Verbal questions from any Manhattan Prep GMAT Computer Adaptive Test. Topic subject should be the first few words of your question.
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Re: State lawmakers are considering

by RonPurewal Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:32 pm

Khush Wrote:Hi RON,

I wanted to know whether "to+verb" separated by an essential modifier and written this far from the subject is always acceptable .

I would like to know more such usage of "to+verb"...

Thank you...


Don't think about it that way -- much too hard.
Remember, the problems are multiple-choice! Just take the one that puts the constructions as close together as possible, without distorting the meaning.
E.g., look at the choices in this problem -- "children" and "to choose" are separated by the same distance in all of them, so this is a non-issue. That's how it will be in general, too.

The basic principle is that modifiers describing the noun should be next to the noun (or as close as possible). What you're seeing here is not much different from seeing modifiers intervening between a subject and verb.
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Re: State lawmakers are considering

by Khush Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:33 pm

Hmm. This makes sense, Ron...

Thank You !!
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Re: State lawmakers are considering

by RonPurewal Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:02 am

Sure.