Section 7 of a bill currently being debated in parliament permits reim

Ans:A
(A) reimbursing municipal and private utilities for the relocation of--correct
(B) reimbursing municipal and private utilities for the relocating of--relocation is better than using the relocating of
(C) giving municipal and private utilities reimbursement for relocating-permits & giving both are not required
(D) giving reimbursement to municipal and private utilities for the relocation of--same as c
(E) the giving of reimbursement to municipal and private utilities for relocating--same as c

Just one confusion:
Here reimbursement is a action/concrete noun.now "reimbursing municipal and private utilities for the relocation of facilities " is the complex gerund right.don't you think an article before reimbursing is required?or in complex gerund article is not necessary..Thanks in advance

"Articles are used to define a noun as specific or unspecific."

Consider the following examples: After the long day, the cup of tea tasted particularly good. By using the article "the", we've shown that it was one specific day that was long and one specific cup of tea that tasted good.

Keeping this in mind, do we need to specify the gerund "reimbursing"?
Consider these examples-
The new law permits swimming at night. If we add an article before "swimming", it would be- The new law permits the swimming at night. I hope you can see the difference between the two simplified sentences and be the judge.

(A) reimbursing municipal and private utilities for the relocation of
looks bit shaky but hang on

(B) reimbursing municipal and private utilities for the relocating of
"for the relocating of" needs to be a simple noun form ,as it's in A.incorrect

(C) giving municipal and private utilities reimbursement for relocating
"giving" is redundant as reimbursement conveys the same meaning

(D) giving reimbursement to municipal and private utilities for the relocation of
same as C

(E) the giving of reimbursement to municipal and private utilities for relocating
"the giving of reimbursement" even worse .
IMO A

yes you are right.Thanks man.It's clear now.

Isnt there a rule which states that a simple gerund (reimbursing) cannot be parallel to an action noun (reimbursement), but only a complex gerund can be? Hence shouldn't it be "permits the reimbursing of municipal...(complex gerund) instead of reimbursing municipal....

In this context, "reimbursing" and "reimbursement" are in separate parts of the sentence rather than together in a list, and they follow two different constructions, "permits" and "does not allow."

So, they don't have to be parallel.

Hello 1potato2potato,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, there is no parallelism marker between "reimbursing" and "reimbursement"; they are not joined by a conjunction or listed together; rather, it is the parallel verb phrases "permits reimbursing municipal...project" and "does not allow reimbursement for...facilities" that are joined by a conjunction ("but" in this case).

We hope this helps.
All the best!
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Expert's Global Official Explanation:

Redundancy/Awkwardness + Modifiers + Meaning

• Any elements joined by a conjunction (“but” in this sentence) must be parallel.

A. Correct. This answer choice maintains parallelism between “permits reimbursing…for the relocation of facilities …” and “does not allow…for the relocation of state level utility facilities”. Further, Option A is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.

B. This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between “permits reimbursing…for the relocating of facilities …” and “does not allow…for the relocation of state level utility facilities”; please remember, any elements joined by a conjunction (“but” in this sentence) must be parallel.

C. This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between “giving… reimbursement for relocating …” and “does not allow…for the relocation of state level utility facilities”; please remember, any elements joined by a conjunction (“but” in this sentence) must be parallel. Further, Option C uses the needlessly wordy phrase “giving municipal and private utilities reimbursement”, leading to awkwardness.

D. Trap. This answer choice uses the redundant phrase “giving reimbursement “, rendering it awkward and needlessly wordy.

E. This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between “permits the giving of reimbursement…” and “does not allow reimbursement for…”; please remember, any elements joined by a conjunction (“but” in this sentence) must be parallel. Further, Option E uses the redundant phrase “giving of reimbursement “, rendering it awkward and needlessly wordy.

A is the best answer choice.

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