Pack 10 Q4: The city of Fort Myers had long been expected...

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The city of Fort Myers had long been expected to announce funding to its STARS Complex, but city officials just recently announced that the city will fund the recreational complex with $310,000 next  year, but only if other programs, including Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were to redirect their funding  by more than $130,000.

A. year, but only if other programs including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were to redirect their funding
B. year, but only if the funding of other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, is redirected
C. year only if the funding of other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, would be redirected
D. year only if other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were redirecting funding
E. year only if other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, trim output

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PS17198 · Answer

A, B : Redundancy. ( but --only if)
C- seems correct.
D : were is incorrect
E : no discussion of trimming output.

sauravleo123 · Answer

The city of Fort Myers had long been expected to announce funding to its STARS Complex, but city officials just recently announced that the city will fund the recreational complex with $310,000 next year, but only if other programs, including Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were to redirect their funding by more than $130,000.

A. year, but only if other programs including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were to redirect their funding
B. year, but only if the funding of other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, is redirected
C. year only if the funding of other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, would be redirected
D. year only if other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were redirecting funding
E. year only if other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, trim output

A. If clause has to be in present tense, because the other part uses future tense. Using an additional but before if distorts the meaning.
B. Same errors as in A.
C. Here the error of using an additional but has been removed, but use of would is incorrect.
D. Were redirecting funding is incorrect.
E. Correct. 
This question is based on a similar version from the official guide.
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jrk23 · Answer

Here if... than condition is used, if we read the sentence thoroughly...
 
statement after "only if...." is the if condition of the sentence.....and statement that is announced is the than statement of that if clause.

If we will see the non underline portion of the sentence or"than statement " of if...than .... we found "will"

So in conditional tense use of will is followed whenever we have simple present in the if clause.

Also, the use of "but" twice in sentence doesn't make sense. try to read it and you will find no contrast there in the second use of but.

On the basis of that we can eliminate- "a" and "b" choices

from the rest three choices i.e. among "c,d and e"

we can use the logic mentioned above.

So "E" is the correct answer.

Lets wait for the official answer

h31337u · Answer

The city of Fort Myers had long been expected to announce funding to its STARS Complex, but city officials just recently announced that the city will fund the recreational complex with $310,000 next year, but only if other programs, including Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were to redirect their funding by more than $130,000.

A. year, but only if other programs including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were to redirect their funding
 --> this is a conditional case. "will" and "is" is a correct match. 
--> also putting "," in front of "but" create a meaning distortion and sentence fragment.

B. year, but only if the funding of other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, is redirected
 --> also putting "," in front of "but" create a meaning distortion and sentence fragment.

C. year only if the funding of other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, would be redirected
 --> "would" and "will" can't go together. wrong.

D. year only if other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were redirecting funding
 --> "were" is wrong as it should be singular. 
--> also "were" and "will" can't go together. 
--> also "other programs" can't redirect funding
--> "redirect" needs an object.

E. year only if other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, trim output
 --> correct
 
 The correct answer is "E"

thenikhilseth · Answer

My choice is E option . 1 ) Between 'Only If' and 'But Only If' , I think 'Only If' is preferred . EMPOWERgmatVerbal , Please shed some light here

Eliminate A and B 2) Now many people might think that it is subjunctive mood, but it is Not. It is not a hypothetical situation, instead it is an Conditional Statement. So the use of Future verb - Present verb should be the priority. C- Incorrect ( Will, Would) D- Incorrect ( Will, Were) A. year, but only if other programs including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were to redirect their funding B. year, but only if the funding of other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, is redirected C. year only if the funding of other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, would be redirected D. year only if other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were redirecting funding E. year only if other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, trim output - CORRECT

aggvipul · Answer

That's a classy example of "if then" construction.
Rule:
If X then Y
Allowed construction: 
X- present tense -> Y- simple present or simple future
X- past tense -> Y- simple past or would verb form
X- past perfect -> Y- would have verb form

Types of If then construction:
1. If i/p, then o/p
2. if i/p, o/p
3. o/p, if i/p

Conditional would- used to present the expected future actions, assumptions, hypothetical conditions etc.

Going by above rules, 
here the "o/p, if i/p" construction is used

"that the city  will fund  the recreational complex with $310,000 next year only if the funding of other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida,  would be  redirected
hence C is the right answer

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Official Explanation

The city of Fort Myers had long been expected to announce funding to its STARS Complex, but city officials just recently announced that the city will fund the recreational complex with $310,000 next  year, but only if other programs, including Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were to redirect their funding  by more than $130,000.

A.  year, but only if  other programs  including  The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida,  were to redirect their funding 
B.  year, but only if  the funding of other programs , which include  The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida,  is redirected 
C.  year only if  the funding of other programs , including  The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida,  would be redirected 
D.  year only if  other programs , which include  The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida,  were redirecting funding  
 E.  year only if  other programs , including  The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida,  trim output

After a quick glance over the options, a few key differences jump out:
 1. ...year, but only if / year only if
2. ...including / which include
3. ...were to redirect their funding / is redirected / would be redirected / were redirecting funding / trim output

This sentence has several issues to consider, so let’s start with an easy either/or split in #1: but only if vs. only if.  Using “but only if” repeats the conjunction “but,” used earlier in the sentence. Generally, the same conjunction should not be repeated. Let’s see which options handle this correctly, and eliminate those that don’t:

A.  year, but only  if other programs including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were to redirect their funding
B.  year, but only  if the funding of other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, is redirected
C.  year only  if the funding of other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, would be redirected
D.  year only  if other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were redirecting funding
E.  year only  if other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, trim output

We can eliminate options A & B because they repeat conjunctions, which is a no-no on the GMAT.

Now that we have it narrowed down to 3 choices, let’s move on.  The next issue is the use of the verb “include” versus the preposition “including.”  We need to make sure the meaning is clear and that the verb “include” agrees with the noun it’s referring to:

C. year only if the funding of other programs , including  The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, would be redirected →  OKAY 
D. year only if other programs , which include  The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, were redirecting funding →  WRONG 
 (This is  INCORRECT  because the verb “include” is plural, but what it’s referring to (The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida) is singular.) 
E. year only if other programs , including  The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, trim output →  OKAY

We can eliminate option D because the verb “include” doesn’t agree with the noun it’s attached to.

Finally, the form of the verb “redirect” needs examination.  Differences within the text are highlighted, and we’ve also included the end of the non-underlined portion to clearly see the problem:

D. year only if other programs, which include The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida,  were redirecting  funding by more than $130,000.
This is  INCORRECT . “Were redirecting” uses past tense instead of present or future like the rest of the sentence.

E. year only if other programs, including The Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida,  trim output  by more than $130,000.
This is  CORRECT . It doesn’t repeat conjunctions, the preposition “including” works, and it keeps the last verb in present tense.

There you have it - option E is the correct choice!

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

You were really close, PS17198 ! Check out the official explanation in the comments for more details.

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done, sauravleo123 ! You cracked the code on this one! And yes, these are all meant to be similar to the questions you might find in the Official Guide - we're just giving you more chances to practice identifying and solving each type of question!

Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done, jrk23 ! You cracked the code on this one! Make sure that when you discuss "if...then" statements that you use then, not than, so readers don't get confused.

Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done,  h31337u ! You cracked the code on this one! Can't wait to see more explanations from you in future questions! Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done, thenikhilseth ! You cracked the code on another question! Check out the official explanation in the comments for more details on the "only if/but only if" split.

Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

You were on the right track, aggvipul ! Check out the official explanation in the comments to see how to tackle this type of question better next time.

Amandhanani2627 · Answer

i dont think "trim output" makes any sense rather something like "trim input" or "were to redirect" would make sense here

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