In their latest press release, the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America.
A. the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations
B. the new company's management stated that they planned on expanding its operations
C. the company's new managers stated their plan to expand its operations
D. the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding
E. the company's new management stated that they planned to expand its operation
The OA is C. However, I think that "its" has no clear referent here. Can anybody help? Thanks.
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In their latest press release, the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America.
A. the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations
B. the new company's management stated that they planned on expanding its operations
C. the company's new managers stated their plan to expand its operations
D. the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding
E. the company's new management stated that they planned to expand its operation
"its" is a possessive pronoun referring correctly to company.
A. the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations
B. the new company's management stated that they planned on expanding its operations
C. the company's new managers stated their plan to expand its operations
D. the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding
E. the company's new management stated that they planned to expand its operation
"its" is a possessive pronoun referring correctly to company.
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eaakbari
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My doubt was on the same line's as Sam117.sam117 wrote:In their latest press release, the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America.
A. the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations
B. the new company's management stated that they planned on expanding its operations
C. the company's new managers stated their plan to expand its operations
D. the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding
E. the company's new management stated that they planned to expand its operation
The OA is C. However, I think that "its" has no clear referent here. Can anybody help? Thanks.
Is this an example of Subject-Verb intro?
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'Its' has only one logical antecedent, which is "company's". There is no ambiguity here.eaakbari wrote: My doubt was on the same line's as Sam117.
Is this an example of Subject-Verb intro?
