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by apple100 » Sun May 31, 2009 5:42 pm
Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging, the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month.
A. Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging
B. Because of plunging prices for computer chips, which is due to an oversupply
C. Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging, which resulted from an oversupply
D. Due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply
E. Due to an oversupply, with the result that computer chip prices have been sent plunging

OA is A

In D, is "oversupply" unclear?

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by Arsene Lupin » Sun May 31, 2009 11:52 pm
I don't think that you can use "from" to describe cause and effect. That might be the issue with D.

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by satish.nagdev » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:57 am
in [D] how can prices plunge from oversupply ? shouldn't it be prices plunged from some level etc ?
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by SanjeevK » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:12 am
"Due to" should be used only when it can be replaced by "caused by" in the sentence. "due to" is not same as "because of".
By Replacing "due to" with "caused by" in the option D, the sentence doesn't make sense. Hence eliminate option D

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by vaishalijain7 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:16 am
In 'D' 'plunging' is modifying 'computer chip' instead of 'prices' .I think modifier (plunging) should touch the noun (prices)