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by vaivish » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:00 am
716. The company announced that its profits declined much less in the second quarter than analysts had expected it to and its business will improve in the second half of the year.
(A) had expected it to and its business will improve
(B) had expected and that its business would improve
(C) expected it would and that it will improve its business
(D) expected them to and its business would improve
(E) expected and that it will have improved its business


Oa is B
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by reachac » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:07 am
IMO B

The company announced that (1).........and that (2).....
is the correct construction.

C uses 'it' to modify plural subject profits
in E, the construction "analyst expected " is not correct as it is missing verb 'had'. Also 'it will have improved its business' is awkward.
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by kiranlegend » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:24 am
vaivish wrote:716. The company announced that its profits declined much less in the second quarter than analysts had expected it to and its business will improve in the second half of the year.
(A) had expected it to and its business will improve
(B) had expected and that its business would improve
(C) expected it would and that it will improve its business
(D) expected them to and its business would improve
(E) expected and that it will have improved its business


Oa is B
IMO B

i thoguht the choice is between A and B as past perfect is required. analysts expectations are before the second quarter results announced..

also would is better to will.. as there is no if to consider will.. :P

could some one temme whether 'IT TO' in A is wrong?
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by goelmohit2002 » Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:27 am
reachac wrote:IMO B

The company announced that (1).........and that (2).....
is the correct construction.
Can someone please tell is the below construction too correct:

The company announced that (1)....and (2)...

Or it is necessary to have that before (2)...as mentioned in the above post ?

If the above construction is wrong....then kindly tell what is the reason for the same ?
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by Mayur Sand » Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:24 am
What is the problem with (D) Please explain
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by gmat740 » Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:51 pm
Mayur Sand wrote:What is the problem with (D) Please explain
D) expected them to and its business would improve
Them can refer to "profits" or to "analysts"

Hope this helps
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by varundaga05 » Wed May 26, 2010 3:20 pm
can someone explain the difference between will and Would
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by ayushiiitm » Thu May 27, 2010 11:57 am
Yes Even I would like to know, Why not A
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by target_gmat2012 » Thu May 27, 2010 12:55 pm
vaivish wrote:716. The company announced that its profits declined much less in the second quarter than analysts had expected it to and its business will improve in the second half of the year.
(A) had expected it to and its business will improve
(B) had expected and that its business would improve
(C) expected it would and that it will improve its business
(D) expected them to and its business would improve
(E) expected and that it will have improved its business


Oa is B
B is a right answer, as you use Past tense + conditional or present tense +future
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by target_gmat2012 » Thu May 27, 2010 12:56 pm
vaivish wrote:716. The company announced that its profits declined much less in the second quarter than analysts had expected it to and its business will improve in the second half of the year.
(A) had expected it to and its business will improve
(B) had expected and that its business would improve
(C) expected it would and that it will improve its business
(D) expected them to and its business would improve
(E) expected and that it will have improved its business


Oa is B
B is a right answer, as you use Past tense + conditional or present tense +future
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by believein » Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:16 am
Hi Everyone

A can't be the answer because "it" refers to "profits" which is plural.This is what I am able to understand.

Please correct me if you find any flaw in my interpretation.

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by AMT » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:21 am
gmat740 wrote:
Mayur Sand wrote:What is the problem with (D) Please explain
D) expected them to and its business would improve
Them can refer to "profits" or to "analysts"

Hope this helps
the sentence would have used "THEMSELVES" instead of "THEM" if it had to refer to the analysts??

According to MGMAT SC guide
eg. After the agreement surfaced, the commission dissolved IT.{correct} (IT refers to agreement)
After the agreement surfaced, the commission dissolved ITSELF.{correct} (ITSELF refers to commission)
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by nailGmat2012 » Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:37 pm
716. The company announced that its profits declined much less in the second quarter than analysts had expected it to and its business will improve in the second half of the year.
(A) had expected it to and its business will improve
(B) had expected and that its business would improve
(C) expected it would and that it will improve its business
(D) expected them to and its business would improve
(E) expected and that it will have improved its business


Oa is B
This is an easy one if you follow the rules - "When reporting something past turns to past perfect and future turns to conditional." Only B satisfies both the conditions.
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by hjafferi » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:25 am
IMO B

A) requires "and that"....

There are two sentences
1) the company announced that it's profits declined....
2) the company announced that it's business will improve
We join the two sentences by using "and" so the sentence becomes. The company announced that it's profit......and that (making a connection that following info was also announced)

B) correct sentence
C) cannot use expected as it suggests that the announcement and expectation was at the same time. The analysts had expected previously and at a later time the company announced.therefore announcement is to be used in past tense ( as used by the given sentence) and the expectation has to be At a earlier time ( before announcement)
D) same as C
E) same as C
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by Sartaj » Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:07 pm
Hmmmm... A lot doubts huh! Let me try to help by using my limited knowledge.
ayushiiitm wrote:
Yes Even I would like to know, Why not A
I have developed a rule for myself. Here it goes:

"ALWAYS USE A PRONOUN IN TO REFER TO ONLY ONE NOUN." How many "it" appear in the sentence? 3. While first and third "it" refer to the company, second "it" refers to profits. This violates the RULE. Moreover, we can't use "it" to refer to profits.

Please note that "and" demands parallel structure in the sentence. We must use "that" after "and".

....that its profits ...... and that its business ......
varundaga05 wrote:
can someone explain the difference between will and Would
Well, the sentece says "The company announced". Since it said in the past, we can't use "will" but only "would". Here's my selfmade second rule (through observation):

USE "WOULD" IF FUTURE TENSE WAS USED IN THE PAST. USE "WILL" IF FUTURE TENSE IS USED IN THE PRESENT.

For instance:

The minister says that the government will complete the project in time.
The minister said that the government would complete the project in time.
I hope this helps to reach to the correct answer.
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