32. Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
OA A
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fibbonnaci
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A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [correct!]
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [ seats are countable. 'less' is used only for uncountable objects]
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [ use of past perfect' had' is not required. implies that the stadiums had fewer seats only in the past]
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [same error as in B]
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices. [same error as in B]
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [ seats are countable. 'less' is used only for uncountable objects]
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [ use of past perfect' had' is not required. implies that the stadiums had fewer seats only in the past]
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [same error as in B]
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices. [same error as in B]
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VikingWarrior
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I think A might be incorrect because of referral:
The league was lobbying for stadiums with lesser seats
The league was lobbying with lesser seats
stadiums with lesser seats
However that had correctly refers to the immediately preceding noun- stadium
My answer is C
The league was lobbying for stadiums with lesser seats
The league was lobbying with lesser seats
stadiums with lesser seats
However that had correctly refers to the immediately preceding noun- stadium
My answer is C
Here the issue is that had and with, however that had doesnt refer to the past perfect, it took the past participle of have/has.
However the construction is a bit odd and wordy "" that had"" compare to ""with""
I would prefer the option A.
Also please explain the referral VikingWarrior
However the construction is a bit odd and wordy "" that had"" compare to ""with""
I would prefer the option A.
Also please explain the referral VikingWarrior
I would choose C !fibbonnaci wrote:A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [correct!]
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [ seats are countable. 'less' is used only for uncountable objects]
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [ use of past perfect' had' is not required. implies that the stadiums had fewer seats only in the past]
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. [same error as in B]
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices. [same error as in B]
in A , WITH is unclear
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gmatmachoman
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Contenders over here would be A & C becox of usage of "fewer & lower" ( Countable & Uncountable)komal wrote:32. Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
But C has a issue. Usage of past perfect tense..."had fewer seats" is not suitable.
SO pick A
HAD is not past perfect , it just just past form of VERB TO HAVEgmatmachoman wrote:Contenders over here would be A & C becox of usage of "fewer & lower" ( Countable & Uncountable)komal wrote:32. Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
But C has a issue. Usage of past perfect tense..."had fewer seats" is not suitable.
SO pick A
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prinit
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My pick is A.komal wrote:32. Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
IMO had is not required here. so C,D,E are out. fewer is appropriate for countable nouns. So A is correct
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IMO A whats the OA ?komal wrote:32. Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
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It is A
komal wrote:32. Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. - Correct - stadiums with is correct
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. - Incorrect - less is for uncountable, since we can count seats we need few
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. - - Incorrect - This changes the meaning. It says stadium had seats to reduce supply and increase prices. This is wrong
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. - - Incorrect - same as B
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices. - - Incorrect - Same as B
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komal wrote:32. Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
fibbonnaci's explaination is sound.
Cynics CHARGE and not CHARGED ..hence there is only 1 action in the past tense. Hence had is not required. Next since seats are countable, we should use fewer and not less.
A is our Winner and the correct answer.
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
