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by rkhicha » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:52 am
Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.

(A) Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.

(B) Promotions, retirements, and other actions which have been approved at the May meeting of the board of directors along with deaths, with be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.

(C) To be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper are the promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions which were approved at the board of directors' May meeting.

(D) Meeting in May, the promotions, retirements, and other actions approved by the board of directors, including obituaries, will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.

(E) The July 15 issue of the company paper will report on promotions, retirements, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting; the paper will also include obituaries.

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by clock60 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:27 am
E here seems needed answer
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by tomada » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:46 am
One more for 'E'.
I'm really old, but I'll never be too old to become more educated.
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by gmat_perfect » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:47 am
rkhicha wrote:Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.

(A) Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.

(B) Promotions, retirements, and other actions which have been approved at the May meeting of the board of directors along with deaths, with be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.

(C) To be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper are the promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions which were approved at the board of directors' May meeting.

(D) Meeting in May, the promotions, retirements, and other actions approved by the board of directors, including obituaries, will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.

(E) The July 15 issue of the company paper will report on promotions, retirements, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting; the paper will also include obituaries.

OA later.

Please provide your answers with accompanying explanations. Thanks.[/u]
Theory:

1. Deaths and other actions approved====> Means deaths have been approved. Can we approve DEATH?
2. THAT Vs Which:

To define something, we need to use THAT after the noun that we want to define.

Actions which ---> is wrong. It should be "actions that".

3. Meeting in May, XX--means XX meets in May.

Now apply:

The options A, B, and C can be eliminated on the basis of #1. The theory number 2 applies to the options B and C.
The option D is out for number 3.

Answer is E.
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by fitzgerald23 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:52 am
E seems best.

ABC&D all make it sound like deaths were approved by the BOD, which makes no sense.

That leaves E as the only one that does not do that as it separates the actions approved by the BOD from the reporting od deaths.
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by rkhicha » Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:33 am
OA is E.

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by crushkiller » Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:13 pm
the original sentence lacks this :
the paper will also include obituaries.

still chose E ! can any1 xplain ?
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by sairamGmat » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:52 am
I would chose E because it looks like active voice - The July 12 issue reports xxxx
but A is like xxxxx will be reported in July 12 issue.

GMAT prefers active voice comared to passive
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by adi_800 » Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:43 am
We have its in almost every option..
So, we should have a proper referent for its. Logical referent should be company and in none of the options we have company mentioned..
its refers to company PAPER...
at its May meeting -> at company PAPER meeting???
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