SC - Kremlin

Question

I hate it when some of the answer choices are very close to each other :evil:
Makes life tough for people for whom English is not the native language


The eventual departure of Brezhnev   undoubtedly will touch off a Byzantine struggle for obtaining power inside the Kremlin.   

 

Answer Choices : 

(A) undoubtedly will touch-off a Byzantine struggle for obtaining power inside the Kremlin. 
(B) has undoubtedly touched off a Bynantine struggle for power inside the Kremlin. 
(C) undoubtedly will touch off a Byzantine struggle for power within the Kremlin. 
(D) undoubtedly will have touched off a Byzantine struggle for power inside the Kremlin. 
(E) undoubtedly will touch off a Byzantine struggle for power inside the Kremlin.

kripalkavi · Answer

Give me C! 

1.  eventually  is used - so I guess the tense should be  future . B, D out
2. A - the hyphen looks pretty dubious
3.  within  sounds better than  inside . Sorry for not providing a 'real' explanation for this one - E out.

AimHigher · Answer

B and D are out as they have incorrect tense

struggle for obtaining power vs struggle for power

both convey the same meaning so choose the concise version

within vs inside

In this case within somehow goes well with then sentence

terp26 · Answer

C as well


B & D wrong tense

within vs inside

I agree with above posters, within sounds better

I am not sure why, inside to me sounds like they are struggling inside the physical location of the building, within projects the sense of the Kremlin not just as a physical building but as an insitution of power 

But don't hold me to that explanation. I am not sure if it is right, just the way I perceived it.

tsaditya · Answer

the verb has to be 'will' as it talks about the eventual departure

within the kremlin is more idiomatic than inside

So answer is (C)

Caas · Answer

within Kremlin doesn't sound good for me
I chose E

wudy · Answer

C or E, I am lost... :getout

Anyway, vote C for 50%.

defenestrate · Answer

It would have to be "within" the Kremlin, becasue the sentence is refering to Kremlin as a structure not the actual building. Since I live a couple of blocks from the Kremlin, I think it would be funny to have a fight inside the Kremlin...this would mean within its actual walls.

senthilnhpc · Answer

Since the "things" discussed are in kremlin (not anything outside), within seems to b appropriate.
pl correct if i m wrong

senthilnhpc · Answer

Since the "things" discussed are in kremlin (not anything outside), within seems to b appropriate.
pl correct if i m wrong

surbab · Answer

I vote for E, as "inside" could be a better option than within

Caas · Answer

whithin or inside? Cheerio, what is the OA?

Notmykind · Answer

Inside and within has the same meaning but i will chose inside in the given context. AS inside gel well with power like insider trading. Within connates boundries.

Amardeep Sharma · Answer

I will choose inside in this case E!

regards,

Amardeep

faifai0714 · Answer

Is the word "Kremlin" referring to a location or a building?

Can we say "within a location"?

If is is true, 

I would choose C.

sphinx · Answer

I'll go with E.
 Between C and E, I went ahead and chose E bcos it is a struggle for power. It is not within Kremlin, inside/within refers to struggle.

GMAThopeful · Answer

OA is E. 

OE : 'obtaining' is redundant and between within and inside, inside is appropriate in this case. Hence (E)

faifai0714 · Answer

How do you distinguish the difference between within and inside?

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