12 Days of Christmas GMAT Competition - Day 7: The short lived Corsica

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The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation  at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant  full voting rights to all adult citizens.

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant
(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant
(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant
(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of
(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

Experts' Global Official Explanation

Redundancy/Awkwardness + Verb Forms + Modifiers + Meaning

Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of this sentence is that the Corsican Republic was uniquely progressive, in that it granted full voting rights to all adult citizens at the time of its founding in 1755.

• For referring to the purpose or intent of an action, the infinitive verb form (“to + base form of verb") is preferred over the present participle ("verb+ing" - "granting" in this sentence) construction.

A. This answer choice incorrectly uses “1755” to modify “founding”, illogically implying that “the Corsican Republic” had multiple foundings, one of which occurred in 1755; the intended meaning of the sentence is that the Corsican Republic was uniquely progressive, in that it granted full voting rights to all adult citizens at the time of its founding in 1755.

B. Trap. This answer choice incorrectly uses “1755” to modify “founding”, illogically implying that “the Corsican Republic” had multiple foundings, one of which occurred in 1755; the intended meaning of the sentence is that the Corsican Republic was uniquely progressive, in that it granted full voting rights to all adult citizens at the time of its founding in 1755.

C. Trap. This answer choice incorrectly uses “was a uniquely progressive nation when it was founded” to modify “the Corsican Republic”, incorrectly implying that the nation was already “uniquely progressive” at the time of its founding; the intended meaning of the sentence is that the Corsican Republic was uniquely progressive, in that it granted full voting rights to all adult citizens at the time of its founding in 1755.

D. This answer choice uses the present participle (“verb+ing” – “granting” in this sentence), acting as a noun, to refer to the intent of the action “deciding”; please remember, for referring to the purpose or intent of an action, the infinitive verb form (“to + base form of verb") is preferred over the present participle ("verb+ing" - "granting" in this sentence) construction.

E. Correct.  This answer choice correctly uses “in 1755” to modify “founding” and correctly uses “in deciding…to grant” to modify “the Corsican Republic”, conveying the intended meaning of the sentence- that the Corsican Republic was uniquely progressive, in that it granted full voting rights to all adult citizens at the time of its founding in 1755. Further, Option E uses the infinitive verb form (“to + base form of verb"- "to + grant" in this sentence) to refer to the intent of the action “deciding”.

E is the best answer choice.

thisisit25 · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic (C. R.) was a uniquely progressive nation <<at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant>> full voting rights to all adult citizens.

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant
- short version: The Corsican Republic was a progressive nation at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant full voting rights.
- the 1755 founding was for deciding...? the founding's sole purpose was not this

(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant
- short version: The Corsican Republic was a progressive nation for the decision to grant full voting rights.
- progressive for the decision?

(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant
- short version: The Corsican Republic was a progressive nation when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant full voting rights.
- it was not founded with the sole purpose to grant voting rights...

(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of
- short version: The Corsican Republic was a progressive nation by deciding on the granting of full voting rights.
- decided on "granting of rights"? decided to grant rights not deciding on the action granting itself

(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant
- short version: The Corsican Republic was a progressive nation in deciding to grant full voting rights.
- also, its founding in 1755 works better. its refers to nation = C. R.

wadhwakaran · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation  at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant  full voting rights to all adult citizens.

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant  Incorrect 1755 founding seems 1755th founding which is awkward construction

(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant  Incorrect 1755 founding seems 1755th founding which is awkward construction

(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant  Incorrect it seems the corsican republic was progressive only when it was founded which is not the intended meaning of sentence

(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of  Incorrect due to 'on the granting of'

(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant  Correct

Oppenheimer1945 · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant full voting rights to all adult citizens.
(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant
- for deciding is not idiomatic
(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant
- HOLD, decision taken at its founding... makes sense
(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant
- CR was famous when it was founded? Meaning Error
(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of
- on the granting of? not idiomatic
(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant
- uniquely progressive in deciding? wrong meaning

Hence B)

rvgmat12 · Answer

Sentence structure-
The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation at its 1755 founding 
 for deciding to grant full voting rights to all adult citizens.

1755 founding - this is awkward and incorrect. This may mean there were several foundings - Eliminate A and B
"on the granting of" vs to grant - "to grant" is much more concise and clear

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant
Incorrect. "1755 founding" - this is awkward and incorrect. This may mean there were several foundings

(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant
Incorrect. "1755 founding" - this is awkward and incorrect. This may mean there were several foundings

(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant
Incorrect. This is awkward and wordy

(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of
Incorrect. This sentence structure is awkward - "by deciding" and "on the granting of"

(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant
Correct

E is correct

Archit3110 · Answer

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant  at its 1755 .... wrong meaning 
 (B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant  same as A
(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant
 tense error
 (D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of  usage of granting of is wrong
 (E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant
  correct option

OPTION E is correct

pintukr · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation  at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant  full voting rights to all adult citizens.

Meaning. uniqueness in respect of the decision to grant full voting rights to all adult citizens.

(A) at its 1755 founding f or deciding to grant 
 incorrect idiomatic usage
 
(B)  for the decision  at its 1755 founding  to grant 
 correct idiomatic usage..decision to grant

(C) when it was  founded in 1755 for its decision to grant 
 incorrect meaning..also wordy

(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755  on the granting of 
 wrong idiomatic usage in the end as highlighted

(E) in  deciding  at its founding in 1755  to grant 
 wring usage..decision to grant will be appropriate

Hence, !B) will be the correct answer

Kinshook · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation 
 at its 1755 founding 
for deciding to grant 
full voting rights to all adult citizens.

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation at its 1755 founding  for deciding to grant  full voting rights to all adult citizens.
Is incorrect

This changes the meaning of the original sentence.
The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation  for the decision   does not make grammatically correct sense.
Incorrect

E is more concise and correct and conveys the correct meaning of the original sentence.
Incorrect

Usage of  by deciding  and  on the granting of  are incorrect

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation   in deciding  at its founding in 1755  to grant   full voting rights to all adult citizens.
is a correct sentence.

IMO E

Kushchokhani · Answer

The meaning of the sentence conveys that CR was a unique nation- unique in what? unique in deciding at it founding. Hence, answer should be E.
Other choices from A to D also have modifier and preposition issue.
A- "for deciding" modifies "founding", which is incorrect
B- was CR founded with the purpose of granting FVR? No, hence incorrect
C- was CR founded for some decision? No, hence incorrect
D- decide on is unidiomatic. Hence incorrect.

Answer is E.

Elite097 · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant full voting rights to all adult citizens.

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant--- conveys non sensical meaning that it was a progressive nation at a particular time temporarily. It cannot change its status after founding

(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant--'the' indicates as if decision was not made by them and seems impersonal. E seems better

(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant-- similar to A

(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of-- conveys that it was progressive by deciding something. Also, on the granting of is too wordy

(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant-- in deciding seems more correct than for decision as it restricts the action of deciding to the subject

Ans E

UtkarshAnand · Answer

Explanation:
The intended meaning of the sentence is that Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation when it was founded in 1755 and the reason for calling it a uniquely progressive nation was its decision to grant full voting rights to all adult citizens.

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant
This alters the meaning by saying that the Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation exactly at its founding in 1755. This gives the sentence an incoherent meaning. OUT.

(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant
This changes the intended meaning by saying that it was the founding that granted full voting rights to all adult citizens. This is nonsensical. OUT.

(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant
This aptly conveys the intended meaning.  KEEP IT.

(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of
This changes the meaning by saying that at its founding in 1755 it was decided to grant full voting rights to all adult citizens. OUT.

(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant
Same error as (D).

ANSWER C.

LeopardLiu · Answer

Answer is B 
The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant full voting rights to all adult citizens.

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant  at its funding but what about later? 
(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant  Correct. the reason of such a unique nation is that it grant full voting rights 
(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant  as problem as A 
(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of   on the granting of is awkward 
(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant  in deciding is wrong

Bhartii · Answer

Answer is C.
Not b cuz it says short lived i.e when it was founded so in past.
Not a because "deciding to grant "is wrong for uses of "to"

mysterymanrog · Answer

A) Huge meaning issues here. The usage of at implies that it was a progressive nation, only at its founding. Moreover, "1755 founding" implies that there was some other founding in the future. Additionally, "founding for deciding.." it makes seem like the founding was for the decision to grant voting rights. A is clearly out.

B) No major errors here. Keep.

C)The usage of when makes it seem like it was only progressive during its founding. Moreover, the usage of "founded for its decision.." makes it seem like it was founded for the decision to grant voting rights, a similar meaning error found in A. Clearly out.

Final choice E.

D) Terrible construction and overall bad sentence. Out.

E) Compared to B, I like E a lot more. 1755 founding vs founding in 1755 - founding in 1755 is clearly better. Additionally, the meaning in E is more clear. B has "the decision at its 1755 founding to grant..." The usage of to there next to 1755 makes the meaning somewhat less clear. It's almost as if the founding was to grant the voting rights. Meanwhile in E this is much clearer.

kavitaverma · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation "at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant" full voting rights to all adult citizens.

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant
(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant
(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant
(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of
(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant

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IMO B

A. "for deciding to grant" is incorrect 
B. Correct.
C. changes the meaning by stating 'was a uniquely progressive nation when it was founded'
D. "on the granting of" is incorrect.
E. "in deciding" is incorrect.

szcz · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant full voting rights to all adult citizens.

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant
There can be only 1 founding and not multiple foundings.
(B) for the decision at its 1755 founding to grant
Same as A
(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant
Meaning has been altered.
(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of
Meaning has been altered. And on the granting of is incorrect.
(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant
Correct Option.

Suraj0184 · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation  at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant  full voting rights to all adult citizens.

wrong idiom -- deciding to grant; thus, (A), (D) and (E) are out

(A) at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant

(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the granting of

(E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant

correct idiom -- decision to grant

Evaluating (B) and (C)

(B) for the  decision  at its 1755 founding  to grant 
 correct meaning and correct idiom

(C) when it was  founded in 1755 for its decision to grant 
 incorrect meaning..not founded 'for' the decision !!!

IMO, (B) wii be the correct option

sivatx2 · Answer

The short lived Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation at its 1755 founding for deciding to grant full voting rights to all adult citizens.

Meaning:
Ask the question why was Corsican Republic was a uniquely progressive nation?
Because it decided to grant full voting rights for all adult citizens at the time of founding( just when it started to exist).

'at its founding in 1755' - prepositional clause is the correct usage (during the time when Corsican Republic was founded in 1755)

(A) at its  1755 founding  for deciding to grant 
 1755 founding possessive noun for the year here is awkward, as it requires a verb 'decided' to follow it. Decision already made and present continuous tense usage 'deciding' is inconsistent in this option. Eliminate

(B) for the decision at its  1755 founding  to grant 
 Same issue as option A, 'at its 1755 founding'. Decision is incorrect and it needs a preposition followed by a noun, as a clause. Eliminate

(C) when it was founded in 1755 for its decision to grant

This option gives a wrong meaning to the sentence by shifting the focus to the time when Corsican Republic was formed as the reason instead of the correct reason(giving full voting rights to all adults) for being called as progressive nation. 
Eliminate.

(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on  the granting of  
 'by deciding... on the granting of ... rights' is illogical as it changes the meaning that the decision is not yet made and it is still deciding. Eliminate 
  (E) in deciding at its founding in 1755 to grant  
 This option has no flaws as in the other options. Keep E.

So the best answer choice is E.

HarshaBujji · Answer

(A) at its  1755 founding  for deciding to grant  Meaning error 
(B) for the decision at its  1755 founding   to grant   Same error as A 
(C)  when it was founded in 1755  for its decision to grant  Hmm, No error. Hold it 
(D) by deciding at its founding in 1755 on the  granting of  Error
(E)  in deciding at its founding in 1755  to grant

IMO C

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