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30 Oct 2010, 09:49
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The policy of such operations is not entrapment because according to the text of the article, instead of encouraging the man to commit a crime, the FBI merely provided an opportunity
By GMAT standard is use of instead of incorrect in above sentence? Should the correct sentence be
The policy of such operations is not entrapment because according to the text of the article, rather than encouraging the man to commit a crime, the FBI merely provided an opportunity
By GMAT standard is use of instead of incorrect in above sentence? Should the correct sentence be
The policy of such operations is not entrapment because according to the text of the article, rather than encouraging the man to commit a crime, the FBI merely provided an opportunity
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31 Oct 2010, 17:28
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saxenashobhit,
Yes! Nice catch! By GMAT standards, there are many problems with The Economist, The Financial Times, and other British publications. On the GMAT, we use "rather than" and not "instead of." The reason really has to do with needing to follow the preposition "of" with a noun. That said, I really wouldn't worry about the grammar. Just choose "rather than" when given the choice.
Another difference between GMAT English and commonwealth (British) English is:
Collective nouns (such as those on the list below) must have a singular verb.
Family
Army
Team
Government
Everyone
The family/team/government/ IS big. (not ARE big).
Yes! Nice catch! By GMAT standards, there are many problems with The Economist, The Financial Times, and other British publications. On the GMAT, we use "rather than" and not "instead of." The reason really has to do with needing to follow the preposition "of" with a noun. That said, I really wouldn't worry about the grammar. Just choose "rather than" when given the choice.
Another difference between GMAT English and commonwealth (British) English is:
Collective nouns (such as those on the list below) must have a singular verb.
Family
Army
Team
Government
Everyone
The family/team/government/ IS big. (not ARE big).
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