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30 Jul 2011, 12:30
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Despite the warnings that tobacco companies are now required to issue, some attorneys still attempt to file lawsuits against tobacco companies on behalf of smokers; but in attributing smoking to tobacco companies, the smokers are in effect told that they are not responsible for their own decisions
A. in attributing smoking to tobacco companies
B. in attributing the act of smoking to tobacco companies
C. in attributing tobacco companies as the cause of smoking
D. if smoking is attributed to tobacco companies
E. if tobacco companies are attributed as the cause of smoking
A. in attributing smoking to tobacco companies
B. in attributing the act of smoking to tobacco companies
C. in attributing tobacco companies as the cause of smoking
D. if smoking is attributed to tobacco companies
E. if tobacco companies are attributed as the cause of smoking
31 Jul 2011, 02:10
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First grammar. This is question of idiom and modification
Idiom: ‘Attribute to’ is the right idiom, ‘attribute as’ is wrong. So choices C and E are gone.
Modification; The underlined part ‘but in attributing smoking to tobacco companies’ is supposed to be done by the attorneys who are suing the tobacco companies. But instead of attorneys, you find only ‘smokers’ which turns the clause into one of misplaced modification. So choices A and B that have ‘but in arrtibuting to’ are worng This leaves us with choice D only, which uses a passive voice to match the passve voice in the latter part to render the clause without modificiation error and make it more //.
Idiom: ‘Attribute to’ is the right idiom, ‘attribute as’ is wrong. So choices C and E are gone.
Modification; The underlined part ‘but in attributing smoking to tobacco companies’ is supposed to be done by the attorneys who are suing the tobacco companies. But instead of attorneys, you find only ‘smokers’ which turns the clause into one of misplaced modification. So choices A and B that have ‘but in arrtibuting to’ are worng This leaves us with choice D only, which uses a passive voice to match the passve voice in the latter part to render the clause without modificiation error and make it more //.
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31 Jul 2011, 01:53
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D it is...
reason -- > "in attributing smoking to tobacco companies, the smokers"
this implies that the smokers are attributing smoking to ........... while actually it is the attorneys who want to blame the smoking companies by "attributing smoking to tobacco companies"
therefore a, b, c are out
between D and E, D is more concise and "active"- voice.
Hope this helps. Also FYI.. there is a similar question about criminals, foods and attributing... you can look that up for better clarity if you need further help on this SC.
reason -- > "in attributing smoking to tobacco companies, the smokers"
this implies that the smokers are attributing smoking to ........... while actually it is the attorneys who want to blame the smoking companies by "attributing smoking to tobacco companies"
therefore a, b, c are out
between D and E, D is more concise and "active"- voice.
Hope this helps. Also FYI.. there is a similar question about criminals, foods and attributing... you can look that up for better clarity if you need further help on this SC.
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