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Every patent application is evaluated before it is decided whether an official patent be granted or denied.
A. whether an official patent be granted or denied
B. if an official patent should be granted or denied
C. whether or not an official patent be granted or denied
D. whether an official patent be granted or denial
E. if an official patent be granted or denied
A. whether an official patent be granted or denied
B. if an official patent should be granted or denied
C. whether or not an official patent be granted or denied
D. whether an official patent be granted or denial
E. if an official patent be granted or denied
06 Jun 2023, 04:15
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The use of "if" is incorrect here. The use of "whether or not" is redundant, "whether" by itself is preferred. Option D compares past tense of a verb- granted with a noun- denial, and so is incorrect.
So, Option A is the correct answer.
So, Option A is the correct answer.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Every patent application is evaluated before it is decided whether an official patent be granted or denied.
A. whether an official patent be granted or denied
The original sentence correctly uses the word whether.
B. if an official patent should be granted or denied
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. In the GMAT, the word if is used in Conditionals only. Since in this question there is no condition, if should be replaced by whether. Whether is used to show a possibility between one thing or another or between a yes or no possibility.
- Example: He does not know whether he will eat ice cream or vanilla.(one or the other)
Jane does not know whether she will arrive. (whether yes or no)
C. whether or not an official patent be granted or denied
Incorrect.
While this answer choice is grammatically correct, it is stylistically flawed. In the GMAT, the addition of the phrase or not at any point after the word whether is considered redundant.
D. whether an official patent be granted or denial
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The parallel construction A or B requires that A and B belong to the same part of speech. In this answer choice, A is a third form verb (granted) whereas B is a noun (denial).
What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: A and/or/but B
E. if an official patent be granted or denied
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. In the GMAT, the word if is used in Conditionals only. Since in this question there is no condition, if should be replaced by whether. Whether is used to show a possibility between one thing or another or between a yes or no possibility.
- Example: He does not know whether he will eat ice cream or vanilla. (one or the other)
Jane does not know whether she will arrive. (whether yes or no)
