The globalization of financial-services companies...

[msg4vikas]

The globalization of financial-services companies has been a boon to money launders, because of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred to a branch in a more regulated one.
A) of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred
B) of allowing the transfer of money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
C) it allows that money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction is transferred
D) it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
E) it allows money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred

OA: E.

Want to understand the logic behind this question. Thanks

[rohit21384]

The globalization of financial-services companies has been a boon to money launders, because of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred to a branch in a more regulated one.
A) of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred
B) of allowing the transfer of money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
C) it allows that money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction is transferred
D) it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
E) it allows money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred

OA: E.

Want to understand the logic behind this question. Thanks

"Because of" end with preposition of. So it should be followed by a noun. So we cann rule out A and B.

C can be ruled out becaue of idiom..it is allow x to .
D is awkard and E is perfect.
it allows money( placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction )to be transferred

in bracket is past particle...remove it and then see the sentence....it allows money to be transfered.....

[RonPurewal]

The globalization of financial-services companies has been a boon to money launders, because of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred to a branch in a more regulated one.
A) of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred
B) of allowing the transfer of money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
C) it allows that money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction is transferred
D) it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
E) it allows money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred

OA: E.

Want to understand the logic behind this question. Thanks

hi - please ask a more specific question about this problem.

between which answer choices were you debating?
what do you already understand, and which constructions were giving you trouble?

thanks.

[hardik.jadeja]

The globalization of financial-services companies has been a boon to money launders, because of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred to a branch in a more regulated one.
A) of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred
B) of allowing the transfer of money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
C) it allows that money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction is transferred
D) it allows the transfer of money have been placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
E) it allows money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred

OA: E.

Want to understand the logic behind this question. Thanks

hi - please ask a more specific question about this problem.

between which answer choices were you debating?
what do you already understand, and which constructions were giving you trouble?

thanks.

Hi Ron,

I thought 'it' in option E is ambiguous as it could refer to either 'the globalization' or 'a boon'. It would be great if you could explain to me how 'it' is not ambiguous here. I sometimes face difficulty in identifying antecedent of a pronoun.

cheers

[akhp77]

I have a small doubt here.

What is the role of "to be" in option E?

[StaceyKoprince]

Hardik:

Our overall sentence structure is:
<independent clause>, because <independent clause>

The clause "it allows money to be transferred..." is the second clause and the "it" is functioning as the subject. In this kind of a sentence structure, the structural expectation is that the subject pronoun in the second clause will refer to the subject noun of the first clause.

So, check that word for a logical match. Does it make sense that the "it" would refer to "globalization?" Yes, it matches logically as well as structurally. Therefore, "globalization" is the antecedent of "it" in this sentence.

[StaceyKoprince]

akhp77, the words "to be" represent an infinitive verb. This is a complex verb structure that allows you to add info to the sentence (in the example given above, it adds an additional action to the sentence).

She tries to be healthy.

It allows money to be transferred.

[violetwind]

akhp77, the words "to be" represent an infinitive verb. This is a complex verb structure that allows you to add info to the sentence (in the example given above, it adds an additional action to the sentence).

She tries to be healthy.

It allows money to be transferred.

Hi Stacey,

Is that wrong for "allow" to lead a clause? it must be followed by infinitive ? or there's anything else that kicks out choise C?

[parthatayi]

akhp77, the words "to be" represent an infinitive verb. This is a complex verb structure that allows you to add info to the sentence (in the example given above, it adds an additional action to the sentence).

She tries to be healthy.

It allows money to be transferred.

Hi Stacey,

Is that wrong for "allow" to lead a clause? it must be followed by infinitive ? or there's anything else that kicks out choise C?

Allow must take to infinitives. Other examples are advise,forbid, persuade.

Thanks and Regards,
Partha.

[RonPurewal]

Allow must take to infinitives.

i believe that this is correct.

Other examples are advise,forbid, persuade.

these are not as black and white as you might think.
certainly, each of them can be used with the infinitive:
janet was advised to save more money.
tony was forbidden to go into the back room.
thomas was persuaded to quit his high-powered job in order to go backpacking across south america.

however, each of these words also has at least one usage that is NOT the infinitive.

* with "persuade" or "advise", if you are talking about a fact, rather than an action, than you can preface that fact with "that" rather than an infinitive:
please advise the diplomat that his colleague is going to be late.
children are often persuaded that the moon is made of green cheese, so it shouldn't be surprising when they believe other silly things, too.

* i'm somewhat sure that both of the following are ok:
forbidden to do X
forbidden from doing X
both of these constructions are definitely ok according to the premier, most respected sources on english usage (such as the oxford english dictionary). however, the gmat has been known to disagree with those sources on some occasions, so it would be foolhardy to make any such judgments until we can find official problems that let us decide the issue.

[arunkchaubey]

Hi There,

Can you please explain why answer choice D is wrong?
Thanks
Arun

[RonPurewal]

Hi There,

Can you please explain why answer choice D is wrong?
Thanks
Arun

(d) is a weird construction that tries to have two verbs without any sort of connector -- it says "it allows X have been Y".
this is like saying "i'm missing the piece goes here" (instead of, e.g., "i'm missing the piece that goes here").

[arunkchaubey]

Thank you Ron.

[RonPurewal]

sure

[violetwind]

Allow must take to infinitives.

i believe that this is correct.

Other examples are advise,forbid, persuade.

these are not as black and white as you might think.
certainly, each of them can be used with the infinitive:
janet was advised to save more money.
tony was forbidden to go into the back room.
thomas was persuaded to quit his high-powered job in order to go backpacking across south america.

however, each of these words also has at least one usage that is NOT the infinitive.

* with "persuade" or "advise", if you are talking about a fact, rather than an action, than you can preface that fact with "that" rather than an infinitive:
please advise the diplomat that his colleague is going to be late.
children are often persuaded that the moon is made of green cheese, so it shouldn't be surprising when they believe other silly things, too.

* i'm somewhat sure that both of the following are ok:
forbidden to do X
forbidden from doing X
both of these constructions are definitely ok according to the premier, most respected sources on english usage (such as the oxford english dictionary). however, the gmat has been known to disagree with those sources on some occasions, so it would be foolhardy to make any such judgments until we can find official problems that let us decide the issue.

Hi Ron,
Can I sum up the above as following?

Allow: ~ sb/sth to do
Persuade and Advice: ~sb/sth to do; ~sb/sth that clause
(as for forbid, as you said, let's just wait for some Official problems to clarify GMAT's judgement)

Thank you very much!