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Could any one clairfy for me what Activity 11 (c) means
the Activity states ‘cannont learn anything beyond a moderately complex task such as operating a washing machine’
Does this mean that if you can operate a washing machine you do not qualify or does it mean anything more complex than a washing machine you will qualify
thanks Nick
It means the former - if you can learn to operate a washing machine (or other task of equivalent difficulty) but cannot learn a task that is more complex than that.
The legislation does not give an example of these more complex tasks, although the WCA handbook gives some other examples of moderately complex tasks from which you can make some inferences eg. it classes making a microwave meal as a moderately complex task so somebody who is able to do this but would be unable to follow a freshly cooked recipe would get 6 points.
thank you - a very useful document
The presence of the comma after the word task suggests that operating the washing machine is a task that is beyond moderately complex. If there was no comma there then operating the washing machine would be the moderately complex task. Similarly, with the simple task. This seems to be confirmed by the list of simple tasks in the handbook which are very basic indeed. In my view, the comma acts disjunctively here rather than conjunctively.
The presence of the comma after the word task suggests that operating the washing machine is a task that is beyond moderately complex. If there was no comma there then operating the washing machine would be the moderately complex task. Similarly, with the simple task. This seems to be confirmed by the list of simple tasks in the handbook which are very basic indeed. In my view, the comma acts disjunctively here rather than conjunctively.
Disagree with this. The sentence structure used in 11c is the same as is used in 11a and 11b, both of which refer to the task of setting an alarm clock. If the descriptor was read in the way in which you suggest, 11a would be defining this task as one that is simple whilst 11b would be defining it as one that is ‘beyond simple’ , which doesn’t seem to make sense to me.
On second look, I agree with you, otherwise the structure of the descriptor as a whole wouldn’t make sense. I was mistaken.
This is the first time I have used the forum, I apprecaite your explanations, all is clear now - thank you
Dont worry about it : its the first time i recall seeing Nevip be mistaken either!
I dare say entire tribunals have been spent debating the significance of a comma!