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by crazy4gmat » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:03 am
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
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by dmateer25 » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:18 am
A. their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging
Their is the incorrect pronoun

B. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
its is the correct pronoun, however which incorrectly modifies country instead of the book market.

C. to 10 percent from 6 percent in their share of the $21 billion book market in the country, a market ranging
Their is the incorrect pronoun

D. in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent, of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
This is very awkward sounding. "the company will increase in its share"

E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges
its is the correct pronoun and which correctly refers to the book market.


I choose E.
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by crazy4gmat » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:28 am
My main doubt with E is that it uses the incorrect idiom ' to x from y' instead of correct idiom 'from x to y'..correct me if i am wrong.
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by dmateer25 » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:31 am
In MGMAT sc book:

Idoms:

The price fell FROM 10 euros TO 3 euros.
The price fell TO 3 euros FROM 10 euros.

They are both correct.
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by crazy4gmat » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:39 am
cool..thanks
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by raunekk » Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:06 am
imo:E
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by ronniecoleman » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:41 pm
D in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent, of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges

Simply eliminate D for illogical reference of which to country

no need to think so much about awkward construction...they are generally personalised....
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by logitech » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:12 pm
A. Their （company是单数，没有出现复数的主语，their指代不清） 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 (修饰country，有歧义) ranges
C. to 10 percent from 6 percent in Their （company是单数，没有出现复数的主语，their指代不清）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 (修饰country，有歧义) ranges
E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges

So it is clearly E :lol: :lol: :lol:
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by apple100 » Sun May 24, 2009 4:22 pm
logitech wrote:A. Their （company是单数，没有出现复数的主语，their指代不清） 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 (修饰country，有歧义) ranges
C. to 10 percent from 6 percent in Their （company是单数，没有出现复数的主语，their指代不清）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 (修饰country，有歧义) ranges
E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges

So it is clearly E :lol: :lol: :lol:

what is the OA?
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by aj5105 » Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:03 am
What's the OA for this question?

I have a paper test which has this question. The OA is mentioned as (B). I doubt it.
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by MBAnce » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:56 am
OA is (E) and comes from one of the 15 sets, said to be consisting of REAL GMAT questions.
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by viju9162 » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:21 am
I believe answer to be B. I havent read/confronted with the answer to X from Y.

Is to X from Y the correct idiom?
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by cata1yst » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:50 am
viju9162 wrote:I believe answer to be B. I havent read/confronted with the answer to X from Y.

Is to X from Y the correct idiom?
to X from Y AND from X to Y

Both are correct.
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by viju9162 » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:04 am
Thank you cata1yst
"Native of" is used for a individual while "Native to" is used for a large group
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by cata1yst » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:17 am
viju9162 wrote:Thank you cata1yst
Also B is wrong because which refers to country and not market like it should...
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