Proposed legislation in Ecuador requires of government organizations t

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Proposed legislation in Ecuador requires of government organizations  that funding for the preservation of unique art forms be the same for arts historically practiced by Amerindian populations as for arts having comparable cultural importance that are  usually practiced by non-natives.

(A) that funding for the preservation of unique art forms be the same for arts historically practiced by Amerindian populations as for arts having comparable cultural importance that are

(B) that funding for the preservation of unique art forms for arts historically practiced by Amerindian populations should be the same as for an art having comparable cultural importance

(C) to fund the preservation of unique art forms the same for arts historically practiced by Amerindians as for arts of comparable cultural importance that are

(D) to fund the preservation of unique art forms the same regardless of whether an art was historically practiced by Amerindians or is one having comparable cultural importance

(E) to fund the preservation of unique art forms as much for arts historically practiced by Amerindians as for an art having comparable cultural importance

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winterschool · Answer

(A) that funding for the preservation of unique art forms be the same for arts historically practiced by Amerindian populations as for arts having comparable cultural importance that are

(B) that funding for the preservation of unique art forms for arts historically practiced by Amerindian populations should be the same as for an art having comparable cultural importance

(C) to fund the preservation of unique art forms the same for arts historically practiced by Amerindians as for arts of comparable cultural importance that are

(D) to fund the preservation of unique art forms the same regardless of whether an art was historically practiced by Amerindians or is one having comparable cultural importance

(E) to fund the preservation of unique art forms as much for arts historically practiced by Amerindians as for an art having comparable cultural importance

eliminate - B, C & D because of subjunctive form, and awkward construction
between A & E - A has comparison and redundant issues

...........for arts historically practiced by Amerindian populations as for arts  having comparable cultural importance that are

incomplete sentence after "as for arts"
E is better to me

milanrajb · Answer

I feel D is the answer

C - have not heard about the structure "Same X as Y"
E - As X As Y structure need to have X as adjective and Y as noun/ pronoun/ noun phrase.

Hence, chose D, can someone suggest?

ND104 · Answer

We are comparing arts practiced by Amerindian and arts practiced by non-natives.
Proposed that-correct idiom.
same X as Y-correct idiom

Sentence structure - Proposed.... that funding.. be same for art   as for arts

Proposed legislation in Ecuador requires of government organizations  that funding for the preservation of unique art forms be the same for arts historically practiced by Amerindian populations as for arts having comparable cultural importance that are  usually practiced by non-natives.

(A)  that funding  for the preservation of unique art forms be the  same for arts  historically practiced by Amerindian populations  as for arts  having comparable cultural importance that are
  Correct 
 Proposed that- correct idiom, same for X as for Y- correct idiom and parallism 
  arts  having comparable cultural importance  that are  usually practiced by non-natives -
refers correctly to arts, meaning -arts practiced by non-native

(B) that funding for the preservation of unique art forms  for arts  historically practiced by Amerindian populations  should be the same as for an art  having comparable cultural importance 
 should be, with proposed and requires, is incorrect 
  art  having comparable cultural  importance usually practiced  by non-natives -
practiced refers incorrectly to cultural importance, meaning changed to-cultural importance practiced by non-native

(C)  to fund  the preservation of unique art forms  the same for arts  historically practiced by Amerindians  as for arts of  comparable cultural importance that are 
 proposed to-incorrect idiom
arts of comparable cultural importance- awkward, arts having comparable cultural importance is better
 
(D)  to fund  the preservation of unique art forms  the same regardless of whether an art was  historically practiced by Amerindians  or is one having  comparable cultural importance 
 proposed to-incorrect idiom
the same regardless of whether an art was... or is ..- Lengthy, meaning change
 
 comparable cultural  importance usually practiced  by non-natives - SAME ISSUE AS B

(E)  to fund  the preservation of unique art forms  as much for arts  historically practiced by Amerindians  as for an art  having comparable cultural importance
 proposed to-incorrect idiom
as much for arts....as for  arts  > as much for arts....as for  art - better parallism, though check at last 
 comparable cultural  importance usually practiced  by non-natives - SAME ISSUE AS B

Bunuel · Answer

Experts' Global Official Explanation:

Subjunctive Mood + Comparison + Meaning

• The use of the verb “requires” indicates that the subjunctive mood is preferable in this context, and “bossy verb (“requires”) + that + something be done” is a correct, subjunctive usage. 
• Any elements joined by a conjunction (“or” in this sentence) must be parallel.

A. Correct.  This answer choice maintains the correct subjunctive mood construction “bossy verb (“requires”) + that + something be done (funding be the same)”. Further, Option A maintains parallelism between “arts historically practiced by Amerindian populations” and “arts having comparable cultural importance that are usually practiced by non-natives”.

B. This answer choice fails to maintain a correct subjunctive mood structure, as it uses the construction “funding for the preservation…should be the same” rather than the appropriate construction “something be done (“funding for the preservation…be the same”)”; please note that the use of the verb “requires” indicates that the subjunctive mood is preferable in this context, and “bossy verb (“requires”) + that + something be done” is a correct, subjunctive usage.

C. Trap. This answer choice fails to maintain a correct subjunctive mood structure, as it omits the word “that” and uses the construction “to fund…the same” rather than the appropriate construction “something be done (“funding be the same”)”; please note that the use of the verb “requires” indicates that the subjunctive mood is preferable in this context, and “bossy verb (“requires”) + that + something be done” is a correct, subjunctive usage.

D. This answer choice fails to maintain a correct subjunctive mood structure, as it omits the word “that” and uses the construction “to fund…the same” rather than the appropriate construction “something be done (“funding be the same”)”; please note that the use of the verb “requires” indicates that the subjunctive mood is preferable in this context, and “bossy verb (“requires”) + that + something be done” is a correct, subjunctive usage. Further, Option D fails to maintain parallelism between “an art was historically practiced by Amerindians” and “is one having comparable cultural importance usually practiced by non-natives”; please remember, any elements joined by a conjunction (“or” in this sentence) must be parallel.

E. Trap. This answer choice fails to maintain a correct subjunctive mood structure, as it omits the word “that” and uses the construction “to fund…as much” rather than the appropriate construction “something be done (“funding be the same”)”; please note that the use of the verb “requires” indicates that the subjunctive mood is preferable in this context, and “bossy verb (“requires”) + that + something be done” is a correct, subjunctive usage. Further, Option E fails to maintain parallelism between “arts historically practiced by Amerindians” and “an art having comparable cultural importance usually practiced by non-natives”; please remember, any elements joined by a conjunction (“or” in this sentence) must be parallel.

A is the best answer choice.

Rainman91 · Answer

Instantly eliminate C, D, and E because bossy verb requires "that" not "to". In B, when something is a must, should changes the meaning. So B is out.

DmitryFarberMPrep · Answer

Careful. folks. The mere presence of a "bossy verb" such as "requires" does not make the subjunctive mood necessary or even preferable.

There are plenty of ways to follow up "requires." They just need to be done correctly.

*requires + noun:  "The practice of yoga  requires  a great deal of  patience ."

Notice that this can be used with a modifier that indicates the party on whom the requirement is placed. We have some flexibility in the location of the modifiers:
"Yoga  requires  a great deal of  patience  of its practitioners." 
"Yoga  requires  of its practitioners a great deal of  patience ." (This usage is less common, but perfectly fine if used well.)

Since our question started with "Legislation requires (of organizations)," we could have followed up with a noun, as in the last yoga example above. This wouldn't really work for the sentence at hand. Usually, we'd use this form when the thing required is a whole long phrase. For instance, a sentence could say "Proposed legislation requires of organizations a financial commitment that none but the most well-funded bodies could expect to fulfill."

*requires + (object) + to:  This is a very common, standard construction. You can require someone to do something. So the sentence could easily have said "Proposed legislation requires government organizations to fund the preservation." So the problem with C-E is not "to fund" in itself. Rather, it's the presence of "of" before "government organizations." This turns "organizations" into part of a prepositional modifier rather than the object of the verb "requires."

So in short, we can say "Legislation requires (NOUN) of organizations," "Legislation requires of organizations (NOUN PHRASE), or "Legislation requires organizations TO DO X." We just can't say "Legislation requires OF organizations TO DO X."

Bunuel · Answer

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