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by kareem.firoz » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:28 pm
Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.


A
basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California
B
basing a marketing and distribution system on the imported produce of Florida and California
C
basing a system of marketing and distribution on the import of produce from Florida and California
D
a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California
E
a marketing and distribution system importing produce from Florida and California as its base
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by gunjan1208 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:31 pm
IMO D
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by GmatKiss » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:34 pm
kareem.firoz wrote:Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.


A
basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California - Not parallel
B
basing a marketing and distribution system on the imported produce of Florida and California - Not parallel

C
basing a system of marketing and distribution on the import of produce from Florida and California - Not parallel

D
a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California

E
a marketing and distribution system importing produce from Florida and California as its base
IMO:D
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by kareem.firoz » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:36 pm
OA = D

I went for B with half mind since i thought 'basing a system' is parallel to 'cost of land' and 'pressure of housing and commercial development'.

I would have been happier had there been an option 'the basing of a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California'

What am I missing?
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by gunjan1208 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:42 pm
Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California.

Hi Kareem,
See emboldened portion....First two are noun and third is verb.....Out of Rule...The only choice which corrects this is D
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by GmatKiss » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:46 pm
kareem.firoz wrote:OA = D

I went for B with half mind since i thought 'basing a system' is parallel to 'cost of land' and 'pressure of housing and commercial development'.

I would have been happier had there been an option 'the basing of a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California'
What am I missing?
Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and ( basing is brutal here )

Only "a marketing and distribution system" is correct here, which is parellel with the other two reasons stated.

E is passive and hence eliminated
choose D for being parallel,active and clear.

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by Calvin123 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:25 pm
+1 For D
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