By showing that South Africa does not have a free market and is in fac

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By showing that South Africa does not have a free market and is in fact a kind of collectivist welfare state for Whites only, Sowell argues that American conservatives have no valid ideological grounds  to be in sympathy with  the Pretoria regime.

(A) to be in sympathy with

(B) to sympathize with

(C) for sympathizing with

(D) that they should sympathize with

(E) that they should have sympathy for

nitya34 · Accepted Answer

"grounds for" is CORRECT Idiom
Often used in the plural:  grounds for suspicion; a ground for divorce.

tharunv · Answer

C is correct since it should be "grounds for" - "grounds to" is the wrong idiom.

acer2knight · Answer

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/grounds - This link doesnt show any idiom like grounds to . so we can safely avoid B and the correct idiom should be grounds for .

kissthegmat · Answer

C is the correct answer.

"Grounds to" is not a correct idiom, so we can eliminate A and B. "Grounds for" is idiomatically correct. Although "grounds that" can be correct, when it's negated ("no grounds"), the correct idiom is "no grounds for." So C is the correct answer choice.

OldFritz · Answer

Tense and framework of the question shows that the Conservatives are still doing the action of sympathizing with Whites. The right tense should be in continuous form, i.e. verb-ing.

C is the right answer.

Cheers,
Der alte Fritz.

egmat · Answer

Hi OldFritz:
Y
ou are absolutely correct in saying that this sentence talks about all the present events and that are correctly written in simple present tense verbs – “does not have”, “is”, “argues” and “have”. “Sympathizing” is not a verb. To be a verb, “sympathizing” must be preceded by “is/am/are/was/were” etc. “Sympathizing” in the correct answer choice is a gerund, a noun. It denotes an action but acts as a noun.

Thanks.
Shraddha.

rjacobsMGMAT · Answer

Isolate the idiom (grounds to vs. grounds for), then form a simple test sentence.

(b) Perjury is grounds to disbar someone.
(c) Perjury is grounds for disbarment.

I've definitely heard (c) in real life, but not (b). So (c) wins.

varundixitmro2512 · Answer

The reason "for" is correct rather than "to" is that "for" is used when we have to show "what for" aspect whereas "to" is used to show reasoning i.e. "why" aspect

LIBERTYRodP · Answer

IDIOMS

Correct idiom is (to have)  GROUNDS + FOR + PRESENT PARTICIPLE

ANSWER:   C

gmatway · Answer

Lets do it without idiom

While almost all answers are saying rounds for > rounds to is wrong . But how does a nonnative approach such questions? By showing that South Africa does not have a free market and is in fact a kind of collectivist welfare state for Whites only, Sowell argues that (SUB CLAUSE) American conservatives (SUBJECT OF SUB CLAUSE)have (VERB) no valid ideological grounds(NOUN) to be in sympathy with the Pretoria regime. step1 ) structure - modifier , subject . We have noun = ideological grounds . always use adjectives/prepositions with NOUNS . step 2 - tense - present step 3 - eliminate D & E as we are already dealing with an incomplete sub-clause 'that' (A) to be in sympathy with- to be (base form) is used in subjunctive cases or events that are about to happen. (B) to sympathize with - to+ verb (this isn't a verb but a to form of verb which is used to show an action with purpose /intention) (C) for sympathizing with - CORRECT (our NOUN ideological grounds need FOR (preposition) rejected d&e (D) that they should sympathize with (E) that they should have sympathy for Hope this helped! Please reward Kudos

chiragthukral · Answer

In this sentence's forum, experts are divided between the options "B" and "C". 
What is the answer and what is the explanation? 
Is "Grounds to" also a correct idiom?

Bunuel · Answer

_______________________
The OA for this question is C.

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Dear Friends,

Here is a detailed explanation to this question-

Concepts tested here: Idioms + Awkwardness/Redundancy

A: 
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "grounds + to"; remember, “grounds + for” is the correct, idiomatic usage. 
2/ Option A uses the needlessly wordy phrase "be in sympathy with", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.

B: 
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "grounds + to"; remember, “grounds + for” is the correct, idiomatic usage.

C:   Correct. 
1/ This answer choice correctly uses the idiomatic construction "grounds + for". 
2/ Option C is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.

D: 
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "grounds + that"; remember, “grounds + for” is the correct, idiomatic usage.

E: 
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "grounds + that"; remember, “grounds + for” is the correct, idiomatic usage.
2/ Option E uses the needlessly wordy phrase "have sympathy for", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.

Hence, C is the best answer choice.

All the best!
Experts' Global Team

SnorLax_7 · Answer

@GMATNinja/@KarishmaB/@EMPOWERgmatVerbal/@MartyTargetTestPrep/@egmat
Apart from idioms use, Is there any other way to solve this question ?

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