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[tyu]

The proposed urban development zones do not represent a new principle; it was employed in "Operation Bootstrap" in Puerto Rico.
(A) do not represent a new principle; it
(B) represent not a new principle, but one that
(C) are not a new principle; the same one
(D) are not a new principle, but one that
(E) are not new in principle; it

can you please tell me why D is wrong? OA is B

[adhi]

D incorrectly compares urban development zones ( plural ) - to - new principle ( singular)
B is correct - 'urban development zones' represents 'new principle'

[RonPurewal]

(d) is incorrect because it doesn't make literal sense. it's impossible for a development zone to be a principle: a development zone is a physical tract of land, and a principle is an idea or notion. to put "are" or "are not" between these two things is ludicrous.

on the other hand, it's perfectly possible for a tract of land to represent an idea or notion, depending on what happens on that tract of land; therefore, (b) makes sense.

[NIKESH_PAHUJA]

Can someone explain why is A wrong ?

[RonPurewal]

Can someone explain why is A wrong ?

there's no antecedent for "it".

the only possible antecedent for "it" would be "a new principle", but, of course, that makes no sense (because the point of the sentence is that the principle applied in puerto rico was NOT a new principle).

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you can't ignore the adjective "new" and act as though "it" refers only to "a principle". when you look for the antecedent of a pronoun, you have to take whatever adjectives and essential modifiers are tagged onto a noun along with that noun itself.

[ashish.jere]

I guess (E) too is eliminated because of 'it'. Right Ron?

[RonPurewal]

I guess (E) too is eliminated because of 'it'. Right Ron?

right.

[mangipudi]

(B) represent not a new principle, but one that

hi Ron,

what does 'one' stand for in the correct answer choice ?

[RonPurewal]

(B) represent not a new principle, but one that

hi Ron,

what does 'one' stand for in the correct answer choice ?

it stands for "a principle".

when you use the indefinite "one" in this way, it is allowed to stand for just the article + noun (i.e., a/an NOUN).
in particular, when you use "one", you do NOT necessarily attach any adjectives or modifiers that came along with the noun.
so in this case, "one" refers only to "a principle", not to "a new principle".

[S.agar]

Hi Ron,

Wanted to clarify one thing for the Correct answer B.

There is 'not X..but Y' construction in the sentence B and this construction should follow a parallelism similar to 'not only X..but also Y. However it seems that the sentence does not follow the parallelism.

Let me know where i went wrong? (not doubting the correct answer choice)

Thanks in advance.

[RonPurewal]

The parallel signals are "not ... but ...".

"Only" and "also" are adverbs. Like other adverbs, they are irrelevant to grammatical structure.
They're essential to the meaning of the sentence, of course; the presence/absence of "only" and/or "also" creates huge changes in meaning. Since they're adverbs, though, you can ignore them in considering any purely grammatical issue.

[thanghnvn]

the serious problem with A is that there is no meaning connection between two sentences connected with semicolon. semicolon is used to show a meaning relation such as example, similar thing.

am i correct?

[aflaamM589]

The proposed urban development zones do not represent a new principle; it was employed in "Operation Bootstrap" in Puerto Rico.

(B) represent not a new principle, but one that

OA is B

Hello Ron,
I hope you are doing good.
In B, if we omit comma, will it still be correct?
I thought ,and & ,but need to be followed by a complete sentence.
Thanks in advance.
Stay blessed.

[RonPurewal]

the presence/absence of punctuation is not tested on this exam.

[aflaamM589]

The proposed urban development zones do not represent a new principle; it was employed in "Operation Bootstrap" in Puerto Rico.
(A) do not represent a new principle; it
(B) represent not a new principle, but one that
(C) are not a new principle; the same one
(D) are not a new principle, but one that
(E) are not new in principle; it

Thanks,
Is the same one in C also problematic?
Also is the construction in C valid?
Not X; Y--> Is this a thing?

Tons of thanks for your kind guidance