Parliament did not accord full refugee benefits to twelve of the recen

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Parliament did not accord full refugee benefits to twelve of the recent immigrants because it believed that  to do it rewards  them for entering the country illegally.

(A) to do it rewards
(B) doing it rewards
(C) to do this would reward
(D) doing so would reward
(E) to do it would reward

kinjiGC · Accepted Answer

Parliament did not accord full refugee benefits to twelve of the recent immigrants because it believed that to do it rewards them for entering the country illegally.

(A) to do it rewards
(B) doing it rewards
(C) to do this would reward
(D) doing so would reward
(E) to do it would reward

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Official Answer

D

(A) to do it rewards - Incorrect (B) doing it rewards - Incorrect (C) to do this would reward - " to do so would reward" - is correct (D) doing so would reward - doing so is the perfect idiom to denote an action. (E) to do it would reward - Incorrect

alpeshvc · Answer

A. 'to do it' is awkward construction. Whenever some action is to be referred, we use 'do so' rather 'do it'. 'would' is necessary to indicate the 'probable future'.

B. Same as A.

C. 'this' wrong pronoun.

D. Correct.

E. Same as A. Except 'would' part.

sudiptak · Answer

The correct usage is "to do so" not "to do it".
only D has the correct usage.

sudeep · Answer

Agree

D only has the correct usage.

adishail · Answer

Simple GMAT rule - "To do so" IS ALWAYS PREFERRED OVER "To do it"

GetThisDone · Answer

Hi,

OG presents this as a pronoun reference error because of use of 'it' and 'this'. Need help in understanding why so. Help please.

shikhar · Answer

Parliament did not accord full refugee benefits to twelve of the recent immigrants because it believed that to do it rewards them for entering the country illegally．
(A) to do it rewards
(B) doing it rewards
(C) to do this would reward
(D) doing so would reward
(E) to do it would reward

Correct answer D...

It has no proper antecedent...
so A B E eliminated.
C awkward structure.

karun0109 · Answer

"doing so" cleared it up... D for sure

Sarang · Answer

D îs correct since "doing so" is the idiom/phrase correctly used here.

Sachin9 · Answer

So 'it' and 'this' cant be used to refer to an action and they can be used to refer to only a concrete noun?

Some experts, please confirm this...

Skywalker18 · Answer

Parliament did not accord full refugee benefits to twelve of the recent immigrants because it believed that  to do it rewards  them for entering the country illegally．
(A) to do it rewards - Pronoun issue - using It to refer to verb . Use of indicative verb rewards, whereas the logic of the sentence demands the conditional would reward 
(B) doing it rewards - Pronoun issue - Same as A
(C) to do this would reward - Pronoun issue - using This to refer to verb
(D) doing so would reward - Correct
(E) to do it would reward - Pronoun issue - using It to refer to verb

Answer D

09173140521 · Answer

"Parliament did not accord full refugee benefits to twelve of the recent immigrants because it believed that to do it rewards them for entering the country illegally."
(B)  doing  it rewards

although it is correct but why this sentence do not use " do so  " instead of " doing so " ??? why get "-ing form" I mean .
it is look like " it believed  that    that   do so rewards !!!!?????

Tracy95 · Answer

Hi  Sachin9  and  GetThisDone

Though it seems rather late, still I'd like to share what I know about why the use of "this" and "it" is incorrect in this question. 
 "This" and "it" are pronouns, and they can only refer to nouns. They can't refer to an action. If either "this" or "it" is used in this sentence, it wrongly refers to "did not accord full refugee benefits", which is an action. Thus we must use "do so" because "so" refers to an action.

When in the context, "it" refers to a noun we can safely use "to do it": 
 The 700-level question  is really daunting to me but I have to do  it  anyway.
=> "it" refers to "the 700-level question"

Tracy95 · Answer

"do so" can't be the subject of the clause . We must use gerund "doing so" to begin the clause. 
 
 I think you might mean why we don't use "to do so" instead of "doing so". 
An infinitive can be the subject of a clause, though this use is not as common as gerund as a subject.
In most cases, gerund or infinitive as subjects mean the same, but sometimes there is a slight difference in meaning. An infinitive may suggest a future activity while a gerund suggests an ongoing activity. 
Whether we can use "to do so would reward" in this context, I don't know for sure.

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Let’s scan the options:

Option A  uses the pronoun ‘it’ which leads to ambiguity.

Option B  has the same issue that option A as. The pronoun is ambiguous.

Option C  is not the right idiom. ‘to do so’ is what is preferred.

Option E  again has the same pronoun issue.

Eliminate Options A, B, C and E.

Option D  is the best option.

Hope this helps!

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