SC 55 - 7..Akamai pls comment

Question

hey all

I found these really tough. Kindly explain your choice...answers to follow.

Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950тАЩs and early 1960тАЩs that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization {{would gradually undermine it}}, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.

(A) would gradually undermine it
(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity
(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity
(E) gradually undermining it


for this one, i would like to know ...when is it NOT ok to use "IT"

9. In a leveraged buyout, investors borrow huge sums of money to buy companies, hoping to pay off the debt {{by using the companyтАЩs earnings and to profit richly by the later resale of the companies or their divisions.}}

(A) by using the companyтАЩs earnings and to profit
(B) by using the companiesтАЩ earnings and by profiting
(C) using the companiesтАЩ earnings and profiting
(D) with the companyтАЩs earnings, profiting
(E) with the companiesтАЩ earnings and to profit



thanks 
praetorian

JP · Answer

(1) looks like (A) to me, though no choice is beautiful because the clause in question does not begin with a relative pronoun (i.e., "that").

(9) should be (B) to achieve parallel construction. Where is the "IT"?

bono · Answer

vote for (A) (C) think that "using... and profiting" sound better :roll:

AkamaiBrah · Answer

For #2, I prefer E. The LBO firms are hoping: 1) to pay off the debt with the companies' earnings; and 2) to profit richly by the later resale of teh comapanies...". 

Debt is payed off WITH money and E has the proper parallel structure. 

"Bill bought the puppy with his allowance money"
"Bill bought the puppy by using his allowance money"

MartinMag · Answer

In numer 1) A and C seem the best ones to me. I choose C because "IT" doesn't feel right... but i'm not a native speaker so don't mind my feelings on this :wink:

If someone could show some light on the "IT" thing it would be appreciated. I number 2) I choose E.

bono · Answer

2 AkamaiBrah Got it! Thanks! :wink:

Praetorian · Answer

For 2 , E is Correct answer...Thanks for the rule.

For 1. A is the correct answer...Akamai....Please explain what grammatical rule works here...or is it idiomatic..


Thanks
praetorian

GMATT73 · Answer

1. A "predicted the process of s-thing would do s-thing else~"
2. E (remembered from my error log) - debt is paid off with~

karlfurt · Answer

D & E...

Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950â€™s and early 1960â€™s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance. 

(A) would gradually undermine it 
out - it undefined
(B) to be a gradual undermining of it 
out- akward
(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity 
out -worse than B
(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity 
OK - predicted X to + verb + object
(E) gradually undermining it 
out- it undefined

9. In a leveraged buyout, investors borrow huge sums of money to buy companies, hoping to pay off the debt by using the companyâ€™s earnings and to profit richly by the later resale of the companies or their divisions.

they hope to pay off the debt AND to profit

(A) by using the companyâ€™s earnings and to profit 
out - hoping to pay off by X and to profit Y correct but company sing incorrect
(B) by using the companiesâ€™ earnings and by profiting 
out - hoping to pay off by X and to profit Y
(C) using the companiesâ€™ earnings and profiting 
out- incorrect : pay off profiting
(D) with the companyâ€™s earnings, profiting 
out - hoping ot pay off profiting...
(E) with the companiesâ€™ earnings and to profit 
ok - hoping to pay off by X and to profit Y correct, companies plural correct

sangarelli · Answer

I go for (D) and (E) too.
(D) uses ethnicity in the first clause.
(E) maintains parallelism

FN · Answer

1) A is correct...predicted taht X/Y would...we need would here...A is correct..
2) E is correct...

haas_mba07 · Answer

1. (A) would gradually undermine it 

Switching the order makes more sense of the "it"... 

 Ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance, contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950â€™s and early 1960â€™s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization {{would gradually undermine it}}.  


2. Usage "pay off debt with" 
And you do something "to profit"..

Therefore E.

kevincan · Answer

Double E

For the first one. we can say predict (noun) or predict that (Subject Verb)

 not  predict (object) to (verb).

u2lover · Answer

A in this question we need a verb UNDERMINE that would refer to modernization and ?-tion... So, A and D left.... D has a problem with split infinitive, so it's out.

E... TO BUY and TO PROFIT... ||

rahulgoyal1986 · Answer

Got it thanks :-D

SC 55 - 7..Akamai pls comment

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards