After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it would be forced to accept a one billion dollar loss, an expense that would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(A) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it would be forced to accept a one billion dollar loss, an expense that would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(B) As the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it accepted a one billion dollar loss; forcing its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(C) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, its one billion dollar loss would have to be accepted; such a loss would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy.
(D) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it was forced to accept a one billion dollar loss; its main competitor would have been forced to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(E) When the company recalled one of its best-selling products, a one billion dollar loss it was forced to accept, an expense that would have forced its main competitor into bankruptcy.
OA D
One Billion Dollar Loss
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would - used when we think something is possible. there might be evidence or not
was - used when we think there is some evidence to make a statement
A) one of the mistakes is usage of first would is incorrect.
B) after semicolon an independent sentence is needed
C) after semicolon an independent sentence is needed
D) Correct. proper usage of present perfect continuous "have been"
E) modifier reference error
was - used when we think there is some evidence to make a statement
A) one of the mistakes is usage of first would is incorrect.
B) after semicolon an independent sentence is needed
C) after semicolon an independent sentence is needed
D) Correct. proper usage of present perfect continuous "have been"
E) modifier reference error
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IMO D I absolutely hate when the entire sentence is underlined. Makes me nervous, but this one wasn't that bad. I need to study IT more... because sometimes it confuses me. For instance, in C was "its" the proper usage? I know the answer was wrong, but I might as well try to get something else out of the sentence while I'm at it.
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WOW!! we have a timing feature now!!!
I took 1min 30 sec to ans this. I chose D
for the only reason
"company recalled" ........." would be forced "
(past tense) (future tense)
Incorrect tense used.
A - ruled out
D is the only one which uses tense correctly, it says that
"company recalled " ......."was forced"
(past tense) (past tense)
I took 1min 30 sec to ans this. I chose D
for the only reason
"company recalled" ........." would be forced "
(past tense) (future tense)
Incorrect tense used.
A - ruled out
D is the only one which uses tense correctly, it says that
"company recalled " ......."was forced"
(past tense) (past tense)
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source kaplan 800komal wrote:After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it would be forced to accept a one billion dollar loss, an expense that would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(A) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it would be forced to accept a one billion dollar loss, an expense that would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(B) As the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it accepted a one billion dollar loss; forcing its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(C) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, its one billion dollar loss would have to be accepted; such a loss would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy.
(D) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it was forced to accept a one billion dollar loss; its main competitor would have been forced to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(E) When the company recalled one of its best-selling products, a one billion dollar loss it was forced to accept, an expense that would have forced its main competitor into bankruptcy.
OA D
Here's the official explanation
You can start with the verbs. We begin with After the company recalled and then move to it would be forced, but since the sentence is talking about something that already happened, the second verb should be it was forced. Eliminate (A) and (C). You can also eliminate (E) for offering the strange variation a one billion dollar loss it was forced to accept. (B) is wrong because it creates a sentence fragment. Make sure you know this fact: a semicolon is correct only when it joins two pieces that could stand as independent and complete sentences. In other words, you can use a semicolon only if you could use a period at the same place and still have complete sentences. (B) doesn't do that, so (D) remains.
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I also answered D but certaily I would say I was lucky. There were lots of pronouns and I felt that there must be some pronoun reference error but could not found one.
Certainly I was not able to find the verb tense error. I usually mis this.
Certainly I was not able to find the verb tense error. I usually mis this.
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all-is-underlined questions are hard because we can not find errors which are base on differences among the choices. We have to find the errors in a choice when we read only that choice. Though it is easy to understand the explanation, it is hard to get it right.
I wish to get more all-is-underlined questions. Where to find them? Please, help
I wish to get more all-is-underlined questions. Where to find them? Please, help
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"...it was forced..."komal wrote:After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it would be forced to accept a one billion dollar loss, an expense that would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(D) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it was forced to accept a one billion dollar loss; its main competitor would have been forced to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
OA D
I'm not a fan of passive voice OAs either. I don't know why the GMAT doest this especially when they are against using passive voice
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None of the answer choices are correct.komal wrote:After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it would be forced to accept a one billion dollar loss, an expense that would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(A) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it would be forced to accept a one billion dollar loss, an expense that would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(B) As the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it accepted a one billion dollar loss; forcing its main competitor to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(C) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, its one billion dollar loss would have to be accepted; such a loss would have forced its main competitor to declare bankruptcy.
(D) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it was forced to accept a one billion dollar loss; its main competitor would have been forced to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
(E) When the company recalled one of its best-selling products, a one billion dollar loss it was forced to accept, an expense that would have forced its main competitor into bankruptcy.
OA D
In D:
After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it was forced to accept a one billion dollar loss; its main competitor would have been forced to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
The "it" can ambiguously refer to both Company or the competitor. Cant it??
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IMO D .
A and C have tense disagreements. B misuses the idiom "As.... ,Subject + Verb +...."
E is grammatically awkward. D is the only option with correct idiomatic usage and tense agreements. Hence it is the answer.
(D) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it was forced to accept a one billion dollar loss; its main competitor would have been forced to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
A and C have tense disagreements. B misuses the idiom "As.... ,Subject + Verb +...."
E is grammatically awkward. D is the only option with correct idiomatic usage and tense agreements. Hence it is the answer.
(D) After the company recalled one of its best-selling products, it was forced to accept a one billion dollar loss; its main competitor would have been forced to declare bankruptcy if it had suffered such a loss.
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Typically questions like these are difficult because the whole part was underlined. Totally hate them
But, this one was fairly easy. All the options except option D contain too many errors
I chose the elimination method and arrived at the answer.
Option D it is
But, this one was fairly easy. All the options except option D contain too many errors
I chose the elimination method and arrived at the answer.
Option D it is