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16 Dec 2015, 02:50
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Hello,
I am not sure about the proper usage of the auxiliary verb "should". I read that it is used to express moral obligation and not f.e. to express likelihood or conditions.
However, in a CAT I answered the following question:
By applying optimization techniques commonly used to plan operations, it is possible to determine how much effort ought to be devoted to each of a company’s products in order to meet its goals in both the short and long terms.
Correct answer: a company’s managers can determine how much effort should be dedicated to each of the company’s products in order to meet its short and long term goals
Is "should" properly used here? It is definitely not a moral obligation that is described in the sentence above...
Thank you very much in advance.
I am not sure about the proper usage of the auxiliary verb "should". I read that it is used to express moral obligation and not f.e. to express likelihood or conditions.
However, in a CAT I answered the following question:
By applying optimization techniques commonly used to plan operations, it is possible to determine how much effort ought to be devoted to each of a company’s products in order to meet its goals in both the short and long terms.
Correct answer: a company’s managers can determine how much effort should be dedicated to each of the company’s products in order to meet its short and long term goals
Is "should" properly used here? It is definitely not a moral obligation that is described in the sentence above...
Thank you very much in advance.
16 Dec 2015, 12:29
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Hi Lauch,
When posting an SC prompt, you should post all 5 answers choices. You will likely get more of a response if you post it in the SC sub-Forum here:
gmat-sentence-correction-sc-138/
Since most SC prompts on Test Day are based on 2-4 grammar rules, It's likely that there were OTHER grammar rules that you could have focused on to get to the correct answer (and avoided having to 'debate' whether the word 'should' was correctly used or not).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
When posting an SC prompt, you should post all 5 answers choices. You will likely get more of a response if you post it in the SC sub-Forum here:
gmat-sentence-correction-sc-138/
Since most SC prompts on Test Day are based on 2-4 grammar rules, It's likely that there were OTHER grammar rules that you could have focused on to get to the correct answer (and avoided having to 'debate' whether the word 'should' was correctly used or not).
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
20 Dec 2015, 08:03
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Hey Rich,
I've only used the question as an example. This thread should (:P) be not about the particular question but about the proper usage of "should" in general.
I'll follow your advice and repost it in the SC section, thank you. I chose the Experts sub-forum, as I think that many of the users have a problem with this word.
Best wishes
