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by rohangupta83 » Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:42 pm
Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

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by niraj_a » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:28 pm
E for me, between D and E.

A, B, C seem to have modifier issues. D has a subj/verb agreement issue - the increase is singular so 'were' is faulty.
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by rohangupta83 » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:31 pm
niraj_a wrote:E for me, between D and E.

A, B, C seem to have modifier issues. D has a subj/verb agreement issue - the increase is singular so 'were' is faulty.
YES! YES! YES! I totally read 'were' for 'was'.

I must be hallucinating. :shock:
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by niraj_a » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:49 pm
hey i seem to be doing that quite often too. thats where i go wrong for the most part, missing these small words in the heat of the moment.

damn this stupid test, at times like these i wish i was an engineer or chinese
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by karmayogi » Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:51 pm
Check the following thread on the same topic: https://www.beatthegmat.com/sc-practice- ... 15952.html
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by schumi_gmat » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:04 am
I think D is correct, although the thread says that E is correct.

In E employees of railroad is wordy

Hwoever, in D if that is modifying wages than were is correct
if that is modifying the phrase "Increase in wages" then D is wrong and E is next best answer.

Can anyone please explain me how to identify what is That modifying a preceding noun or preceding phrase?
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by iamcste » Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:43 am
niraj_a wrote:E for me, between D and E.

A, B, C seem to have modifier issues. D has a subj/verb agreement issue - the increase is singular so 'were' is faulty.
subject with "in addition to " never has an impact on SVA
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by iamcste » Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:45 am
iamcste wrote:
niraj_a wrote:E for me, between D and E.

A, B, C seem to have modifier issues. D has a subj/verb agreement issue - the increase is singular so 'were' is faulty.
Ok..

But, I recollect "in addition to " having no effect on SVA
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by Jatinder » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:55 am
d: that correctly refers to wages, but D is wrong as it is the increase that is requested rather than wages.

E makes it right
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by parallel_chase » Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:30 am
I agree with "Jatinder" option D is grammatically correct.

Here is why

"that" is a noun modifier and so the verb following "that" should immediately be based upon the noun preceding it.

That modifies 'wages", thats why "were" should be used. But D changes the meaning.

Hence E is the correct answer.

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