Sentence Correction

The justice court has asked congress to include espionage in an existing federal law that aims at preventing people convicted by federal crimes to profit by the sale of their stories


b. that aims at the prevention of people convicted by federal crimes to profit
c. that intends to prevent people convicted of federal crimes from profit
d. intends to prevent people convicted of federal crimes from profiting
e. intends of the prevention of people convicted by federal crimes from profiting


THANKS

IMO C looks best...

We need that...so D, E = wrong...

aim at = wrong...since aim at = targetted at......so A, B = wrong....

we need aim to....or intended to....

but shouldn't in C we should have profiting instead of profit in C...

goelmohit2002 wrote:IMO C looks best...

We need that...so D, E = wrong...

aim at = wrong...since aim at = targetted at......so A, B = wrong....

we need aim to....or intended to....

but shouldn't in C we should have profiting instead of profit in C...

Yes, I also think alike..

but shouldn't in C we should have profiting instead of profit in C...

I was almost going for C when I saw "profit"

This makes C wrong.

IMO-A

1.We need "that" for the essential clause.
2. If "from profiting" is not there, I will go with "to profit by the sale"

Left with A and B

With B

b. that aims at the prevention of people convicted by federal crimes to profit

I really don't like the structure of the sentence.

gmat740 wrote:

but shouldn't in C we should have profiting instead of profit in C...

I was almost going for C when I saw "profit"

This makes C wrong.

IMO-A

1.We need "that" for the essential clause.
2. If "from profiting" is not there, I will go with "to profit by the sale"

Left with A and B

With B

b. that aims at the prevention of people convicted by federal crimes to profit

I really don't like the structure of the sentence.

Hi Karan,

As per my understanding aim at = targetted at
aim to = purpose of.

IMO it is not correct to targetted at in A, B....isn't usage of aim at incorrect here ? Please tell what I am missing here ?

e.g. He aimed at bull's eye.(target)
He aim to become a doctor.(purpose)

Plus you are "convicted of" not "convicted by"...

That aims at [u]preventing[/u] people convicted by federal crimes to [u]profit [/u]

Also preventing and profit aren't parallel except B

-Deepak

drgmatIL wrote:The justice court has asked congress to include espionage in an existing federal law that aims at preventing people convicted by federal crimes to profit by the sale of their stories


b. that aims at the prevention of people convicted by federal crimes to profit
c. that intends to prevent people convicted of federal crimes from profit
d. intends to prevent people convicted of federal crimes from profiting
e. intends of the prevention of people convicted by federal crimes from profiting


THANKS

Choice C

2/3 split...

D & E out for using intends, inappropriate use when read congress to include espionage in an existing federal law...intends.

A, B, C left...

A & B out for using by federal crimes. Are federal crimes doing the conviction on people? No.

Choice C