Register    Login    Search    Rss Feeds

Forums Home » Ask An Instructor » GMAT Verbal » GMAT Prep Verbal


 Page 1 of 1 [ 4 posts ] 



  Print view Print view Previous topic Previous topic | Next topic Next topic
 

Council on Economic Priorities

Author Message
12rk34
 Post subject: Council on Economic Priorities
 Post Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:38 am 
Offline


Posts: 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In 1988, the Council on Economic Priorities began publishing Shopping for a Better World, with the simple thesis of consumers having the power to change companies by the simple expedient of refusing to buy.
A. with the simple thesis of consumers having
B. which had the simple thesis of consumers having
C. where the thesis was simple: consumers having
D. with a thesis that is a simple one: consumers have
E. whose thesis was simple: consumers have

I would like to know why E is correct and D is incorrect. Thanks.
Top 
JonathanSchneider
 Post subject: Re: Council on Economic Priorities
 Post Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:08 pm 
Offline
ManhattanGMAT Staff


Posts: 480
Location: Durham, NC
_
Top 
agha79
 Post subject: Re: Council on Economic Priorities
 Post Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:43 pm 
Offline
Course Students


Posts: 98
It seems like Ron "Whose" in this sentence is correct for some reason. can you tell us why??
Top 
RonPurewal
 Post subject: Re: Council on Economic Priorities
 Post Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:48 am 
Offline
ManhattanGMAT Staff


Posts: 7146
agha79 wrote:
It seems like Ron "Whose" in this sentence is correct for some reason. can you tell us why??


because it's correct.

--

"whose" can, and often does, refer to inanimate objects. there's no other possessive pronoun that can take its place.

example:
california, whose hispanic population has been growing by X people per year, has...

or
i'm still looking for an editorial whose author is a bona fide conservative.

this does NOT mean that "who" can refer to inanimate objects. instead, just realize that "it" morphs into "whose" in this sort of situation.
Top 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
 
 Page 1 of 1 [ 4 posts ] 





Who is online

Users browsing this forum: jp.jprasanna and 1 guest

 
 

 
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to: