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Re: The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in th [#permalink] New post   23 May 2020, 09:03
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The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in the highest populated districts, with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools.

A) with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools

(B) with the objective to decisively decrease the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education

(C) decisively with the objective to decrease voicing of general unhappiness by the students with the school’s education

(D) in a decisive attempt to reduce the number of students that ends up voicing general unhappiness with the schools’ education

(E) with the decisive objective of decreasing the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education





A) with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools
- You would want to decrease the number of students and not students. Also the with after comma relates the entire clause incorrectly to "districts". It sounds like this is the whole objective of "districts" rather than the education board - Incorrect

(B) with the objective to decisively decrease the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education
Again the with error - Incorrect

(C) decisively with the objective to decrease voicing of general unhappiness by the students with the school’s education
This option changes the meaning. You don't want to reduce the voicing of unhappiness (which means discouraging students to voice their opinions). You want to reduce that number as a whole

(D) in a decisive attempt to reduce the number of students that ends up voicing general unhappiness with the schools’ education
Here is a subject verb agreement that is confusing. Should it be the number of students that end up , because it must be the number (of students that end up voicing ___ ) OR the number (of students) that ends up voicing ___ ? 'that ends up' here agrees with "the number" and not "students". - Correct

(E) with the decisive objective of decreasing the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education
Again the with error - Incorrect
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Re: The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in th [#permalink] New post   23 May 2020, 10:01
The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in the highest populated districts, with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools.

A) with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools :-Incorrect, decreasing the students is wrong - number should be decreased not student

(B) with the objective to decisively decrease the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education :-[color=#ff0000]wrong, decisively should modify objective not decrease[/color]

(C) decisively with the objective to decrease voicing of general unhappiness by the students with the school’s education :- meaning Error

(D) in a decisive attempt to reduce the number of students that ends up voicing general unhappiness with the schools’ education :-SV error- ends is wrong

(E) with the decisive objective of decreasing the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education :-correct
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Re: The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in th [#permalink] New post   23 May 2020, 10:54
The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in the highest populated districts, with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools.

A) with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools
Decreasing the students is wrong: Number of students- correct , Also phrase with the education in the schools is wordy


(B) with the objective to decisively decrease the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education
decisively here is altering students where as correct meaning it should alter objective
(C) decisively with the objective to decrease voicing of general unhappiness by the students with the school’s education
voicing of -- unidiomatic
(D) in a decisive attempt to reduce the number of students that ends up voicing general unhappiness with the schools’ education
here that alters students which is not correct form, Who should be used
(E) with the decisive objective of decreasing the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education
Correct :

IMO E
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Re: The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in th [#permalink] New post   23 May 2020, 11:14
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That cannot be used for students. decreasing "number of students"
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Re: The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in th [#permalink] New post   23 May 2020, 15:15
The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in the highest populated districts, with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools.

A) with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools

(B) with the objective to decisively decrease the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education

(C) decisively with the objective to decrease voicing of general unhappiness by the students with the school’s education

(D) in a decisive attempt to reduce the number of students that ends up voicing general unhappiness with the schools’ education

(E) with the decisive objective of decreasing the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education

Firstly, in decisive objective, decisive is used to modify objective. Change the position of modifier would change the meaning. B/C can be eliminated.
Secondly, consider what can be decreasing: the number of students or students themselves. Then A/D should be eliminated.
The answer is E
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Re: The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in th [#permalink] New post   23 May 2020, 18:53
The state board of education has directed assessments of schools in the highest populated districts, with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools.

A) with the decisive objective of decreasing the students who voice general unhappiness with the education in the schools - We are not attempting to decrease the students who express unhappiness, instead the number of such students. Incorrect formation of sentence.

(B) with the objective to decisively decrease the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education - The placement of decisive here is incorrect. Moreover, with the objective to is incorrect.

(C) decisively with the objective to decrease voicing of general unhappiness by the students with the school’s education - The attempt is not to decrease the voicing of general unhappiness, instead to decrease the number of students who are unhappy. This changes the meaning of the sentence.

(D) in a decisive attempt to reduce the number of students that ends up voicing general unhappiness with the schools’ education - The S/V Agreement here is wrong, the verb should end up.

(E) with the decisive objective of decreasing the number of students who voice general unhappiness with the schools’ education. - Correct
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