It is possible that the earthquake may

[yates.japan]

MGMAT Sentence Correction 5th Edition, Problem Set p. 31, question 8

It is possible that the earthquake may have caused to the building's collapse.
the earthquake may

A = Underline is Correct.
B = Bold is a better replacement.
C = Both statements are incorrect.
D = Both statements are correct.

OA: (B), Eliminate Redundancy. It is possible that and may both express the same level of uncertainty, so we can remove one of them without changing the intended meaning.

My answer: (C) Neither statement is grammatically correct.

I understand the statement about redundancy. However, beyond that there's the problem of (B) not beginning with a capitol letter. Also, neither of these answers resolves the problem of the statement have caused to the building's collapse. Shouldn't this be written as have caused the building's collapse?

Unless this an error that's not yet on the errata page, I'd very much like to know if I've forgotten some obscure grammar rule after four years in Japan that makes this statement grammatically correct.

Thanks in advance,
Ripley Yates

[tim]

sounds like you get it; that's what's important. feel free to submit this one to the errata page..

[yates.japan]

Thank you for the response. Just wanted to check before I embarassed myself on the errata page.

[tim]

thanks for checking. you're right. :)