(a) and (c) are both GRAMMATICALLY correct, but (c) is absurd.
"lobbied for" implies that the stadiums didn't yet exist at the time.
in (c), "had fewer seats" is in the same tense as "lobbied" (i.e., the simple past tense), thereby creating parallelism.
this parallelism implies that the stadiums already existed -- and "had fewer seats" -- at the SAME TIME that MLB was lobbying for them. that doesn't make sense.
if we were to amend (c) in the following way...
lobbied for stadiums that would have fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices
...then it would also be correct, albeit bulkier and more awkward than (a).
"lobbied for" implies that the stadiums didn't yet exist at the time.
in (c), "had fewer seats" is in the same tense as "lobbied" (i.e., the simple past tense), thereby creating parallelism.
this parallelism implies that the stadiums already existed -- and "had fewer seats" -- at the SAME TIME that MLB was lobbying for them. that doesn't make sense.
if we were to amend (c) in the following way...
lobbied for stadiums that would have fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices
...then it would also be correct, albeit bulkier and more awkward than (a).
Ron has been teaching various standardized tests for 20 years.
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Voit esittää kysymyksiä Ron:lle myös suomeksi
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Quand on se sent bien dans un vêtement, tout peut arriver. Un bon vêtement, c'est un passeport pour le bonheur.
Yves Saint-Laurent
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