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From Long Island to Buffalo, judges are sorting through Updated on: 08 Oct 2012, 21:52
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From Long Island to Buffalo, judges are sorting through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying to determine the voters‘ intent.

A. judges are sorting through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying to determine
B. judges were sorting in duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers pour over ballots trying to determine
C. judges are sorting from duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying in an effort for determining
D. judges are sorting through dual claims of electoral wrongdoing but election workers are pouring over ballots for trying to determine
E. judges sort through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots determining
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A. judges are sorting through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying to determine
B. judges were sorting in duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers pour over ballots trying to determine
C. judges are sorting from duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying in an effort for determining
D. judges are sorting through dual claims of electoral wrongdoing but election workers are pouring over ballots for trying to determine
E. judges sort through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots determining

This sentence structure tests parallelism. A wins. Rest everything as parallelism error.
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Here in this we need to look at two things
1) parallelism
2) right form to use "try"

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From Long Island to Buffalo, judges are sorting through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying to determine the voters‘ intent.

A. judges are sorting through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying to determine --- This is correct. As both are parallell, Also the correct form - "try to"
B. judges were sorting in duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers pour over ballots trying to determine --- there is no parallelism as the verb form used in second part is not correct
C. judges are sorting from duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying in an effort for determining --- In this trying in an effort for determining is not correct.
D. judges are sorting through dual claims of electoral wrongdoing but election workers are pouring over ballots for trying to determine --- here for trying is not correct
E. judges sort through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots determining ---IN this there is no parallelism. The verb form used is not consistent in both the parts.
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Answer is A
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From Long Island to Buffalo, judges are sorting through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying to determine the voters‘ intent.

A. judges are sorting through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying to determine
B. judges were sorting in duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers pour over ballots trying to determine
C. judges are sorting from duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying in an effort for determining
D. judges are sorting through dual claims of electoral wrongdoing but election workers are pouring over ballots for trying to determine
E. judges sort through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots determining
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My answer is A.
....are sorting through duelling claims...are pouring over ballots... Parallel.

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In all answer choices, it should be "poring," to examine closely not "pouring," when some liquid falls down. What's the source of the question?
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In all answer choices, it should be "poring," to examine closely not "pouring," when some liquid falls down. What's the source of the question?
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IMO A

Split between "are" "through" and "trying to"

Verb tense, modifier and parallelism tested here
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Here in this we need to look at two things
1) parallelism
2) right form to use "try"

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From Long Island to Buffalo, judges are sorting through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying to determine the voters‘ intent.

A. judges are sorting through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying to determine --- This is correct. As both are parallell, Also the correct form - "try to"
B. judges were sorting in duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers pour over ballots trying to determine --- there is no parallelism as the verb form used in second part is not correct
C. judges are sorting from duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots trying in an effort for determining --- In this trying in an effort for determining is not correct.
D. judges are sorting through dual claims of electoral wrongdoing but election workers are pouring over ballots for trying to determine --- here for trying is not correct
E. judges sort through duelling claims of electoral wrongdoing and election workers are pouring over ballots determining ---IN this there is no parallelism. The verb form used is not consistent in both the parts.


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I agree with Answer as A.

But Continuous Tense and Simple Present are Parallel structure.

For Eg: Mary is dancing while Sam plays his guitar. (Here dancing and plays are parallel)
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IC, and IC.

The above one is correct structure.

1.However, in any of the choices, there is no comma before connector "and". Is it correct?

2. The guests sleeping in that room will go to attend the wedding. (sleeping modifies guests) -correct


In choice A, "trying" modifies "ballot". However, it should modify "election worker". Please explain.

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Same doubt. Do we need "," before "trying to determine."?
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Same doubt. Do we need "," before "trying to determine."?
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Yes, ideally there should have been a comma to ensure that the present participle modifier "trying to determine...." correctly refers to "election workers" rather than "ballots".

Moreover there should have been a comma before "and" as well (to separate two independent clauses).
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