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Computerization and modern methods of managing voter registration have
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Computerization and modern methods of managing voter registration have improved the integrity of election results while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having been ignored by the mainstream press since their nearly silent rise to power more than a decade ago.
(A) while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
(B) while at the same time placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations that have
(C) while they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time, and have
(D) but placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time that have
(E) but at the same time place unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
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06 Oct 2013, 18:21
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B. Its a 2/3 split between while and but. Since there are 2 things happening, improved integrity and ignored corporations, we should go with while. So eliminate D and E Having being ignored in A incorrectly modifies the trust in the corporations instead of the corporations themselves. Because the non-underlined portion reads: "since their nearly silent rise to power more than a decade ago." so it has to be corporations. (Trust cannot have a silent raise to power!). A is out. So is C, because C also says "and have" similar to having. We want to say that the corporations have. Need to refer back to corporations only. Answer choice B has the correct since it says " that have"
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06 Oct 2013, 23:09
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avohden wrote:
Computerization and modern methods of managing voter registration have improved the integrity of election results while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having been ignored by the mainstream press since their nearly silent rise to power more than a decade ago.
(A) while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
(B) while at the same time placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations that have
(C) while they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time, and have
(D) but placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time that have
(E) but at the same time place unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
The use of but seems that the methods created an intentional effect which is not the case. Hence, while is correct
(A) while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having they introduces a pronoun error. It should be these methods. Also trust in a few private corporations, having been.. is not correct. So A is out
(B) while at the same time placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations that have Bingo!. This one corrects the pronoun error and conveys the intented meaning clearly and concisely. Hence B is correct
(C) while they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time, and have Here the pronoun error persists. The introduction of and have distorts the meaning, implying that the methods are ignored. So C is out
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07 Oct 2013, 00:54
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rockstar23 wrote:
avohden wrote:
Computerization and modern methods of managing voter registration have improved the integrity of election results while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having been ignored by the mainstream press since their nearly silent rise to power more than a decade ago.
(A) while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
(B) while at the same time placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations that have
(C) while they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time, and have
(D) but placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time that have
(E) but at the same time place unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
The use of but seems that the methods created an intentional effect which is not the case. Hence, while is correct
(A) while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having they introduces a pronoun error. It should be these methods. Also trust in a few private corporations, having been.. is not correct. So A is out
(B) while at the same time placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations that have Bingo!. This one corrects the pronoun error and conveys the intented meaning clearly and concisely. Hence B is correct
(C) while they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time, and have Here the pronoun error persists. The introduction of and have distorts the meaning, implying that the methods are ignored. So C is out
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Hi,
I am not sure if there is any pronoun error in A and C. Since "they can only refer to METHODS". Nouns/noun phrases in the sentence are "integrity of election results", "Computerization and modern methods". The integrity is singular so "they" can not refer to integrity.
I think it is because of the modifiers that we can eliminate A and C.
Thanks!!
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07 Oct 2013, 05:36
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Answer: B The main problem with the sentence as written is the modifier at the end of the sentence. What has been ignored by the mainstream press is "a few private corporations," but starting the modifier with "having" means it should refer all the way to "they"--modern methods of voter registration. The mistake is repeated in (E), so we're left with the middle three choices. While the wording is different, the same mistake occurs in (C). "and have" turns "been ignored..." into the second part of a list, the first part is "placed ... trust." Again, the grammar indicates that the modern methods have been ignored by the press. That leaves (B) and (D). Choice (D) is an incomplete sentence. "placing unprecedented trust..." is a modifier of something that should come after it. However, there is no subject that corresponds with it. That leaves only (B), a complete sentence that correctly indicates that the private corporations are what has been ignored by the press. (B) is correct.
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18 Oct 2013, 18:17
avohden wrote:
Computerization and modern methods of managing voter registration have improved the integrity of election results while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having been ignored by the mainstream press since their nearly silent rise to power more than a decade ago.
(A) while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
(B) while at the same time placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations that have
(C) while they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time, and have
(D) but placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time that have
(E) but at the same time place unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
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Isn't while-at the same time redundant here?
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The while is a Coordinating Conjunction. A coordinating conjunction connect words, phrases or clauses that are of equal importance or have the same grammatical structure within a sentence.
"Computerization and modern methods of managing voter registration have improved the integrity of election results ..." is an independent clause andwhile connects that clause to the dependent clause "at the same time placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations that have been ignored by the mainstream press since their nearly silent rise to power more than a decade ago."
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17 Dec 2018, 05:01
avohden wrote:
Computerization and modern methods of managing voter registration have improved the integrity of election results while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having been ignored by the mainstream press since their nearly silent rise to power more than a decade ago.
(A) while at the same time they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
(B) while at the same time placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations that have
(C) while they have placed unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time, and have
(D) but placing unprecedented trust in a few private corporations at the same time that have
(E) but at the same time place unprecedented trust in a few private corporations, having
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Hi GmatNinja, Daagh
While is a subordinator, so after while there should be a clause. But in Option B there is no clause following while.
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There are two things happening simultaneously, that is the point of the sentence. So there is no need to show contrast, meaning that ‘but’ is not needed. Thus, D and E can be discarded. In option A ‘having been ignores’ modifies the trust in the corporations, rather than the corporations themselves. Option C makes the same error with the phrase ‘have placed’. Thus, since it is the only possibility left, B is the correct option.
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