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"To which to appeal"
Instead, if we say ".... they will have no higher court to appeal to after their cases have been decided in lower courts", does this construction pose an issue?
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use of 'have been'' in option B] tells us that the work is already done in the past.

However, we are talking about fears of plaintiffs. Fears might be true in future but not true yet.

why not option A]?
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KarishmaB - i have read that in (c) -- (c) can be eliminated because of the usage of "for appealing"

In fact - i have read that "For Verb ING" is less preferred.

Could you please logically perhaps explain why "For Verb ING" is less preferred.
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KarishmaB - i have read that in (c) -- (c) can be eliminated because of the usage of "for appealing"

In fact - i have read that "For Verb ING" is less preferred.

Could you please logically perhaps explain why "For Verb ING" is less preferred.
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We eliminate (C) because of the use of singular 'case' with plural 'plaintiffs.' Each is likely to have his/her own cases so plaintiffs will have cases.
'to verb' is preferred over 'for verb-ing' to show intent but I cannot eliminate based on that. It's a language preference, not a tight rule and we know it because 'for verb-ing' is usually found in incorrect options (incorrect because of other reasons) while the correct options usually have 'to verb.'
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30 second solution approach through elimination method.

A) that they can appeal to when their cases are -->Here when marks the starting of subordinate clause. which means earlier sentence ( They can appeal TO ) ended with a preposition. A clause cannot end in preposition. Eliminate

B) to which to appeal after their cases have been--> No grammatical error straight away, only sounds bad. Hold on

C) for appealing if their case has been--> Multiple plaintiff fighting a single case. Even though this can be possible but as per option A ( the option that orchestrate the real meaning of sentence ) wants multiple cases by multiple plaintiff . So eliminate

D) Out for same reason as C

E) that their cases can appeal, if they have been --> Cases don't appeal. Eliminate


So left with B.
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use of 'have been'' in option B] tells us that the work is already done in the past.

However, we are talking about fears of plaintiffs. Fears might be true in future but not true yet.

why not option A]?
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(A) isn't terrible, and in a vacuum there might not be anything "wrong" with it, but our beloved compatriot Daagh was spot on in this post. The chronology of events is just a bit clearer and more logical in (B): the fears are ongoing (simple present), and an appeal would happen AFTER a case has been decided in a lower court, not WHEN a case is decided in a lower court.

Also, "to which to appeal" is a little better than "that they can appeal to" in this case, since it makes the meaning a little bit more clear and direct. Rather than just describing the higher court with a noun modifier, the phrase "to which to appeal" makes the relationship between the plaintiff and the higher court immediately clear and precise: the plaintiffs would appeal to higher courts.

Lastly, the multiple "that" clauses in (A) are a bit hard to follow ("... fear that they will have no higher court that they can appeal to"). At first glance, it almost looks like a parallel list of fears. That certainly doesn't make (A) definitively WRONG, but it gives us another small vote in favor of (B).

Again, (A) probably isn't wrong in a bubble, but (B) is a better, clearer choice.
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Because the Supreme Court has ruled that the prosecution in a job discrimination case must prove not only that the employer lied about the reasons for dismissal but also that those reasons were discriminatory, plaintiffs in such cases fear that they will have no higher court that they can appeal to when their cases are decided in lower courts.

Option Elimination -

A) that they can appeal to when their cases are - "that they will have no higher court" is a noun clause acting as an object of the verb "fear." "that they can appeal to" is another noun clause acting as an adjective modifier for "higher court." It's a bit of weird construction for GMAT to use two noun clauses introduced by "that," but other than that, it's grammatically ok so far. But "when" is a time marker, and the verb "are" conveys meaning as if they apply to the higher court while their case is still being decided in the lower courts. The sequence of events is not ok here.

B) to which to appeal after their cases have been - "to which to appeal " is a prepositional phrase (prepositional phrases can modify a verb or a noun depending on the context) and here modifies higher courts. Further, "after" and "have been" clear the sequence of events. "lower court decision has come," and after that, we apply to the higher court.

C) for appealing if their case has been - "case" singular is not correct as multiple "plaintiffs" will have their cases and not just one case.
D) to which they can appeal if their case is - "case" singular is not correct as multiple "plaintiffs" will have their cases and not just one case.
E) that their cases can appeal, if they have been - "case can appeal" is wrong.
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hi @chiranjeev sir can you please provide detailed explanation for this question?
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B) to which to appeal after their cases have been

Can the choice be changed to

B) to which they can appeal to after their cases have been

OR simply

B) they can appeal after their cases have been

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