after they have exhausted
their oil reserves
(C) fund intended to sustain the state's economy
after oil reserves are exhausted
(D) fund intended to sustain the state's economy
after exhausting its oil reserves
(E) fund that they intend to sustain the state's econ-
omy after oil reserves are exhausted



Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Sentence Correction (EA only) Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block below for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
User avatar
monarc
Manager
Manager
Joined: 27 Feb 2004
Posts: 123
Own Kudos [?]: 421 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Location: illinois
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 14:32
C....debating be/n C and A..Tough one indeed...
User avatar
kpadma
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Posts: 380
Own Kudos [?]: 451 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 14:36
aspire wrote:
I would choose (C).


Could you reason why you choose C instead of other choices?

I think C is a run-on sentence. I've provided a simplified version of it.

Alaska deposits money intended to save its future.
User avatar
aspire
Manager
Manager
Joined: 16 Oct 2003
Posts: 101
Own Kudos [?]: 53 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Location: India
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 15:18
B and E are out because we do not know what 'they' refers to.

Now the choice is between A, C and E.

I did not choose A since it seemed to me to be bit wordy and confusing.

Now the choice is between B and D.

The catch point here are the words 'intention to' and 'intend'.

The real meaning of 'intend' is 'to mean or signify'.

So what is meant to sustain the future? Its the fund.

hence I went by C as it seems to be more direct and concise than D is.

Moreover, your simplified sentence sounds better if you say

Alaska deposits money intended(meant) to save its future.

What do you say?

Guys,

Let me know if there are better explanations.
User avatar
hallelujah1234
Manager
Manager
Joined: 02 Mar 2004
Posts: 191
Own Kudos [?]: 14 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Location: There
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 16:16
D is incorrect, because the grammatical referent of temporal phrase is fund.

Of A and C, C is obviously better.
User avatar
kpadma
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Posts: 380
Own Kudos [?]: 451 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 16:34
hallelujah1234 wrote:
D is incorrect, because the grammatical referent of temporal phrase is fund.

Of A and C, C is obviously better.


I'm little lost here! In choice D, which is "termporal phrase" ?
User avatar
vivek_dj
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
Posts: 337
Own Kudos [?]: 56 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Location: In the middle of nowhere
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 17:30
C does not make it ckear that oil reserves are Alaska's ..while D with its 'its' makes it clear that oil reserves are Alaska's.

Coming back from a layoff so my mind might be rusty...so im not sure abt this.

Vivek.
User avatar
Paul
CEO
CEO
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Posts: 2709
Own Kudos [?]: 1537 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 20:06
I strongly go for C on this one. The next closest choice is D but D, IMO has a flaw. It is not clear

"fund intended to sustain the state's economy
after exhausting its oil reserves"
What does "its" refer to? It is not too clear. In this case, it could refer to the preceding noun --> "the economy of the state" Thus, if "its" refers to "state's economy", it makes the sentence ambiguous and definitely would not make sense
User avatar
kpadma
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Posts: 380
Own Kudos [?]: 451 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 21:11
The official answer is C

Thanks for the nice explanation!
User avatar
Paul
CEO
CEO
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Posts: 2709
Own Kudos [?]: 1537 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 21:20
Just to add that A and B's problem is that it is as if it is the "fund" that has some intention. Hence, they can be right away discarded. E's problem is that plural "they" is used erroneously to refer to Alaska
User avatar
vivek_dj
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
Posts: 337
Own Kudos [?]: 56 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Location: In the middle of nowhere
Send PM
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2004, 22:59
Anand,

Layoff in the sense ...layoff from the verbal/math sections of this site.

And yeah my bad with the answer.

Vivek.



Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Sentence Correction (EA only) Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block above for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
GMAT Club Bot
gmatclubot
Re: Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale [#permalink]
31 Mar 2004, 22:59
Moderators:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
6920 posts
GMATNinjaTwo
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
238 posts
MikeScarn
Current Student
278 posts

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne
Main navigation
GMAT Resources
Partners
MBA Resources
www.gmac.com|www.mba.com | | GMAT Club Rules | Terms and Conditions