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Infinite7 · 2009 November 3rd, 09:10 AM

Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention to sustain the state’s economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves.
(A) fund, with the intention to sustain the state’s economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves
(B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the state’s economy after they have exhausted their oil reserves
(C) fund intended to sustain the state’s economy after oil reserves are exhausted
(D) fund intended to sustain the state’s economy after exhausting its oil reserves
(E) fund that they intend to sustain the state’s economy after oil reserves are exhausted

harishr1981 · 2009 November 3rd, 09:21 AM

E: wrong. they refers to fund
D: wrong, its not the state who is exausting its oil reserves.
B: too wordy, so not the best of options

Among A&C, i will go with C.

OA??

Mahendra700 · 2009 November 3rd, 09:29 AM

+1 for C.

arindambanerji · 2009 November 3rd, 01:34 PM

IMO C

Fiver · 2009 November 3rd, 04:04 PM

C it is.
A] Intention to is incorrect idiom. Intention of is correct.
B] 'They' needs to be 'it'.
D] Implies that the fund exhausts the oil reserves.
E] Same as B.

Infinite7 · 2009 November 4th, 08:48 AM

You're all right OA is C. Fiver, does it in (D) refer to funds or the state??? Because I think it refers to Alaska.

Fiver · 2009 November 4th, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Infinite7

You're all right OA is C. Fiver, does it in (D) refer to funds or the state??? Because I think it refers to Alaska.

Your are right. The phrase in option D is an absolute phrase and the possessive 'its' refers to 'Alaska' just as the 'its' in the non-underlined part does.

Infinite7 · 2009 November 6th, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Fiver

Your are right. The phrase in option D is an absolute phrase and the possessive 'its' refers to 'Alaska' just as the 'its' in the non-underlined part does.

Thanks Fiver

snv85 · 2009 November 9th, 06:58 AM

heyy..intention to is correct....
It was never our intention to mislead or provide inaccurate information
his intention to include a government-run insurance plan, or public option

all these are correct...

A could have been better if we had a verb after the word "after"

after the exhaustion is wrong

2009 November 3rd, 09:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Infinite7 I can DO this! Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 330	Alaska regularly deposits... Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention to sustain the state’s economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves. (A) fund, with the intention to sustain the state’s economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves (B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the state’s economy after they have exhausted their oil reserves (C) fund intended to sustain the state’s economy after oil reserves are exhausted (D) fund intended to sustain the state’s economy after exhausting its oil reserves (E) fund that they intend to sustain the state’s economy after oil reserves are exhausted _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ "Whether you think you can or think you can't, either way you are right." - Henry Ford

2009 November 3rd, 09:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
harishr1981 english making me mad Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 120	E: wrong. they refers to fund D: wrong, its not the state who is exausting its oil reserves. B: too wordy, so not the best of options Among A&C, i will go with C. OA?? Last edited by harishr1981 : 2009 November 3rd at 01:08 PM.

2009 November 4th, 08:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Infinite7 I can DO this! Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 330	You're all right OA is C. Fiver, does it in (D) refer to funds or the state??? Because I think it refers to Alaska. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ "Whether you think you can or think you can't, either way you are right." - Henry Ford

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2009 November 3rd, 09:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mahendra700 Within my grasp! Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 111	+1 for C.

2009 November 3rd, 01:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
arindambanerji TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 741	IMO C

2009 November 3rd, 04:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fiver White is colour &so be it Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 871	C it is. A] Intention to is incorrect idiom. Intention of is correct. B] 'They' needs to be 'it'. D] Implies that the fund exhausts the oil reserves. E] Same as B.

2009 November 9th, 06:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
snv85 Within my grasp! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 108	heyy..intention to is correct.... It was never our intention to mislead or provide inaccurate information his intention to include a government-run insurance plan, or public option all these are correct... A could have been better if we had a verb after the word "after" after the exhaustion is wrong

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