Merchandisers reported mild profits in their December business, as much because of their top line revenue of a year earlier being so weak as that customers were gaining a new beginning on purchasing their Christmas present.
(A) of their top line revenue of a year earlier being so weak as that
(B) of their top line revenue of a year earlier having been as weak as because
(C) of their a top line revenue of the year before being as weak as because
(D) their top line revenue a year before had been so weak as because
(E) of their top line revenue of the year before were as weak as that
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Hi Anurag,AnuragRatna wrote:Merchandisers reported mild profits in their December business, as much because of their top line revenue of a year earlier being so weak as that customers were gaining a new beginning on purchasing their Christmas present.
(A) of their top line revenue of a year earlier being so weak as that
(B) of their top line revenue of a year earlier having been as weak as because
(C) of their a top line revenue of the year before being as weak as because
(D) their top line revenue a year before had been so weak as because
(E) of their top line revenue of the year before were as weak as that
Is OA D ?
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Hi AnuragRatna,
This SC can actually be solved with one Verb rule, although there are also Parallelism rules in play.
1) Verbs: Here we have 2 past events - "the merchandisers REPORTED" about their December business AND a reference to their business a year before. With two past events, we need the verb "had." Eliminate A, B, C and E.
Final Answer: D
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This SC can actually be solved with one Verb rule, although there are also Parallelism rules in play.
1) Verbs: Here we have 2 past events - "the merchandisers REPORTED" about their December business AND a reference to their business a year before. With two past events, we need the verb "had." Eliminate A, B, C and E.
Final Answer: D
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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