Frequency is crucial

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Frequency is crucial

by goelmohit2002 » Sun May 31, 2009 1:42 am
Hi All,

In the below question of OG-10 Q93, the OA is [spoiler]"E"[/spoiler]. For kicking out "D", OG says " Choice D ungramatically reverses the subject verb order with is the inventory".

Can someone please help me decrypt what OG mean to say here ?

It is well known in the supermarket industry that how items are placed on shelves and the frequency of inventory turnovers can be crucial to profits.
(A) the frequency of inventory turnovers can be
(B) the frequency of inventory turnovers is often
(C) the frequency with which the inventory turns over is often
(D) how frequently is the inventory turned over are often
(E) how frequently the inventory turns over can be
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by willkillgmat » Sun May 31, 2009 5:11 am
The answer is 'E' parallelism 'how items vs how frequently', D is wrong because it uses 'are'.

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by marshmallow » Sun May 31, 2009 5:55 am
willkillgmat wrote:The answer is 'E' parallelism 'how items vs how frequently', D is wrong because it uses 'are'.
I can't agree with you. I think the verb "are" is justified here.
Concerning parallelism, wouldn't it be more proper to use passive voice again in the second parallel part?

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by marshmallow » Sun May 31, 2009 6:54 am
I apologize. Made a stupid mistake.

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by Arsene Lupin » Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:25 am
"D" is wrong because it uses the construction of a question. It should be:

"how frequently the inventory is turned over are often "

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by goelmohit2002 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:31 am
OG says that "Choice D ungramatically reverses the subject verb order with is the inventory".

Can someone please help me understand what OG mean to say here ?

Thanks
Mohit

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by aj5105 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:17 am
Could you please explain your mistake?
marshmallow wrote:I apologize. Made a stupid mistake.

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