A group of sudents who have begun to clean up Frederick Law

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A group of sudents who have begun to clean up Frederick Law Olmstead's Morning Park in New York City  believes that the park needs not to be redesigned but to  be returned to its former condition 

1)believes that the park needs not to be redesigned but to 
2)believe that the park needs to not be redesigned but to 
3)believes that the park needs not to be redesigned but could 
4)believe that the park needs not to be redesigned but to 
5)believe that the park needs not to be redesigned but that it

Caas · Answer

Hey, 
I think it is A. First of all, a group... believeS. - agreement. Secondly, needs not TO BE...., BUT TO" - parallelism

tcwaterloo · Answer

I think it is C. The park does not have to be redesigned but instead it could be returned to its former condition. 

In A, "but to be returned" is awkward and misses the purpose of contradicting the first part.
 
I have been wrong many times though.

rdg · Answer

My answer is (D).

1) A group of students is plural, therefore we have to use 'believe'. 
2) Use of 'that' once.
3) Not x but y is right idiom.

vshaunak@gmail.com · Answer

I would go with 'C'. 'Could be' is more emphatic than 'to be'.

What is 'OA'.

buzzgaurav · Answer

Picking D.

"a group of students.....believe"
that the park needs  not to be  redesigned  but to be

Yurik79 · Answer

Hmm I think that group of students must be singular
my choice is C

Swagatalakshmi · Answer

How can "A group of whatever" as a subject can have a verb "believe" ?

I think this is a no brainer :  (A)

terp26 · Answer

I say D, SV group of students can be plural , depending on context of sentence, and I think the context works here

Swagatalakshmi · Answer

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GMAThopeful · Answer

(A)

group is singular - so it takes a singular verb "believes"

AdrianG · Answer

Of course it is  A.  Should be "a group believes"

"not to .... but to...."

OasisNYK · Answer

A group of sudents who have begun to clean up Frederick Law Olmstead's Morning Park in New York City  believes that the park needs not to be redesigned but to  be returned to its former condition 

1) believes  A group of students believe - should be singular...that the park needs not to be redesigned but to 
2)believe that the park needs to not be redesigned but to...this is the more parallel choice using the correct tense of believe. 
Strike3)believes that the park needs not to be redesigned but could 
Strike4)believe that the park needs not to be redesigned but to 
5)believe that the park needs not to be redesigned but that it

B

Leopard · Answer

I dont understand. But the OA is A

hanumayamma · Answer

Students’ group definitely Singular whereas a group of students can be singular/plural depend upon the context. 
For me D is more appealing than any other choice.

A group of sudents who have begun to clean up Frederick Law

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