Sentence Correction

Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.


OA after sometime!

GmatKiss wrote:Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. seems that employees are added
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. same as A
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July. Clearly refers to the benefits of hourly wages
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. sounds wordy
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. increase is compared to expanded program


OA after sometime!

Hence C
Please correct me if I am wrong.

(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
[b]railroad employees are added to the increase...wrong[/b]
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
[b]as above...wrong[/b]
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.
[b]"increase ... that were" are not parallel...wrong (should be 'was')[/b]
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
[b]same problem as in C[/b]
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
[b]CORRECT, IMO [/b]

[quote="sunilrawat"][quote="GmatKiss"][u]Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits[/u].

(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. [b]seems that employees are added[/b]
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. [b]same as A[/b]
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July. [b]Clearly refers to the benefits of hourly wages[/b]
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly [b]wages that were requested [/b]last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. [b]sounds wordy[/b]
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. [b]increase is compared to expanded program
[/b]

OA after sometime![/quote]


Hence [spoiler]C[/spoiler]
Please correct me if I am wrong.[/quote]

In 'E', I don't believe that you are actually "comparing"..."In addition" does not introduce a comparison.

E.g. In addition to buying a car, I read a book.

My two cents....thanks.

between D and E!

"added to" eliminates A,B,C
Now b/w D and E

(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

I See E as wordy composition hence IMO D

IMO D

sunilrawat wrote:

GmatKiss wrote:Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. seems that employees are added
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. same as A
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July. Clearly refers to the benefits of hourly wages
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. sounds wordy
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. increase is compared to expanded program


OA after sometime!

Hence C
Please correct me if I am wrong.

C is grammatically correct but changes the meaning. 'retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages' - means that retirement benefits are added to the increase in hourly wages.

IMO E -- In option D the usage of 'that' changes the meaning of the sentence. Saying wages that were requested last july only point to wages of july --'restrictive'

Grammatically options E and D both are correct. It's just the subtle change in the meaning.

Between D and E.
D is wrong because the use of were in
In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July
is wrong.It should be was.Since its talking about the increase and not wages.
E is correct both gramatically and in meaning.

Looks like this one is still going on!

Eor D??[/b]

(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

This is right one.
1- Emboldened portion is opening modifier and it touched the noun.

IMO:B

GmatKiss wrote:Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

OA after sometime!

+1 for D

edirik wrote:IMO E

GmatKiss wrote:Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. (It means "increase" in added to employees)
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. (It means "increase" in added to employees)
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July. ( S/V agreement, wrong)
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. ( S/V agreement, wrong)
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.


OA after sometime!

I chose D but totally missed the subject verb agreement because of the preposition "in.."

dhonu121 wrote:Between D and E.
D is wrong because the use of were in
In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July
is wrong.It should be was.Since its talking about the increase and not wages.
E is correct both gramatically and in meaning.

I went with E for the exact same reason.

What is the OA?