Each of the countries in the world do not support

Question

Each of the countries in the world do not support the accounting standards proposed by the committee set up to look into and suggest measures  to curb money laundering, but the ones that do can work together to stem the flow of illegally obtained money.

(A) Each of the countries in the world do not support the accounting standards proposed by the committee set up to look into and suggest measures
 
(B) Not all the countries in the world support the accounting standards proposed by the committee set up to look into and suggest measures
 
(C) It is not as if every country in the world supports the accounting standards proposed by the committee set up to look into and suggests measures
 
(D) All the countries in the world do not support the accounting standards proposed by the committee set up to look into and suggest measures
 
(E) Some countries in the world support the accounting standards proposed by the committee set up to look into and suggest measures

gmat_India · Answer

A - Changes Meaning 
B - Correct 
C - Awkward 
D - Changes Meaning 
E - Changes Meaning

kumarparitosh123 · Answer

Hi member,
Kindly help me understandhow D changes the meaning.i came down to B and D but had hard time understanding the subtle difference.

Thanks in advance.

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gmat_India · Answer

Hi paritosh

B is preferred to D because of meaning clarity. 
 D mentions all the countries do not support which means out 100 countries all 100 do not support

Whereas B mentions not all countries support which means out of 100 countries some support and some dont 
Not all means not all 100 but some

Hope you find the explantionhelpful

Suggestions are welcome

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nitesh181989 · Answer

Doesn't the original statement 'Each of the countries in the world do not support' mean that none of the countries support.
Option D also implies the same meaning i.e. none of the countries support whereas option B changes the meaning by implying that some of the countries do support.

Thanks.

gmat_India · Answer

I don't think the original sentence means the same. The intended meaning of the sentence is to tell us that not all countries support but the ones who support can do can work together.

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AjiteshArun · Answer

gmat_India  makes a good point: it's the  intended  meaning that we're looking for, and to find it, we can look at the text that is not underlined. Because the sentence has  but the ones that do  (support), there must be other countries that don't support. Option B expresses that more clearly than D. For example:

All the products don't contain sugar. 
 Not all products contain sugar.

aceGMAT21 · Answer

Also I just want to highlight for option A that,

EACH or EVERY requires a singular verb form.

Each of the countries in the world do not support the accounting standards proposed by the committee set up to look into and suggest measures  to curb money laundering, but the ones that do can work together to stem the flow of illegally obtained money.

(A)   Each of the countries in the world    do not support  the accounting standards proposed by the committee set up to look into and suggest measures
There is a PRONOUN NUMBER AGREEMENT error here as well. "does not support" is the correct verb form.

Also, the intended meaning is the most important thing in solving this question correctly as pointed in the previous posts. Option B is the best!

devikeerthansr · Answer

It is between B and D. 
D changes the meaning.D mentions all the countries do not support which means all the countries do not support , this is not the intended meaning here.

ktzsikka · Answer

I know that something is funny in option C but am unable to pinpoint it. Please help! What is the error in option C? Thanks

AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi  ktzsikka ,

Suggests  in option C is a problem.

1.  ... the committee set up to (a)  look into  and (b)   suggests   measures...

Set up to  needs to be followed by the plain form of the verb ("set up to  look into  and   suggest  ").

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Hello  ktzsikka ,

We hope this finds you well.

Having gone through the question and your query, we believe that we can help resolve your doubt.

Option C fails to maintain an appropriate infinitive verb form construction, as it uses the simple present tense verb "suggests" rather than the base form of the same verb, in the infinitive verb form construction "to look...and (to) suggests"; please remember, "to + base form of verb" is the correct, infinitive verb form construction; the correct construction, in this case, is "to look...and (to) suggest".

We hope this helps.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team

ktzsikka · Answer

Hi AjiteshArun & ExpertsGlobal5 ,
Thanks for your explanations.
The sentence makes sense now!
It is not as if every country in the world supports the accounting standards proposed by the committee set up to look into and suggest measures to curb money laundering, but the ones that do can work together to stem the flow of illegally obtained money.

Best Regards

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