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22 Nov 2020, 13:02
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States now have an incentive to lower the blood alcohol level that constitutes drunk driving by a federal law that withholds highway funds from those states that don’t enforce the applicable standard.
A. that constitutes drunk driving by a federal law that withholds
B. that constitutes drunk driving, because a federal law withholds
C. that constitutes drunk driving, because a federal law withheld
D. which constitutes drunk driving by a federal law that withholds
E. which constitutes drunk driving, because a federal law withholds
A. that constitutes drunk driving by a federal law that withholds
B. that constitutes drunk driving, because a federal law withholds
C. that constitutes drunk driving, because a federal law withheld
D. which constitutes drunk driving by a federal law that withholds
E. which constitutes drunk driving, because a federal law withholds
25 Nov 2020, 05:03
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prateekchugh
This question is based on Pronoun Usage and Tenses.
A vertical scan of the options shows us that Options A, B, and C start with the relative pronoun ‘that’ and Options D and E start with the relative pronoun ‘which’.
A clause beginning with the relative pronoun ‘which’ conveys extra information. The information is not essential in the sentence.
However, in this sentence, the clause “that/which constitutes…….withholds” is essential information as it identifies what kind of blood alcohol level it is. So, Options D and E can be ruled out.
Among Options A, B, and C, a quick scan of the last word of all the options gives us a choice between the verb forms ‘withholds’ and ‘withheld’. Since the other verbs in the sentence are in the present tense, this verb must be in the present tense too. Since ‘withheld’ is in the wrong tense, Option C can also be ruled out.
The sentence tells us that states now have an incentive to lower the blood alcohol level that constitutes drunk driving. The second part of the sentence names the incentive, which is that highway funds are withheld from states that don’t enforce the applicable standard.
Since the second part of the sentence provides a reason for something mentioned in the first part, the conjunction ‘as’ would be more appropriate than the preposition ‘by’. So, Option A can be ruled out.
Therefore, B is the most appropriate option.
Jayanthi Kumar.
26 Nov 2020, 07:03
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the question is purely focused on meaning. there is a cause and effect relation between two parts of the sentence.
1. states now have an incentive
2. because federal law withholds the funds.
only answer choice B gives due importance to blood alcohol level and highlights the cause-effect relationship between two. option C has used wrong tense.
1. states now have an incentive
2. because federal law withholds the funds.
only answer choice B gives due importance to blood alcohol level and highlights the cause-effect relationship between two. option C has used wrong tense.
