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Many legal experts who admit that polygraph testing is not completely accurate nevertheless advocate its expanded use in criminal cases, arguing that perfection in evidence is not and never has been required, neither in science nor in our courts.
A. is not and never has been required, neither in science nor
B. is and has been required not in science nor
C. is not and never has been required, either in science or
D. should not and never has been required, either in science or
E. should and has been required neither in science nor
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A. is not and never has been required, neither in science nor
B. is and has been required not in science nor
C. is not and never has been required, either in science or
D. should not and never has been required, either in science or
E. should and has been required neither in science nor
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31 May 2020, 10:57
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B is incorrect: Evidence is and has been required (opposite meaning). 'Neither' is missing
D is incorrect. It reads 'Evidence Should not required and never has been required'. Moreover, should implies moral obligation and that is not the intended meaning
E Incorrect for same reasons as B and D
A and C are close. I googled it.
Neither indicates that the two ideas are linked together. It’s kind of like a negative conjunction. But if you use neither, then make sure your sentence does not have any other negatives preceding it. If you prefer to use a negative, then you want to use either.
Jay had seen neither the snake nor the wasp’s nest on the next tree, and was preparing to stake his tarp in that less-than-safe location.
Jay had not seen either the snake or the wasp’s nest on the next tree, and was preparing to stake his tarp in that less-than-safe location.
Source: https://thewritepractice.com/how-to-use ... correctly/
C is the best choice.
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Here's the official explanation provided by the GMAC for this question:
This sentence reports some reasoning used by certain legal experts in defense of expanded uses of polygraph testing. These experts claim that such testing need not provide perfectly accurate evidence because: (1) perfection in evidence is not required in the courts, (2) perfection in evidence is not required in science, (3) perfection in evidence has never been required in the courts, and (4) perfection in evidence has never been required in science. All these relationships can be expressed concisely in a single complex phrase using negation and either/or or neither/nor constructions. Answer choice C uses correct grammar and standardly idiomatic relationships between not and either/or.
Option A: The construction is not ... neither is ungrammatical. This sequence of words could make sense if neither in science nor in our courts is interpreted as an afterthought appended to the preceding phrase for emphasis. But if it is intended in that way, a dash instead of a comma would make the function of the phrase clearer: perfection of evidence is not and never has been required—neither in science nor in our courts.
Option B: The construction is and has been required not ... nor is ungrammatical.
Option C: Correct.This is grammatically correct and uses the either/or structure correctly.
Option D: In this structure, the auxiliary verb phrase should not stands alone and thus makes no sense. To convey the intended meaning, it needs to be complemented by another verb or verbal construction that could grammatically precede required, such as be or have been.
Option E: In this structure, the auxiliary verb should stands alone and thus makes no sense. To convey the intended meaning, it needs to be complemented by another verb or verbal construction that could grammatically precede required, such as be.
The correct answer is C.
Please note that I'm not the author of this explanation. I'm just posting it here since I believe it can help the community.
This sentence reports some reasoning used by certain legal experts in defense of expanded uses of polygraph testing. These experts claim that such testing need not provide perfectly accurate evidence because: (1) perfection in evidence is not required in the courts, (2) perfection in evidence is not required in science, (3) perfection in evidence has never been required in the courts, and (4) perfection in evidence has never been required in science. All these relationships can be expressed concisely in a single complex phrase using negation and either/or or neither/nor constructions. Answer choice C uses correct grammar and standardly idiomatic relationships between not and either/or.
Option A: The construction is not ... neither is ungrammatical. This sequence of words could make sense if neither in science nor in our courts is interpreted as an afterthought appended to the preceding phrase for emphasis. But if it is intended in that way, a dash instead of a comma would make the function of the phrase clearer: perfection of evidence is not and never has been required—neither in science nor in our courts.
Option B: The construction is and has been required not ... nor is ungrammatical.
Option C: Correct.This is grammatically correct and uses the either/or structure correctly.
Option D: In this structure, the auxiliary verb phrase should not stands alone and thus makes no sense. To convey the intended meaning, it needs to be complemented by another verb or verbal construction that could grammatically precede required, such as be or have been.
Option E: In this structure, the auxiliary verb should stands alone and thus makes no sense. To convey the intended meaning, it needs to be complemented by another verb or verbal construction that could grammatically precede required, such as be.
The correct answer is C.
Please note that I'm not the author of this explanation. I'm just posting it here since I believe it can help the community.
