kov Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors. (A) but also has the versatility and power of facilitating (B) but also have the versatility and power to facilitate © but it also has the versatility and power to facilitate (D) and also have the versatility and power of facilitating (E) and it also has such versatility and power that it can facilitate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk_del Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 A for me .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaragorn Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 its between A and C for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchkedar Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 IMO A. power of facilitating is better than power to facilitate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay711 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 to make this sentence parallel, you need B to match "have" with "meet"... will not only meet..., but also have B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk_del Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Meet is in agreement with needs here ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay711 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Meet is in agreement with needs here ... Correct me if I'm wrong. 1. needs is object of meet (not the subject) 2. will followed by plural meet & have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800Bob Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Correct response is B. Parallelism: "will not only meet... but also have." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarya Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 not only...but also - D and E eliminated has vs have - plural subject created by "and"- A and C eliminated Picked B Ooops... didin't specifically look for parallelism...:blush: not only meet...but also have... Thanks for explanation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
score800 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 IMO:B will not only meet the needs.... but also have .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatru Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Out of "A" , "B" I will go with "A" The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors. (A) but also has the versatility and power of facilitating (green is good to go ...) (B) but also have(this should be according to "computer software" --> singular) the versatility and power to facilitate BOB800 : please comment on my understanding ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiskopata Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Great Q kov "Get rid of the middle man" Consider the line : The computer software...has/have the versatility and power of facilitating.... Clearly we should use has here, so I choose A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tieuphong Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Yes, Agree with Bob800. It is B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heeman Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Clear B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kov Posted September 12, 2006 Author Share Posted September 12, 2006 I never thought this Q will be so thought provoking,even Bob800 pitched in quite early in the day. Good exercise. Btw OA is B. Request to BOB800: WHY B ? Why not A ? Why (A) ' not only meet ...but also has ' is not preferred to B ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick312 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 isn't because of Future tesne Will , we are using Have instead of has? correct me if i'm wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kov Posted September 12, 2006 Author Share Posted September 12, 2006 thanks maverick312,it is clear 'will...have' is correct ,it cnanot be 'will...has' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vik_gmat Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Answer is B. Notice 'will' before 'not only' construction. Only B maintains parallelism.. => X will not only meet .., but also have power.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagar Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Yup it is B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugcanfly Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I chose A for the same reasons as chatru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800Bob Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Out of "A" , "B" I will go with "A" The computer software being designed for a project studying Native American access to higher education will not only meet the needs of that study, but also has the versatility and power of facilitating similar research endeavors. (A) but also has the versatility and power of facilitating (green is good to go ...) (B) but also have(this should be according to "computer software" --> singular) the versatility and power to facilitate BOB800 : please comment on my understanding .....There is no difference between singular and plural after "will." You can write "not only meets... but also has" or "will not only meet... but also have" or "not only will meet... but also will have," but you can't write "will not only meet... but also has." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatru Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Thanks BOB . I was not taking "Will" into account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagan 83 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Great point bob. u rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeJung Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Imo B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydream.iim Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 There is no difference between singular and plural after "will." You can write "not only meets... but also has" or "will not only meet... but also have" or "not only will meet... but also will have," but you can't write "will not only meet... but also has." Bob .. can you please clarify about "not only .. but it also". Can it be correct or it should be strictly "not only .. but also" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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