I have learned that the correct idiom is
From X to Y
But this question has bothered me to think in a different way. Please take a look
By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.
A. their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging
B. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
C. to 10 percent from 6 percent in their share of the $21 billion book market in the country, a market ranging
D. in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent, of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges
OA E
From X to Y
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Between B and E,
i Chose E, because in E , which correctly modifies the noun preceeding it (market)
"By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.
but in E there is another problem.
As per Manhattan "Of the X's should be avoided", but this is not the case here, however B avoids that construction.
i Chose E, because in E , which correctly modifies the noun preceeding it (market)
"By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.
but in E there is another problem.
As per Manhattan "Of the X's should be avoided", but this is not the case here, however B avoids that construction.
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Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.
E is the correct answer.
E is the correct answer.
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I agree to what you said above. But my question is regarding the idiomatic construction.madhur_ahuja wrote:Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.
E is the correct answer.
Let me write down both the sentences
From X to YB. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
To X from YE. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges
Now lets have a discussion.
To my knowledge, if a sentence is idiomatically incorrect, then we don't need to check out other aspects like style, grammar etc.
Correct me if I am wrong
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The point is .gmat740 wrote:I agree to what you said above. But my question is regarding the idiomatic construction.madhur_ahuja wrote:Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.
E is the correct answer.
Let me write down both the sentences
From X to YB. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
To X from YE. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges
Now lets have a discussion.
To my knowledge, if a sentence is idiomatically incorrect, then we don't need to check out other aspects like style, grammar etc.
Correct me if I am wrong
From X to Y being idiomatically correct doesn't makes To X from Y idiomatically incorrect.
You could have argued had it been:
With X to Y
From X on Y
IMO From X to Y and to X from Y are very simple English phrases and both are correct, you cannot argue which one is correct out of both.
This is right. They are both acceptable on GMAT.madhur_ahuja wrote:The point is .gmat740 wrote:I agree to what you said above. But my question is regarding the idiomatic construction.madhur_ahuja wrote:Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.
E is the correct answer.
Let me write down both the sentences
From X to YB. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
To X from YE. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges
Now lets have a discussion.
To my knowledge, if a sentence is idiomatically incorrect, then we don't need to check out other aspects like style, grammar etc.
Correct me if I am wrong
From X to Y being idiomatically correct doesn't makes To X from Y idiomatically incorrect.
You could have argued had it been:
With X to Y
From X on Y
IMO From X to Y and to X from Y are very simple English phrases and both are correct, you cannot argue which one is correct out of both.
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Thanks a lot guys. I never knew that both are acceptable forms in GMAT.madhur_ahuja wrote:The point is .gmat740 wrote:I agree to what you said above. But my question is regarding the idiomatic construction.madhur_ahuja wrote:Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.
E is the correct answer.
Let me write down both the sentences
From X to YB. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
To X from YE. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges
Now lets have a discussion.
To my knowledge, if a sentence is idiomatically incorrect, then we don't need to check out other aspects like style, grammar etc.
Correct me if I am wrong
From X to Y being idiomatically correct doesn't makes To X from Y idiomatically incorrect.
You could have argued had it been:
With X to Y
From X on Y
IMO From X to Y and to X from Y are very simple English phrases and both are correct, you cannot argue which one is correct out of both.