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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   06 Aug 2016, 20:42
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1. No. One can’t take the antecedence rule that rigidly. As may be seen, the antecedent always precedes the pronoun. However, in Choice D, the pronoun is starting a sentence. Obviously, we cannot have an antecedent. Can we therefore logically claim that all sentences that start with a pronoun are wrong? That is why we have to say that a pronoun must have either an antecedent or a postcedent, meaning that the referred noun appears later in the clause.

2. Again, there is a factor known as placeholder pronouns. Some pronouns that are used to start a sentence sometimes serve the purpose of filling up the flow of the clause, without any real value. This is an accepted norm in formal English.
Consider the following. It was reported in the TV that India would have sumptuous rains this year. – Here the word it has no particular antecedent or postcedent. Still, it is not a faulty sentence.
Another example will be: it is polled that the controversial presidential candidate is losing ground due to his antics in public platforms. What is the 'it' standing for? It has neither antecedence nor postcedence.

Similarly, the 'it' in choice D is a placeholder it. However, when the same pronoun is used in the middle of the sentence or at the end, then one has to be careful. The second it mostly will be required to have some reference in the form of a noun, either in the front or in the back.
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2016, 22:26
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That //that used as pronoun and refers to the line "educators...."
    educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
can hardly be said
that it is their fault : //that used as a connector. "it" refers to the line "educators...."
Alvin Toffler,
    one of the most prominent students of the future,
did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock,
    published in 1970

(A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault
- do not find any big issues other than sounding awkward and using too many pronouns
(B) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault
- simplified sentence "That... can hardly be said to be at fault", "at" should be "their" in this context for the correct meaning
(C) It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
– changes meaning, puts onus on educators to anticipate the impact which is incorrect
(D) It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
- Concise. Only one pronoun "it" used
(E) The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said.
– changes meaning from “hardly (not) being at fault” to “responsible for being at fault”

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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2018, 05:26
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That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault: Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970.

(A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault --
Marty Murray's explanation -->

That Jim did not know how to skate became quickly apparent.

That Jim did not know how to skate is a noun clause and is subject of the sentence.

So in the original version, That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology is the subject, and can hardly be said is the verb.

So the original would be a well constructed sentence except for the fact that after the verb there is an issue. said that it is their fault does not make sense. The point is not that there is someone who said that it is their fault. The point is that that educators have not anticipated the impact can hardly be SAID TO BE their fault.

(B) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault --meaning changed -- we don't know who is at fault

(C) It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology -- does the usage of educators who changes the meaning here by reducing educators to a subset

(D) It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology

(E) The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said -If we replaced the full noun again with "this fact," the sentence would read: "This fact can hardly be said." This meaning is unclear. The focus is not that this fact literally can't be said; the focus is that there are no grounds for saying the educators are at fault.



AjiteshArun , GMATNinja , egmat , sayantanc2k , DmitryFarber , MagooshExpert , mikemcgarry , daagh -- please enlighten

1. In option C , does the usage of educators who changes the meaning here by reducing educators to a subset ?
2. Placeholders pronouns -
In option C , each instance of IT acts as a placeholder ?
It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology

Can you please provide some guidelines for placeholder pronoun ? I think only the word IT can act as a placeholder ?
Placeholders always start a clause ?
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   05 Jan 2021, 05:34
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Could you share your process of elimination, sir?
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   26 May 2021, 10:41
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   17 Jul 2022, 04:34
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Hi, can an expert clear my doubt regarding the joining of two ICs.
I always thought that either FANBOYS or ";" could be used to join two ICs. However, here in option D two ICs are being joined by ":". Is that also acceptable on the GMAT?


Hello sv2023,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, the colon - ":" - can be used to join two independent clauses, when the second explains or illustrates the first.

We hope this finds you well.
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   03 May 2013, 07:56
That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault : Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970


(A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault
(B)That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault
(C)It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
(D)It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
(E)The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said.


HI all i am opening this thread again because i dint got the previous explanation quite convincing....so will request the experts also to share their thoughts.

as per my understanding i was able to eliminate A ,B but was stuck in C D E...
Please suggest.

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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   08 Mar 2014, 15:13
Hi experts,

I understand that opening sentence is Dependent clause followed by ";", followed by Independent clause and we need to somehow convert dependent clause to independent clause.

Can you please explain why each of the answer choices are wrong here ? Especially what is the difference between C and D
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   10 Mar 2014, 03:36
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Hi experts,

I understand that opening sentence is Dependent clause followed by ";", followed by Independent clause and we need to somehow convert dependent clause to independent clause.

Can you please explain why each of the answer choices are wrong here ? Especially what is the difference between C and D


Hi there,

Before we respond to your question, we would like to see your analysis of this question. This way, we can give you a more effective response based on your understanding of the question. Please attempt an analysis based on the three-step process.

I look forward to your response. :)

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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   20 Feb 2016, 00:09
Request the moderators from egmat or OptimusPrep help understand the logic for eliminating C.
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   23 Mar 2016, 07:06
But I thought the present perfect tense should be used here. The action 'anticipate' occurred in the past, furthermore, the sentence has one of the example which also occurred in the past.

Pls help. I always have problem understanding questions regarding tenses.
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   30 Mar 2016, 08:59
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gianghoang217 wrote:
But I thought the present perfect tense should be used here. The action 'anticipate' occurred in the past, furthermore, the sentence has one of the example which also occurred in the past.

Pls help. I always have problem understanding questions regarding tenses.


As you have anticipated, the usage of present perfect for "anticipate" would be correct. However the options (A, B and C) using present perfect have other serious grammatical issues.

In option D, using simple present for the verb "are" is correct since the educators are still at fault - the fact is a general truth.


Thank you very much. Per my understanding, we should eliminate other serious grammar mistakes first and left the tenses for last, is it right? I often see the grammar mistake to be very hard to recognize.
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   01 Apr 2016, 11:28
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sayantanc2k wrote:
gianghoang217 wrote:
But I thought the present perfect tense should be used here. The action 'anticipate' occurred in the past, furthermore, the sentence has one of the example which also occurred in the past.

Pls help. I always have problem understanding questions regarding tenses.


As you have anticipated, the usage of present perfect for "anticipate" would be correct. However the options (A, B and C) using present perfect have other serious grammatical issues.

In option D, using simple present for the verb "are" is correct since the educators are still at fault - the fact is a general truth.


Thank you very much. Per my understanding, we should eliminate other serious grammar mistakes first and left the tenses for last, is it right? I often see the grammar mistake to be very hard to recognize.


Tense errors are serious grammatical mistakes - it would not be appropriate to prioritize them low. Have you tried to understand the tense issues using a time line? The timeline approach helps clarify the concept of tense.
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   06 Aug 2016, 05:39
HI ... I just have a quick question -
Answer D does seem right although one of the grammar rules I learnt was that a pronoun always needs an antecedent. In answer D, the pronoun 'It' has no antecedent.

What am I missing? Please help.

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(D) It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology



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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   01 Nov 2017, 14:06
Its a silly question but can someone tell me what does "it" refer to in option d?
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   26 Sep 2018, 08:12
Had

Option (A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault

been

(A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault,

was it correct?
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   26 Sep 2018, 20:32
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Had

Option (A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault

been

(A) That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault,

was it correct?
No. We cannot say X can hardly be said their fault. This is because can be said is passive, and the thing that is being said (or not said) has already been mentioned (X).

We cannot say X. (active)
X cannot be said. (passive)

X cannot be said Y. (wrong)
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   20 Nov 2018, 01:19
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When I review this question with students, I find the best way to think about it is to think of the following structure as an idiom:

"It's surprising that __________"

"It can hardly be said that ________"

"It's unfortunate but true that __________"

This construction is a particular type of English idiom that's used to avoid putting a very long, complicated clause at the beginning of a sentence. Given the choice, most of us native English speakers should prefer (1) to (2) below:

(1) It's unfortunate that Jordan and Lee unexpectedly divorced after five seemingly happy years of marriage. - Good
(2) That Jordan and Lee unexpectedly divorced after five seemingly happy years of marriage is unfortunate. - Weird

You might want to cross off (1) because the 'it' doesn't seem to refer to anything. However, that's because in this particular idiom, there's a 'hollow it' that doesn't refer to anything at all, and that's okay. The 'hollow it' shows up in other English sentences too, like "It's raining" or "It's going to be beautiful outside today."

Really, what I think is being tested in options (A) and (B) is whether you recognize the 'it can hardly be said that ______' idiom, and whether you know that it's better to keep an idiom in its normal form than to move the bits around.

Hm.... as a non-native speaker, I really want to ask what does "can hardly be said " mean??
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2019, 20:18
That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault: Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970.

Hi experts,

In my opinion the given question is wrong because the first sentence is followed by ':' instead of ';'.

Please tell me, whether I am correct, If not, please tell me why.
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Re: That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2019, 22:38
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That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault: Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970.

Hi experts,

In my opinion the given question is wrong because the first sentence is followed by ':' instead of ';'.

Please tell me, whether I am correct, If not, please tell me why.
It's okay to put a colon between two clauses when the second explains the first (a colon can be used in other ways as well). In this case the second clause is explaining the first. It tells us why we cannot blame educators for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology.
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