Under the provisions of the United States Constitution and

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Under the provisions of the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States, the Federal government cannot detain an American citizen indefinitely without cause and is required either to bring charges against the individual being held, in which case he is entitled to a lawyer, or  that the government must release him . 
A) that the government must release him 
B) release him 
C) to proceed in releasing him 
D) the government must release him 
E) they must release him

nusmavrik · Answer

Please quote the source of the question.

Thanks

nusmavrik · Answer

This question is not from the official source. As "him" refers to male.

American constitution is for both male and female.

Please quote the source of the question.

gmatjon · Answer

U see he in not underlined section, it points to the fact that citizen is male.

nusmavrik · Answer

I go with C. Although question doesn't make any sense. Equality my friend is the fundamental of the American constitution. Provisions apply to both male and female. If they apply only to male then probably I will sue :lol:

Correct idiom : either infinitive or infinitive

either to do x or to do y

IMO : C

Correct idiom : either infinitive or infinitive either to do x or to do y IMO : C

iPinnacle · Answer

C for me as well

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papillon86 · Answer

IMO B.

This is a case of parallelisms in idioms.
idiom: either to X or to Y

In a parallel structure involving infinitives, we can avoid the second 'to'.
Eg: I prefer to swim than (to)sail across the ocean

So i assume that it becomes:
'the gvnt is required either to bring charges against... or (to)release him. '

If they had a bettered structured sentence with to....i would have definitely opted for that.

What is the OA/source?

Thanks

nusmavrik · Answer

Don't mess with

either... or

neither.. nor

These are sacred construct. not even an idiom can break them. the second part must religiously follow the first part.

ykaiim · Answer

B.

Though C -  to proceed in releasing him  - is paralle to ...  either to  ..., but B is concise.

In C:  to proceed  in releasing him  
  in releasing him   - in awkward usage.

In B:
release him =   release him.

nusmavrik · Answer

ykaiim

What is the source of the question?

izaidi · Answer

Does anyone know the source of this question. I do not see how B is parallel.

nusmavrik · Answer

Please see this post

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/parallelsim-in-either-or-t8628.html

Thanks

izaidi · Answer

Thanks nusmavrik! I knew they couldnt be parallel!

nusmavrik · Answer

Found another post : sentence-correction-confusing-94684.html#p731590 I think these idioms lock in the words absolutely - no variations allowed whatsoever either or neither nor both......both

ykaiim · Answer

I think the OE can help:

This sentence turns on an idiom: either to x or   y where both x and y must be parallel. The sentence should be:  the Federal government...required either to bring...or   release .

Unfortunately, the current sentence incorrectly reads:  the Federal government...required either to bring...or that the government must release . This is not parallel and is wrong.

The correct sentence structure is:   the Federal government is required either to bring charges against the individual being held, in which case he is entitled to a lawyer, or release him  . Do not be thrown off by  in which case he is entitled to a lawyer , which was inserted simply to make spotting the idiom and parallelism more difficult. The phrase   in which case he is entitled to a lawyer   is merely an elucidation of the preceding idea and is not another item that itself must be parallel.

A) The sentence is not idiomatically correct (i.e., the phrase   the Federal government...is required either to bring...or that the government must release   is not idiomatically correct)

B) The sentence  correctly  uses the idiom either to x or   y

C) Although the sentence follows the correct idiom   either to bring...or to proceed  , the phrase   to proceed in releasing   is not concise and can be replaced by   release

D) The sentence is not idiomatically correct (i.e., the phrase   the Federal government...is required either to bring...or the government must release   is not idiomatically correct)

E) The sentence is not idiomatically correct (i.e., the phrase   the Federal government...is required either to bring...or they must release   is not idiomatically correct); they, which is a plural pronoun, does not agree with the subject   the Federal government  , which is singular

nusmavrik · Answer

Hey ykaiim I appreciate the help. But the second "to" missing is not allowed in this construction. I am quoting this from the gmat manhattan instructor Source : https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/par ... t8628.html

ykaiim · Answer

Yes, I see that from Ron.

But, I think this OA is correct, as per the explaiantions.

Under the provisions of the United States Constitution and

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