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Updated on: 10 Feb 2014, 22:13
Originally posted by guerrero25 on 10 Feb 2014, 05:53.
Last edited by guerrero25 on 10 Feb 2014, 22:13, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by guerrero25 on 10 Feb 2014, 22:13, edited 1 time in total.
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At the press conference, the CEO denied in the most strenuous terms that his corporation's lawyers for the six charged senior officers they could provide undue favorable influence in the imminent embezzlement trials.
A) for the six charged senior officers they could provide
B) for the six senior charged officers had the ability of providing
C) had the ability, for the six senior officers charged, of providing
D) were able to provide for the six senior officers charged
E) being able to provide for the six senior charged officers
OA to follow ..
A) for the six charged senior officers they could provide
B) for the six senior charged officers had the ability of providing
C) had the ability, for the six senior officers charged, of providing
D) were able to provide for the six senior officers charged
E) being able to provide for the six senior charged officers
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At the press conference, the CEO denied in the most strenuous terms that his corporation's lawyers for the six charged senior officers they could provide undue favorable influence in the imminent embezzlement trials.
pre-thinking - a verb should be present in the relative pronoun clause (that his corp ....)
A) for the six charged senior officers they could provide
based on prethinking, there is no verb corresponding to the subject - that his corp's lawyers. Eliminate
B) for the six senior charged officers had the ability of providing
The verb 'had' seems to talk about the action of officers, than the lawyers. Additionally, the construction is verbose, owing to the usage of noun form - ability of providing'. Eliminate.
C) had the ability, for the six senior officers charged, of providing
Unnecessary usage of 'past perfect'. Verbose in that noun form (ability of providing) is used. The placement of the parenthetical element is wrong. Eliminate
D) were able to provide for the six senior officers charged
Verb is good. Participle modifies officers perfectly well. Verb form is also good and concise. Right answer
E) being able to provide for the six senior charged officers
Present continuous (of be) is not needed. Placement of participle is wrong. Eliminate.
pre-thinking - a verb should be present in the relative pronoun clause (that his corp ....)
A) for the six charged senior officers they could provide
based on prethinking, there is no verb corresponding to the subject - that his corp's lawyers. Eliminate
B) for the six senior charged officers had the ability of providing
The verb 'had' seems to talk about the action of officers, than the lawyers. Additionally, the construction is verbose, owing to the usage of noun form - ability of providing'. Eliminate.
C) had the ability, for the six senior officers charged, of providing
Unnecessary usage of 'past perfect'. Verbose in that noun form (ability of providing) is used. The placement of the parenthetical element is wrong. Eliminate
D) were able to provide for the six senior officers charged
Verb is good. Participle modifies officers perfectly well. Verb form is also good and concise. Right answer
E) being able to provide for the six senior charged officers
Present continuous (of be) is not needed. Placement of participle is wrong. Eliminate.
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10 Feb 2014, 09:27
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The text is a convoluted sentence without proper punctuation’
A) for the six charged senior officers they could provide --- The problem here is the pronoun ’they’ which is redundant and renders the sentence a fragment, with one verb for two subjects. There should be a comma after officers to set off the officers from modifying the providing of undue influence.
B) for the six senior charged officers had the ability of providing --- meaning changed; providing influence is shifted to officers wrongly
C) had the ability, for the six senior officers charged, of providing --- ‘had the ability of providing’ is wrong idiom. Correct idiom is ‘had the ability to provide. ----
D) were able to provide for the six senior officers charged---- maybe the best of the lot although still were able to provide is wordier than ‘could provide’
E) being able to provide for the six senior charged officers --- ‘being able to provide’ --- here being able to does not have a full verb; the relative clause is a fragment since it lacks a verb such as ‘were’.
A) for the six charged senior officers they could provide --- The problem here is the pronoun ’they’ which is redundant and renders the sentence a fragment, with one verb for two subjects. There should be a comma after officers to set off the officers from modifying the providing of undue influence.
B) for the six senior charged officers had the ability of providing --- meaning changed; providing influence is shifted to officers wrongly
C) had the ability, for the six senior officers charged, of providing --- ‘had the ability of providing’ is wrong idiom. Correct idiom is ‘had the ability to provide. ----
D) were able to provide for the six senior officers charged---- maybe the best of the lot although still were able to provide is wordier than ‘could provide’
E) being able to provide for the six senior charged officers --- ‘being able to provide’ --- here being able to does not have a full verb; the relative clause is a fragment since it lacks a verb such as ‘were’.
