There is no denial that Richard was a great human being

Question

There is  no denial that Richard was  a great human being.

A) no denying that Richard was
B) no deny that Richard was
C) no denial Richard was
D) no denial that Richard is
E) no denial that Richard was

Keerthi666 · Answer

Hi,

I can know the reason why option A is the answer.

Thanks

PTD1995 · Answer

Is someone able to explain this?

ridhiagarwal · Answer

Can someone please explain between A and E?

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aarushisingla · Answer

Can someone explain why D & E are wrong ?

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

There is no denial that Richard was a great human being.

A) no denying that Richard was  Correct. 
B) no deny that Richard was  The "no" is used to state the absence of, or zero number of, something. Hence it should be followed by a noun or a gerund only. "Deny" is a verb. 
C) no denial Richard was  The word "no denial" is followed by the object ie; whatever is not being denied. Hence, the correct idiomatic usage would be "no denial of". 
D) no denial that Richard is  The word "no denial" is followed by the object ie; whatever is not being denied. Hence, the correct idiomatic usage would be "no denial of". 
E) no denial that Richard was  The word "no denial" is followed by the object ie; whatever is not being denied. Hence, the correct idiomatic usage would be "no denial of".

zhanbo · Answer

I thought option A should be the same as the original sentence?

But the original sentence is:There is no denial that Richard was a great human being.
Option A is: There is no denying that Richard was a great human being.

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