rjanardhanan wrote:That every worker has a clean criminal record is of some importance to investment banks which is why a stringent background check is a necessary prerequisite for all of their job applicants.
- (A)That every worker has a clean criminal record is of some importance to investment banks which is why a stringent background check is a necessary prerequisite for all of their job applicants
(B)Clean criminal records of their employees is important to investment banks; hence, a stringent background check are necessary prerequisites for employment
(C)Because they consider it important that all of their employees have a clean criminal record, investment banks require each job applicant to undergo a stringent background check
(D)It is of some importance that all investment banks' workers have clean criminal records which is why many of them undergo stringent background checks
(E)The reason that investment banks require background checks of their applicants is because they require clean criminal records of their employees
As per the explanation given,the correct answer C.But the question is the pronouns
they and
it don't have a clear antecedent.Is it not required that antecedent of a pronoun should be placed before the pronoun in the sentence?
In A and D,
which lacks a clear antecedent. Eliminate A and D.
In B,
records (plural) does not agree with
is (singular). Eliminate B.
In E,
the reason and
because are redundant. Eliminate E.
The correct answer is
C.
A pronoun can precede its referent.
Generally, when an introductory modifier includes a pronoun but not the pronoun's referent, the referent will be the SUBJECT of the following clause.
In C, the referent for
they is
investment banks (the subject of the following clause).
The other pronoun in C -- IT -- serves as an
expletive. An
expletive is a placeholder pronoun. On the GMAT, a placeholder pronoun typically refers to a noun clause that soon follows. In C, what do banks consider important?
That all of their employees have a clean criminal record. IT serves as a placeholder for the noun clause THAT ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE A CLEAN CRIMINAL RECORD.
The purpose of an expletive is to avoid awkwardness. The following structure would be awkward:
Banks consider that all of their employees have a clean criminal record important. The expletive makes the sentence easier to follow:
Banks consider IT important THAT all of their employees have a clean criminal record.
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