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V99-06 [#permalink] New post   16 Sep 2014, 02:29
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Choose the sentence with properly used idiom (emphasized with boldface). Please note that a wrong answer choice may be grammatically correct.

A. The problem is Disney's ability to take control of some of the best-known characters quickly is very limited.
B. The problem is Disney's ability of taking control of some of the best-known characters quickly is very limited.
C. The problem is Disney's ability for taking control of some of the best-known characters quickly is very limited.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Choose the sentence with properly used idiom (emphasized with boldface). Please note that a wrong answer choice may be grammatically correct.

A. The problem is Disney's ability to take control of some of the best-known characters quickly is very limited.
B. The problem is Disney's ability of taking control of some of the best-known characters quickly is very limited.
C. The problem is Disney's ability for taking control of some of the best-known characters quickly is very limited.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above



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Re: V99-06 [#permalink] New post   21 Mar 2016, 00:19
Can someone please explain how A is correct?
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Re: V99-06 [#permalink] New post   08 Sep 2016, 06:30
ability to is the correct idiom.
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Re: V99-06 [#permalink] New post   14 Sep 2016, 11:28
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Correct Usage: Ability to /able to
Capable of /Capability of
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Re: V99-06 [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2018, 22:37
The problem is X.
The problem = subject
is = verb
X = complement
Since X itself is a clause (Disney's ability to take control of some of the best-known characters quickly = subject, is = verb, very limited = complement), a 'that' must be placed before Disney's.
Hence, none of the options can be considered correct.
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Re: V99-06 [#permalink] New post   09 Apr 2019, 19:10
Wouldn't this sentence read more correctly as:
"The problem is that Disney's ability to take control of some of the best-known characters quickly is very limited."?
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Re: V99-06 [#permalink] New post   09 Apr 2019, 20:30
Yes. An addition of "that" will make it correct.

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Re V99-06 [#permalink] New post   21 Nov 2019, 07:42
I think this is a high-quality question and I agree with explanation. Good question
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Re: V99-06 [#permalink] New post   23 Mar 2020, 00:51
I think a that after "is" makes the answer more clear. please let me know if anybody has a opinion about that
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Re: V99-06 [#permalink] New post   09 Apr 2020, 09:39
I agree the addition of "that" before Disney will make (A) correct. As it is currently written, the sentence is incomplete.
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Re V99-06 [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2020, 11:37
I think this is a poor-quality question and the explanation isn't clear enough, please elaborate.
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Re: V99-06 [#permalink] New post   18 Mar 2021, 03:50
can a company or an organization have an ability? The "abilities" are properties of a person or living being?
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Re V99-06 [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2023, 12:21
I think this is a high-quality question and I agree with explanation.
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