Sentence Correction

I have learned that the correct idiom is
From X to Y

But this question has bothered me to think in a different way. Please take a look

By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.
A. their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging
B. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
C. to 10 percent from 6 percent in their share of the $21 billion book market in the country, a market ranging
D. in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent, of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges

OA E

Between B and E,
i Chose E, because in E , which correctly modifies the noun preceeding it (market)


"By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.

but in E there is another problem.
As per Manhattan "Of the X's should be avoided", but this is not the case here, however B avoids that construction.

Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.

E is the correct answer.

madhur_ahuja wrote:Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.

E is the correct answer.

I agree to what you said above. But my question is regarding the idiomatic construction.
Let me write down both the sentences

B. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges

From X to Y

E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges

To X from Y

Now lets have a discussion.
To my knowledge, if a sentence is idiomatically incorrect, then we don't need to check out other aspects like style, grammar etc.

Correct me if I am wrong

gmat740 wrote:

madhur_ahuja wrote:Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.

E is the correct answer.

I agree to what you said above. But my question is regarding the idiomatic construction.
Let me write down both the sentences

B. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges

From X to Y

E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges

To X from Y

Now lets have a discussion.
To my knowledge, if a sentence is idiomatically incorrect, then we don't need to check out other aspects like style, grammar etc.

Correct me if I am wrong

The point is .

From X to Y being idiomatically correct doesn't makes To X from Y idiomatically incorrect.

You could have argued had it been:
With X to Y
From X on Y

IMO From X to Y and to X from Y are very simple English phrases and both are correct, you cannot argue which one is correct out of both.

madhur_ahuja wrote:

gmat740 wrote:

madhur_ahuja wrote:Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.

E is the correct answer.

I agree to what you said above. But my question is regarding the idiomatic construction.
Let me write down both the sentences

B. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges

From X to Y

E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges

To X from Y

Now lets have a discussion.
To my knowledge, if a sentence is idiomatically incorrect, then we don't need to check out other aspects like style, grammar etc.

Correct me if I am wrong

The point is .

From X to Y being idiomatically correct doesn't makes To X from Y idiomatically incorrect.

You could have argued had it been:
With X to Y
From X on Y

IMO From X to Y and to X from Y are very simple English phrases and both are correct, you cannot argue which one is correct out of both.

This is right. They are both acceptable on GMAT.

madhur_ahuja wrote:

gmat740 wrote:

madhur_ahuja wrote:Also in B, which is incorrectly referring to country rather than market.

E is the correct answer.

I agree to what you said above. But my question is regarding the idiomatic construction.
Let me write down both the sentences

B. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges

From X to Y

E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges

To X from Y

Now lets have a discussion.
To my knowledge, if a sentence is idiomatically incorrect, then we don't need to check out other aspects like style, grammar etc.

Correct me if I am wrong

The point is .

From X to Y being idiomatically correct doesn't makes To X from Y idiomatically incorrect.

You could have argued had it been:
With X to Y
From X on Y

IMO From X to Y and to X from Y are very simple English phrases and both are correct, you cannot argue which one is correct out of both.

Thanks a lot guys. I never knew that both are acceptable forms in GMAT.