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The globalization of financial-services companies has been a boon to money launders, because of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred to a branch in a more regulated one.
(A) of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred
(B) of allowing the transfer of money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
(C) it allows that money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction is transferred
(D) it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
(E) it allows money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred
(A) of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred
(B) of allowing the transfer of money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
(C) it allows that money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction is transferred
(D) it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
(E) it allows money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred
19 Aug 2017, 11:32
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Solution 1
Any time an underlined portion begins with a preposition - especially if some answer choices contain a preposition and some do not - it's likely that the GMAT is testing IDIOMS.
In option B, ‘because of allowing the transfer’ is unidiomatic.
‘because of’ must be followed by a noun.
The command subjunctive applies only when there is some ‘bossiness’ involved. ‘allow’ is clearly not bossy and we don’t need a bossy word here. Therefore, ‘allows that’ doesn’t make sense.
BECAUSE + OF must be followed by a noun only:
Because of you, I never strayed too far from the sidewalks... (remember that song?)
BECAUSE + [no preposition] will be followed by an action - a clause. Compare these two:
I couldn't play kickball because of my sprained ankle.
I couldn't play kickball because I sprained my ankle.
Since we're discussing the action of allowing the transfer of money, we shouldn't use OF. Eliminate A and B.
D contains a violation of subject-verb agreement: "the transfer of money have been placed..."
Between C and E, we have two different idiomatic structures: ALLOW THAT and ALLOW TO. Both of these could be correct, but in different contexts. Option C is unidiomatic.
Correct structure is –
allow X to do Y – infinitive
Structure of option D is incorrect
It allows X have been … Two verbs with no connector
it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank
ALLOW THAT is not very common in modern English, though it may still be considered correct by some grammarians. It is used primarily in the context of acknowledgment / belief: "I allow that she is very accomplished" = I admit or acknowledge.
If it's used in the context of permission, it must be used in the command subjunctive:
"... it allows that money... BE transferred..." rather than "is transferred." C is therefore incorrect.
ALLOW ___ TO BE ____ is the much more common version of the idiom. (More common versions of idioms are almost always found in correct answers). The correct answer is E.
Any time an underlined portion begins with a preposition - especially if some answer choices contain a preposition and some do not - it's likely that the GMAT is testing IDIOMS.
In option B, ‘because of allowing the transfer’ is unidiomatic.
‘because of’ must be followed by a noun.
The command subjunctive applies only when there is some ‘bossiness’ involved. ‘allow’ is clearly not bossy and we don’t need a bossy word here. Therefore, ‘allows that’ doesn’t make sense.
BECAUSE + OF must be followed by a noun only:
Because of you, I never strayed too far from the sidewalks... (remember that song?)
BECAUSE + [no preposition] will be followed by an action - a clause. Compare these two:
I couldn't play kickball because of my sprained ankle.
I couldn't play kickball because I sprained my ankle.
Since we're discussing the action of allowing the transfer of money, we shouldn't use OF. Eliminate A and B.
D contains a violation of subject-verb agreement: "the transfer of money have been placed..."
Between C and E, we have two different idiomatic structures: ALLOW THAT and ALLOW TO. Both of these could be correct, but in different contexts. Option C is unidiomatic.
Correct structure is –
allow X to do Y – infinitive
Structure of option D is incorrect
It allows X have been … Two verbs with no connector
it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank
ALLOW THAT is not very common in modern English, though it may still be considered correct by some grammarians. It is used primarily in the context of acknowledgment / belief: "I allow that she is very accomplished" = I admit or acknowledge.
If it's used in the context of permission, it must be used in the command subjunctive:
"... it allows that money... BE transferred..." rather than "is transferred." C is therefore incorrect.
ALLOW ___ TO BE ____ is the much more common version of the idiom. (More common versions of idioms are almost always found in correct answers). The correct answer is E.
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The globalization of financial-services companies has been a boon to money launders, because of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred to a branch in a more regulated one.
A. of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred - BECAUSE + OF must be followed by a noun only . Since we're discussing the action of allowing the transfer of money, we shouldn't use OF .
B. of allowing the transfer of money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction - Same as A
C. it allows that money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction is transferred - It is used primarily in the context of acknowledgment/belief: "I allow that she is very accomplished" = I admit or acknowledge.
If it's used in the context of permission, it must be used in the command subjunctive:
"... it allows that money... BE transferred..." rather than "is transferred." C is therefore incorrect.
D. it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction - subject-verb agreement issue - the transfer needs HAS
E. it allows money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred - Correct
Answer E
BECAUSE + [no preposition] will be followed by an action - a clause. Compare these two:
I couldn't play kickball because of my sprained ankle.
I couldn't play kickball because I sprained my ankle.
A. of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred - BECAUSE + OF must be followed by a noun only . Since we're discussing the action of allowing the transfer of money, we shouldn't use OF .
B. of allowing the transfer of money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction - Same as A
C. it allows that money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction is transferred - It is used primarily in the context of acknowledgment/belief: "I allow that she is very accomplished" = I admit or acknowledge.
If it's used in the context of permission, it must be used in the command subjunctive:
"... it allows that money... BE transferred..." rather than "is transferred." C is therefore incorrect.
D. it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction - subject-verb agreement issue - the transfer needs HAS
E. it allows money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred - Correct
Answer E
BECAUSE + [no preposition] will be followed by an action - a clause. Compare these two:
I couldn't play kickball because of my sprained ankle.
I couldn't play kickball because I sprained my ankle.
