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Infinite7 · 2009 November 3rd, 09:34 AM

According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.
(A) its merits, the proposal to tax
(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing
(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing
(D) the proposal’s merits, to tax
(E) the proposal’s merits are, taxing

harishr1981 · 2009 November 3rd, 01:11 PM

tough to choose between B&E, my guess is E

arindambanerji · 2009 November 3rd, 01:42 PM

IMO D

the proposal is - "to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments"

we cant user gerund (taxing) here as it talks about future (would) so we need an infinitive (to tax)

what is OA?

Fiver · 2009 November 3rd, 04:01 PM

What's wrong with A?
The possessive 'its' can only refer to 'the proposal'

nverma · 2009 November 3rd, 04:17 PM

IMO A

GmatKrazy · 2009 November 3rd, 05:44 PM

IMO A. the proposal to tax away...would have....

rrakesh · 2009 November 3rd, 09:12 PM

Arindam,

what is the logic for gerund that you are saying here i.e. we cannot use gerund here and we have to infinitive here.

Rakesh

arindambanerji · 2009 November 4th, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fiver

What's wrong with A?
The possessive 'its' can only refer to 'the proposal'

Yea fiver you are correct, I was thinking on different lines..

IMO A...changed from D

arindambanerji · 2009 November 4th, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rrakesh

Arindam,

what is the logic for gerund that you are saying here i.e. we cannot use gerund here and we have to infinitive here.

Rakesh

rrakesh visit this link
http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sent...ve-gerund.html (infinitive or gerund)

Infinite7 · 2009 November 4th, 08:19 AM

The OA is A.

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2009 November 3rd, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
harishr1981 english making me mad Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 120	tough to choose between B&E, my guess is E

2009 November 3rd, 01:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
arindambanerji TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 742	IMO D the proposal is - "to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments" we cant user gerund (taxing) here as it talks about future (would) so we need an infinitive (to tax) what is OA?

2009 November 3rd, 04:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fiver White is colour &so be it Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 871	What's wrong with A? The possessive 'its' can only refer to 'the proposal'

2009 November 3rd, 04:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
nverma Within my grasp! Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 174	IMO A

2009 November 3rd, 05:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
GmatKrazy I JUST got here. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 25	IMO A. the proposal to tax away...would have....

2009 November 3rd, 09:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
rrakesh Eager! Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 56	Arindam, what is the logic for gerund that you are saying here i.e. we cannot use gerund here and we have to infinitive here. Rakesh

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