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i'll go with A.

Doesn't b change the meaning of the sentence by stating that control be given to the students and not the school district?

C not paralell (allowing)

D&E seem to change the meaning by moving the school district after demand.
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i'll go with A.

Doesn't b change the meaning of the sentence by stating that control be given to the students and not the school district?

C not paralell (allowing)

D&E seem to change the meaning by moving the school district after demand.


A has 'that the money is controlled '. 'that the money be controlled' sounds much better to me.
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but does
local school districts = local students?

what's the OA?
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Hmm....good question! I was'nt looking at the meaning at all! I was just looking for grammatical flaws. Whats the OA?! :-D
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What's wrong with E - save for the appearance of 'it' twice that can still confuse what the subject is. But this seems to me the best fit of the lot.


"The budget for education reflects the administration's demand that local school districts are to be in control of the money, but it can only spend it on teachers, not on books, computers, or other materials or activities. "
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oops sorry for the errors. It was a late night. But OA is B. :banana
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i'll go with A.

Doesn't b change the meaning of the sentence by stating that control be given to the students and not the school district?

C not paralell (allowing)

D&E seem to change the meaning by moving the school district after demand.


I picked A also. So would just like to add my 2 cents why A is not correct.

The budget for education reflects the administration's demand that the money is controlled by local school districts, but it can be spent on teachers, not on books, computers, or other materials or activities.

It's not clear whether "it can be spent on" modifies budget or money
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I go for B.

The usage of "Money be controlled by" seems to be the correct way to construct this statement.
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b

could you elaborate and answer the question above?
thanks.



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