skuchkarov Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 The 151 member governments of the World Bank are expected to increase bank's funding by 75 billion, though some US legislators cite an obstacle to congressional passage being the concern that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses A) B) a concern as an obstacle to congressional passage C) as an obstacle to congressional passage the concern D) the concern, the obstacle to congressional passage, E) as an obstacle for Congress to pass it the concern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rits700 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 is it D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchkedar Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 IMO D as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tieuphong Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 My choice is C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuchkarov Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Why C and why D, explain please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rits700 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Between C & D, D is perfect. "US legislator cite the concern" - Option D only clearly states that. In option C, "the concern" is far away from "US legislator cite". "the obstacle to congressional passage" is a non-essential phrase which describes "the concern" which can be removed without changing the meaning of the original sentence. The 151 member governments of the World Bank are expected to increase bank's funding by 75 billion, though some US legislators cite the concern, the obstacle to congressional passage, that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safazal Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I would go with C. I didnt like the construction of "the concern,the obstacle" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk_del Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Although A uses " being " ...What about it ... It clearly says the message w.o any ambiguity .. I am confused... What is OA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tieuphong Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 plz provide us with the OA. regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuchkarov Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 the question was from GMATPrep. OA is C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rits700 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 OA is eagerly awaited :sleepy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuchkarov Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 OA is eagerly awaited :sleepy: OA is C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rits700 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 that's bad.... i got it wrong.... gotta change my funda lil bit.... btw, thnx for the OA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuchkarov Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 that's bad.... i got it wrong.... gotta change my funda lil bit.... btw, thnx for the OA... Do not worry, You are not alone. In a test chose wrong answer too. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rits700 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 hey skuch, i found Bob's response on this. just posting it here... C is good. The legislators cite the concern as obstacle. To elaborate on the "concern," the writer of the sentence deemed it wise to move "as an obstacle" to before "the concern." If he/she had written: ...legislators cite the concern that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses as an obstacle to congressional passage. the placement of the phrase "as an obstacle..." would be confusing. So he/she moved "as an obstacle..." in front. In any case, you need "as." D is not good because it makes the obstacle a parenthetical description of the concern. By placing "an obstacle to congressional passage" between commas, the writer treats it as something of so little importance that it could be omitted. Try reading the sentence without that phrase. That the concern is an obstacle is no minor fact -- it's the whole point of the sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andres Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I pick C ...as an obstacle to congressional passage ... the concern that... correctly modifies the concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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