apuso wrote:
Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus the high costs and low
ethics of campaign finance, but they have generally overlooked the cost of actually
administering elections, which includes facilities, transport, printing, staffing, and
technology.
A. Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus
HAS HAD AS A FOCUS is wrong

B. Analyses of campaign expenditures by the media has been focus on
Should have been
HAS BEEN FOCUSSING ON

C. In analyzing campaign expenditures, the media have focused on
CORRECT

D. Media analyses of campaign expenditures have had as a focus
HAVE HAD AS A FOCUS is wrong

E. In their analysis of campaign expenditures, the media has been focusing on

MEDIA used with THEIR and HAS
Non sensical option



Source please ??

apuso wrote:Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus the high costs and low
ethics of campaign finance, but they have generally overlooked the cost of actually
administering elections, which includes facilities, transport, printing, staffing, and
technology.
A. Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus
B. Analyses of campaign expenditures by the media has been focus on
C. In analyzing campaign expenditures, the media have focused on
D. Media analyses of campaign expenditures have had as a focus
E. In their analysis of campaign expenditures, the media has been focusing on

OA: C

girish3131 : Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:43 pm

As per my knowledge, C can't be correct b'coz have focused means media still analysing which is not the case here.

harshavardhanc wrote:I remember Ron saying in one of the posts that there's always a hint given in the non-underlined part (the correct one) about usage of a collective noun. In other words, observe how the author looks at that collective noun. Is it singular or plural ?

Here in the sentence, as gmatmachoman has correctly emboldened, media is considered plural [ but they have generally overlooked ] . This now becomes a fact and you cannot change it!

Many have questioned the source and have chose not to answer this question. But, in all the options provided C will be the credited response .


Moreover C maintains the tense : "the media have focused.... , but they have generally overlooked ...."


which answers girish's question .

girish3131 : Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:43 pm

As per my knowledge, C can't be correct b'coz have focused means media still analysing which is not the case here.

IMO C

harshavardhanc wrote:https://www.beatthegmat.com/melville-and ... tml#216749

I think Ron's explanation for X and Y can be used for collective nouns as well.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

U r digressing from the topic concerned...

gmat1011 wrote:Thought "Media" was singular on the same basis and eliminated C as it has a "have."