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by HSPA » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:21 am
A year advantage in a new computer product or process being introduced can give a company a significant edge on its competitors.
a. A year advantage in a new computer product or process being introduced
b. Introducing a new computer product or process by a year earlier
c. A year's advantage to introduce a new computer product or process
d. To introduce a new computer product or process by a year earlier
e. Being a year ahead in introducing a new computer product or process

Is it B or D?? WHY is a must
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by force5 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:09 am
Hi HSPA i know by the book Gerunds are not preferred over infinites. How ever i strongly feel in this question a gerund is needed because its the "introduction" which is causing a significant edge. Hence i feel B should be a better answer. however i would really want an expert to comment on this one....

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by tetura84 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:34 am
HSPA wrote:A year advantage in a new computer product or process being introduced can give a company a significant edge on its competitors.
a. A year advantage in a new computer product or process being introduced
b. Introducing a new computer product or process by a year earlier
c. A year's advantage to introduce a new computer product or process
d. To introduce a new computer product or process by a year earlier
e. Being a year ahead in introducing a new computer product or process

Is it B or D?? WHY is a must
GMAT does not like being.
being can be used in passive voice of a progressive tense.
A & E out.
C = year's advantage = wrong
Between B and D,
We need the gerund (noun) form.

Introducing blah blah .... can give a company
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by HSPA » Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:15 am
OA is B
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by GMATGuruNY » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:08 am
HSPA wrote:A year advantage in a new computer product or process being introduced can give a company a significant edge on its competitors.
a. A year advantage in a new computer product or process being introduced
b. Introducing a new computer product or process by a year earlier
c. A year's advantage to introduce a new computer product or process
d. To introduce a new computer product or process by a year earlier
e. Being a year ahead in introducing a new computer product or process

Is it B or D?? WHY is a must
If the OA is not E, don't worry about this question. None of the other answer choices can be correct.

In B and D, by a year earlier is not idiomatic and has no clear meaning. Eliminate B and D.

In C, advantage to is not idiomatic. The correct idiom is an advantage in X.

In A, a year advantage in a new computer product has no clear meaning. The intended meaning seems to be a year advantage in the introduction of a new product. (Even then, what is the exact meaning of a year advantage?). Eliminate A.

The correct answer is E.

While being is to be avoided, it is used correctly in E and has appeared in the OA to a few GMAT SCs.
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