vijay vishnu Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future. (A) that they will, or could, (B) that they would, or could, © they will be or could (D) think that they will be or could (E) think the power stations would or could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anilmanu Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 D vs E. D is parallel.. But both have errors. D ... reference to "they" is not clear E ... parallelism is not maintained. I chose D because I know the OA is D. Just don't know what we'll do when we are stuck in this scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamicdhiraj Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Option 'D' and 'E' introduces external word (think) in the sentence .Is it right to do so ? I want to know why C is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckwme Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I went through this part of the question set a few days ago. I to went with C, but the OA is D. I'm with dymanicdhiraj, why would C be wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diya123 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 and why is E wrong?? Shudn't we be clear on what "they" means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapca Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 (A) that they will, or could-- reference of they is not clear (B) that they would, or could, -- reference of they is not clear, usage of would is also rare for predictions, though it can be used for probability. This case is more of a prediction © they will be or could-- "But" joins two independent clauses, hence reference of they is not clear. (D) think that they will be or could--by adding think, reference of "they" is more clear as journalists are now subject of "think" verb, hence they can be clearly referred to power stations. (E) think the power stations would or could --"that" is needed to connect dependent clause. A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but think (that) "the power stations would or could , be made sufficiently safe in the future". Again Usage of would is confusing. Hence my choice is D My two cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhi426 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 D it is,.. A B C are wrong for apprent reason.. Between D and E. E isn't correct for 2 reasons a) it uses power station making it wordy and un necessary 2) it uses would.. neither it is conditional nor past.. would is inappropriate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windriver Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 In D, is "they" referring to power stations or journalists? Isn't it ambiguous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharad22 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I choose E, but on second thought D looks OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmatissimple Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future. (A) that they will, or could, (B) that they would, or could, © they will be or could (D) think that they will be or could (E) think the power stations would or could Skeleton of the sentence: A majority.............view(V1)..............but...........(V2).. We need a verb after BUT. ==> Eliminate A. B, and C. Between D and E: See the following sentences: --> I thought that he would come tomorrow. --> They think that he will come tomorrow. Note: When the verb before that is past tense, we need WOULD. If we have a verb in present tense, we need to use WILL. ==> Eliminate E. Answer: D They in D: They may refer to journalists or power stations. Journalists will be made unsafe. power stations will be made unsafe. Which one makes sense? Of course two. Conclusion: They in D is not ambiguous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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