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09 Jan 2015, 06:15
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Since China is his favorite country, Marvin hoped that he go on the business trip that his company was sponsoring.
a) hoped that he go
b) was wishing that he be able to go
c) had a wish to be going
d) had great hope of being able for going
e) strongly hoped that he could go
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a) hoped that he go
b) was wishing that he be able to go
c) had a wish to be going
d) had great hope of being able for going
e) strongly hoped that he could go
This question is from GMAT club Ultimate GMAT Grammar book. It's free! Thanks bb.
11 Jan 2015, 12:29
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Because the non-underlined portion says - his company WAS sponsoring....which is past tense....we need to have past tense in the underlined portion too....
a) hoped that he go - that he go is completely wrong tense. It seems to be subjunctive but there is no need of subjunctive verb here....go should be in past tense rather
b) was wishing that he be able to go - un-necessary wordy and wrong tense
c) had a wish to be going - to be going?? - wrong usage again
d) had great hope of being able for going - being able to going....wordy and awkward
e) strongly hoped that he could go - hoped that he COULD go....because of could the interpretation is in the past hence correct....
Hope you understood...
a) hoped that he go - that he go is completely wrong tense. It seems to be subjunctive but there is no need of subjunctive verb here....go should be in past tense rather
b) was wishing that he be able to go - un-necessary wordy and wrong tense
c) had a wish to be going - to be going?? - wrong usage again
d) had great hope of being able for going - being able to going....wordy and awkward
e) strongly hoped that he could go - hoped that he COULD go....because of could the interpretation is in the past hence correct....
Hope you understood...
papahiroshi
11 Jan 2015, 21:43
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I almost didn't want to go with option E because of the word "strongly." Though, the word reconciled with the modifier "favorite" within the opening clause. That's how we know choice E is the correct answer.
