Sentence Correction

In an effort to fill the stadium, the management of the ball club has cut admission prices; tickets have now been priced to sell, and they are.


a. have now been priced to sell, and they are
b. are now priced to sell, and they have
c. are now priced to sell, and they do
d. are now being priced to sell, and have
e. have now been priced to sell, and they have

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

Source: Kaplan Quiz

LeoBen wrote:In an effort to fill the stadium, the management of the ball club has cut admission prices; tickets have now been priced to sell, and they are.


a. have now been priced to sell, and they are
b. are now priced to sell, and they have
c. are now priced to sell, and they do
d. are now being priced to sell, and have
e. have now been priced to sell, and they have

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

Source: Kaplan Quiz

This sentence employs ELLIPSIS: the omission of a word whose presence is understood.
When a participle is omitted, it should appear in the EXACT SAME FORM earlier in the sentence.

In A, the omitted pariticple is SELLING -- priced to sell, and they are [SELLING] -- but this participle does not appear earlier in the sentence. Eliminate A.

In B, D and E, the omitted participle is SOLD -- priced to sell, and they have [SOLD] -- but this participle does not appear earlier in the sentence. Eliminate B, D and E.

The correct answer is C.

In C, the omitted participle is SELL: tickets are now priced to sell, and they do [SELL].

Brilliant explanation! Thank you.

GMATGuruNY wrote:

LeoBen wrote:In an effort to fill the stadium, the management of the ball club has cut admission prices; tickets have now been priced to sell, and they are.


a. have now been priced to sell, and they are
b. are now priced to sell, and they have
c. are now priced to sell, and they do
d. are now being priced to sell, and have
e. have now been priced to sell, and they have

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

Source: Kaplan Quiz

This sentence employs ELLIPSIS: the omission of a word whose presence is understood.
When a participle is omitted, it should appear in the EXACT SAME FORM earlier in the sentence.

In A, the omitted pariticple is SELLING -- priced to sell, and they are [SELLING] -- but this participle does not appear earlier in the sentence. Eliminate A.

In B, D and E, the omitted participle is SOLD -- priced to sell, and they have [SOLD] -- but this participle does not appear earlier in the sentence. Eliminate B, D and E.

The correct answer is C.

In C, the omitted participle is SELL: tickets are now priced to sell, and they do [SELL].

Can same reasoning be applied in the following SC?

In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry.

(A) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in
(B) as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in
(C) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them in
(D) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, and many are
(E) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are in

In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry.

(A) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are [working]in
(B) as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many [work] in
(C) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them [work]in
(D) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, and many are [working]
(E) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are[working] in

Thank you so much

what does "they" represent here? If "they" represents "tickets" then how can tickets sell?

poo1 wrote:what does "they" represent here? If "they" represents "tickets" then how can tickets sell?

I explain this issue here:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/the-position ... 77197.html

thanks ali

thanks mitch