The FBI investigation included the Mafia

[shivanig]

Hi,

This question is from the 800 score test.Request your help with the following 2 queries on this sentence :

1.Is the word 'Mafia' considered singular or plural?
2.The usage of 'who' v/s 'that'

The FBI investigation included the Mafia and anyone <financially related to them, however distant.>

A) financially related to them, however distant.

B) with financial relationships to them, even distantly.

C) financially related to them, however distantly.

D) with a financial relationship to them, however distantly.

E) that had any financial relation to them, however distant.

Thanks a lot...

[asax]

IMO A.

Isn't mafia a collective noun? like a gang? Or does it depend on the context?

Can someone provide expert reply?

[asax]

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definitio ... ?region=us

I suppose its both.

Found the answer in another forum :)

[veneetvishal]

My answer is C.
Please let us know the right answer

[tim]

i believe the GMAT would consider Mafia a collective noun, in which case this becomes an invalid question because every choice uses "them" to refer to Mafia..

asax, please avoid referring to outside sources for insight into SC issues, because the GMAT has its own rulebook that may differ from rules you find elsewhere..

BTW if Mafia were plural, does that mean that the singular would be Mafium? :)

[shivanig]

Thank you Tim!

[vikas.tarachandani]

my ans is also c....

[tim]

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