Gorton - Dodd Bill ?

[RonPurewal]

Thanks for the reply
Allow me to ask another question regarding the concep discussed above( a cheque vs cheque)
Govt. awarded Joe grant to study the eating habits of the kinkajou, arboreal mamals found in equador
vs
Govt. awarded Joe grant to study the eating habits of the kinkajou, arboreal mamal found in equador
vs
Govt. awarded Joe grant to study the eating habits of the kinkajou, an arboreal mamal found in equador

the first one doesn't make sense, because "the kinkajou" is singular.

the second one is missing "an", but that's irrelevant to this exam (the GMAT doesn't test the usage of "a"/"an"/"the").

the modifier in the third one is ok. (it still needs "a" in front of "grant", but, again, that isn't tested on this exam.)

[RonPurewal]

Joe and Jain decided to become a dancer. --> is this correct?
Joe and Jain decided to become dancers---> or this one is correct?

the first one is nonsense, unless two people can somehow become one dancer.

[aflaamM589]

Joe and Jain decided to become a dancer. --> is this correct?
Joe and Jain decided to become dancers---> or this one is correct?

the first one is nonsense, unless two people can somehow become one dancer.

Why can't same reasoning be valid for answer choice B?

(B) a bank to disclose to their customers how long they will delay access to funds from a deposited check

Customers and one deposited check...?
Though you have answered it here, but it is getting confusing.

by RonPurewal Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:10 pm

this is a problem in choice E, which says "their check"--implying, absurdly enough, that all of the bank's customers share a single check.

note that the problem is not the singular "check" per se; the problem lies in the combination of "their" and "check". (a more abstract formation, like "a check" in choice B, is not incorrect.)

Why can't a dancer be taken as an abstract formation in the example i cited?

Joe and Jain decided to become a dancer.

[RonPurewal]

hm? i don't think i understand what you are asking.

clearly "they" doesn't refer to the customers -- it's the bank that "delays access". (the customers don't delay their own access to funds!)

[MohitC978]

Dear Manhattan teacher,

I have a question about the answer C.

Should it be " that a bank disclose(s) to its customers how long it will delay access to funds from deposited checks" ?
Is that correct to use "disclose" instead of "discloses"? Because the singular subject "a bank" should need a singular verb "discloses", isn't it?

Thanks in advanced,
Eva

check out the "command subjunctive" section in the MGMAT SC guide.

Hello Ron, I have a doubt and want to take advise on it.
I understand C is the official answer and command subjunctive is used over here, but I want to ask one hypothetical situation. Assume if there would have been option "a bank to disclose to its customers how long it will delay access to funds from deposited checks", than could this one also be correct ? Is it necessary to have command subjunctive over here.

Please help on it. I am little confused. I know bossy verbs either come in command subjunctive or to + bare form of verb, but is above hypothetical version is also correct ?

[RonPurewal]

you could also write "requires banks to disclose...", yeah.