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Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of Updated on: 03 Jun 2019, 02:07
Originally posted by kaushika on 20 Aug 2009, 20:50.
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Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of contracting trypanosomiasis, or “African sleeping sickness,” a parasitic disease spread by the bites of tsetse flies.

(A) are in danger of contracting
(B) are in danger to contract
(C) have a danger of contracting
(D) are endangered by contraction
(E) have a danger that they will contract


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C,D,E are out. I am debating between A & B. Which one is correct idiomatically -

in danger to
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why option C is wrong?
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One is in danger of something.

One does not have a danger of something.
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Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of contracting trypanosomiasis, or “African sleeping sickness,” a parasitic disease spread by the bites of tsetse flies.

(A) are in danger of contracting
(B) are in danger to contract
(C) have a danger of contracting
(D) are endangered by contraction
(E) have a danger that they will contract

C,D,E are out. I am debating between A & B. Which one is correct idiomatically -

in danger to
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in danger of
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"in danger of" is the correct idiom
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Answer is A

"are in danger of" is the correct idiom.
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Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of contracting trypanosomiasis, or “African sleeping sickness,” a parasitic disease spread by the bites of tsetse flies.

(A) are in danger of contracting
(B) are in danger to contract
(C) have a danger of contracting
(D) are endangered by contraction
(E) have a danger that they will contract



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(A) are in danger of contracting==>CORRECT
(B) are in danger to contract
are in danger to contract disease==>to contract means they want to contract disease....hence its incorrect.
in danger of contracting==>correct usage
(C) have a danger of contracting
use of present perfect tense(have) makes it wrong...its not the case of past coming into present.
(D) are endangered by contraction
completely changes the meaning by the use of endangered(fear to get extinct)
(E) have a danger that they will contract
incorrect use of present perfect tense(have)////use of they is ambiguous(as it can refer to officials or africans)
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Tricky one. Though in danger to is concise, in danger of is the correct idiom.
Correct answer A :D
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why option C is wrong?
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One is in danger of something.

One does not have a danger of something.[/quote]

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So is "Africans have a danger of contracting trypanosomiasis" considered acceptable on Gmat?

Does that mean "have a danger of" is idiomatically correct?
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One is in danger of something.

One does not have a danger of something.

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So is "Africans have a danger of contracting trypanosomiasis" considered acceptable on Gmat?

Does that mean "have a danger of" is idiomatically correct?
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No. 'have a danger of' is not acceptable.

"One is IN danger." - Correct

"One HAS a danger" - No. Incorrect
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Health officials estimate that 35 million Africans are in danger of contracting trypanosomiasis, or “African sleeping sickness,” a parasitic disease spread by the bites of tsetse flies.

(A) are in danger of contracting
(B) are in danger to contract
(C) have a danger of contracting
(D) are endangered by contraction
(E) have a danger that they will contract




(A) are in danger of contracting==>CORRECT
(B) are in danger to contract
are in danger to contract disease==>to contract means they want to contract disease....hence its incorrect.
in danger of contracting==>correct usage
(C) have a danger of contracting
use of present perfect tense(have) makes it wrong...its not the case of past coming into present.
(D) are endangered by contraction
completely changes the meaning by the use of endangered(fear to get extinct)
(E) have a danger that they will contract
incorrect use of present perfect tense(have)////use of they is ambiguous(as it can refer to officials or africans)
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Option C is not using present perfect tense.
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