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No analyst can ever be completely sure whether the value of a share will rise or not.
A. whether the value of a share will rise or not
B. if the value of a share will rise
C. whether or not the value of a share will rise
D. about whether a share's value will rise or not
E. whether a share's value will rise
A. whether the value of a share will rise or not
B. if the value of a share will rise
C. whether or not the value of a share will rise
D. about whether a share's value will rise or not
E. whether a share's value will rise
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
No analyst can ever be completely sure whether the value of a share will rise or not.
A. whether the value of a share will rise or not
While this answer choice is grammatically correct, it is stylistically flawed. Using or not after whether is redundant.
It is true that stylistic mistakes are not always corrected. However, since there is another grammatically correct answer choice that is also more concise than this one, it is preferable. Look for it!
B. if the value of a share will rise
If is used in the GMAT in Conditionals only. Since in this question there is no condition, if should be replaced with whether.
C. whether or not the value of a share will rise
While this answer choice is grammatically correct, it is stylistically flawed and repeats the original mistake. Using or not after whether is redundant.
It is true that stylistic mistakes are not always corrected. However, since there is another grammatically correct answer choice that is also more concise than this one, it is preferable. Look for it!
D. about whether a share's value will rise or not
While this answer choice is grammatically correct, it is stylistically flawed and repeats the original mistake. Using or not after whether is redundant.
It is true that stylistic mistakes are not always corrected. However, since there is another grammatically correct answer choice that is also more concise than this one, it is preferable. Look for it!
E. whether a share's value will rise
This answer choice corrects the redundancy of the original sentence by omitting or not and stylistically improves the sentence further by replacing the four-word phrase value of a share with the two-word phrase share's value.
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No analyst can ever be completely sure whether the value of a share will rise or not.
A. whether the value of a share will rise or not : "or not" is not required here. We will prefer the option that does not have "or not" : Eliminate A
B. if the value of a share will rise : "if" is only used for conditional. Eliminate B
C. whether or not the value of a share will rise : " whether or not " is redundant . Simply "whether" will do the job Eliminate C
D. about whether a share's value will rise or not : " about" and "or not " are not required. Eliminate D
E. whether a share's value will rise : Correct as this option is concise and without any redundancy.
A. whether the value of a share will rise or not : "or not" is not required here. We will prefer the option that does not have "or not" : Eliminate A
B. if the value of a share will rise : "if" is only used for conditional. Eliminate B
C. whether or not the value of a share will rise : " whether or not " is redundant . Simply "whether" will do the job Eliminate C
D. about whether a share's value will rise or not : " about" and "or not " are not required. Eliminate D
E. whether a share's value will rise : Correct as this option is concise and without any redundancy.
