Rising inventories, when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth.
(A) when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead
(B) when not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, possibly leads
(C) when they were unaccompanied by corresponding sales increases, can lead
(D) if not accompanied by correspondingly increased sales, possibly leads
(E) if not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead
I started with the split
can lead v/s possibly leads. The verb lead is plural and modifies inventories. So I eliminated B & D.
second split: increases in sales v/s sales increases. Increase in sales seems better because it is clarifying that the increase that has taken place is of sales. Sales increases is not very clear. Eliminate C.
We are left with A & E. I prefer E because of the use of 'not accompanied by' and 'corresponding'.
I pick E.
(A) when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead
(B) when not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, possibly leads
(C) when they were unaccompanied by corresponding sales increases, can lead
(D) if not accompanied by correspondingly increased sales, possibly leads
(E) if not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead
I started with the split
can lead v/s possibly leads. The verb lead is plural and modifies inventories. So I eliminated B & D.
second split: increases in sales v/s sales increases. Increase in sales seems better because it is clarifying that the increase that has taken place is of sales. Sales increases is not very clear. Eliminate C.
We are left with A & E. I prefer E because of the use of 'not accompanied by' and 'corresponding'.
I pick E.
