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by kaudes11114 » Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:58 am
Despite recent increases in sales and cash flow that have propelled automobile companies' common stocks to new highs, several industry analysts expect automakers, in order to conserve cash, to set dividends more conservatively than they were.
1. to set dividends more conservatively than they were
2. to set dividends more conservatively than they have been
3. to be more conservative than they have been in setting dividends
4. that they will be more conservative than they were in setting dividends
5. that they will be more conservative than they have been to set dividends

Please help me with the answer
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by siddhu161 » Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:03 am
is OA C?
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by AnjaliOberoi » Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:50 am
IMO C, what is the OA?
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:37 am
kaudes11114 wrote:Despite recent increases in sales and cash flow that have propelled automobile companies' common stocks to new highs, several industry analysts expect automakers, in order to conserve cash, to set dividends more conservatively than they were.
1. to set dividends more conservatively than they were
2. to set dividends more conservatively than they have been
3. to be more conservative than they have been in setting dividends
4. that they will be more conservative than they were in setting dividends
5. that they will be more conservative than they have been to set dividends

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A and B doesn't have proper ellipsis.

Usage of that in D and E acts as a restrictive clause for automakers, changing the meaning of sentence.

IMO C
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:54 am
bubbliiiiiiii wrote: A and B doesn't have proper ellipsis.

Usage of that in D and E acts as a restrictive clause for automakers, changing the meaning of sentence.

IMO C
That really is the key issue. C is great... "to be" matches "have been."

In B, "to set" does not match "have been (setting)".
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