The suspect is facing charges that he illegaly published

Question

The suspect is facing charges that he illegaly published telephone credit card numbers,  intending that they be used by other to avoid telephone billings. 

a. 
b. with the intent that of others using them to avoid telephone billings.
c. intending that telephone billings could be avoided by others using them.
d. with the intent of their use by others to avoid telephone billings.
e. with the intent that telephone billings would be avoided by others through their use.

Makky07 · Answer

allycat,

In the underlined portion of the original sentence, does  other  =  others ?

Between A and D, my answer is A.

new1975 · Answer

D, the others in D seems to be better than other in A.

Paul · Answer

A) has a typo. "other" should be "others". It is the option that best conveys the idea in the sentence.

B) "with the intent that of others" is not proper english. "the intent of + (present participle)" is proper form
C) "them" should refer to "telephone credit cards numbers" whereas here, it erroneously refers to "telephone billings". How could you avoid telephone billings by using telephone billings?

D) once again, you have the intent of doing something. "intent of their use" is not proper english
E) "their" at the end erroneously refers to "telephone billings" and is fraught with the same error as in C

D) once again, you have the intent of doing something. "intent of their use" is not proper english E) "their" at the end erroneously refers to "telephone billings" and is fraught with the same error as in C

mirhaque · Answer

another vote for A with qualification: "other" = "others"

The suspect is facing charges that he illegaly published

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