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C) needs a possesive pronoun his instead of him

B, D, and E sounds ackward

I go with A
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I will go for E.

not really sure why....
I think it is because I can see some II on: dealing and having managerial habilities.




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C) needs a possesive pronoun his instead of him

B, D, and E sounds ackward

I go with A
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Yes (A) is least worst among all.

However, I am not sure whether (A) is able to convey the contrast which is required for the sentence.

Someone please explain what is meaning and usage of "for all....". :roll:
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(B) and (D) are lengthy and awkward.
(E) changes the meaning of the sentence somewhat.

Left with (A) and (C). I'm inclined to pick (C) over (A).
(A) states that although he has certain (outstanding) qualitites, President Hoover is awkward dealing with people (a capability, i.e. capable of communicating well or not). Therefore from a parallel point of view, (A) is not suitable.

(C) uses being an able manager and able executive. This infers capability as opposed to a quality. And the use of 'despite' seems to gel in well with the non-underlined portion (desipte... he is not..)

(C) for me.
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A it is
C is just wordy with awkward use of personal pronoun
Look at definition #6 "for" https://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictiona ... ary&va=for
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How can you compare ability to a person? Please explain.
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A it is
C is just wordy with awkward use of personal pronoun
Look at definition #6 "for" https://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictiona ... ary&va=for
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I am really suspect about the use of "for" which is used to "qualify" a condition.

In this case, his exellent abilities do not qualify the reason of his "awkward". I would use "although" "even though" or "despite" for this case. However, (C) is worse with its wording.
I am not sure about (E). Can we have just "even" instead of "even though"?
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I do not think there is a unclear use of the personal pronoun. There is only a subject in the sentence, President Hoover. The pronoun 'him' can only refer to him.
This extends to the use of the possesive pronoun 'his' which appears in every other answer choices.

I still think (C) is suitable. It does not compare a quality to a person's character (not comfortable dealing with other people)
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Sorry here, but (A) sounds best to my ear. Can imagine the answer being anything else.
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In E, "even having" does not set the right contrast b/w the first and last part of the sentence.
Once again, use of relative pronoun is much better in connecting the prepositional phrase to the second half of the sentence: we are sure that the ability belongs to Hoover
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A it is
C is just wordy with awkward use of personal pronoun
Look at definition #6 "for" https://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictiona ... ary&va=for
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Paul, thanks for the link. It certainly helped to learn the grammar behind this question.
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I had to choose from A, C, D. C is out because of "him". D might be out because of "being"? I'm not sure.
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A it is
C is just wordy with awkward use of personal pronoun
Look at definition #6 "for" https://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictiona ... ary&va=for
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After going through that link, I will say (A) is definitely best answer.
"For all" : maintains contrast ( meaning: in spite of) (Used as presposition)
"his": maintains Possessive form.

Usage:
in spite of == when "for" usually used with all:
<for all his large size, he moves gracefully>
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In E, "even having" does not set the right contrast b/w the first and last part of the sentence.
Once again, use of relative pronoun is much better in connecting the prepositional phrase to the second half of the sentence: we are sure that the ability belongs to Hoover
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Hello, Paul

I don't understand.

In choice E, the participial pharse left out the subject; in my opinion, the subject should be Hoover.

I think it's very clear, isn't it?

Please give me more concepts. thanks.
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A or E.
I would go with E.

A - Concise. But shouldn't it be "executive and managerial abilities"?
B - "For all that" sounds unidiomatic
C - "his", not "him"
D - Contrast keyword, such as "even though", missing
E - The lesser evil.
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OA is A
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In E, "even having" does not set the right contrast b/w the first and last part of the sentence.
Once again, use of relative pronoun is much better in connecting the prepositional phrase to the second half of the sentence: we are sure that the ability belongs to Hoover

Hello, Paul

I don't understand.

In choice E, the participial pharse left out the subject; in my opinion, the subject should be Hoover.

I think it's very clear, isn't it?

Please give me more concepts. thanks.
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"even having" is just not a good participial phrase setting the contrast b/w Hoover's inability in dealing with people and his managerial/executive abilities.
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In E, "even having" does not set the right contrast b/w the first and last part of the sentence.
Once again, use of relative pronoun is much better in connecting the prepositional phrase to the second half of the sentence: we are sure that the ability belongs to Hoover

Hello, Paul

I don't understand.

In choice E, the participial pharse left out the subject; in my opinion, the subject should be Hoover.

I think it's very clear, isn't it?

Please give me more concepts. thanks.
"even having" is just not a good participial phrase setting the contrast b/w Hoover's inability in dealing with people and his managerial/executive abilities.
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Hello, Paul,
Does the usage of for here suggest any contrast meaning?
I'm not sure yet.

Thanks
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Does the usage of for here suggest any contrast meaning?
I'm not sure yet.
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ur question is answered.. follow the link mentioned by Paul..

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Look at definition #6 "for" https://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/diction ... ary&va=for

After going through that link, I will say (A) is definitely best answer.
"For all" : maintains contrast ( meaning: in spite of) (Used as presposition)
"his": maintains Possessive form.

Usage:
in spite of == when "for" usually used with all:
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