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Sentence Correction: Companys new management. Pls explain

by saviogmat » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:00 pm
In their latest press release, the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America.

the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations
the new company's management stated that they planned on expanding its operations
the company's new managers stated their plan to expand its operations
the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding
the company's new management stated that they planned to expand its operations


OA after some discussion
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by saviogmat » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:02 pm
Apologies, the underlined section is as follows:

the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations

My question is: Are managers synonymous with management. Couldn't a companys management not be different from including only its managers?
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:50 pm
saviogmat wrote:In their latest press release, the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America.

the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations
the new company's management stated that they planned on expanding its operations
the company's new managers stated their plan to expand its operations
the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding
the company's new management stated that they planned to expand its operations
In A, B and E, their (plural) does not agree with management (singular). Eliminate A, B and E.

COMMA + VERBing refers to the subject of the nearest preceding clause. Thus, in D, expanding refers to managers, implying that the MANAGERS themselves will be EXPANDING into the global software market. The intended meaning is that the managers plan to expand the company's OPERATIONS into the global software market. Eliminate D.

The correct answer is C.

Management is a COLLECTIVE NOUN.
Collective nouns are SINGULAR.
Managers -- a COUNTABLE noun -- is PLURAL.
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by dineshsaini88 » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:28 am
GMATGuruNY wrote:
saviogmat wrote:In their latest press release, the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America.

the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations
the new company's management stated that they planned on expanding its operations
the company's new managers stated their plan to expand its operations
the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding
the company's new management stated that they planned to expand its operations

In A, B and D, their (plural) does not agree with management (singular). Eliminate A, B and E.

COMMA + VERBing refers to the subject of the nearest preceding clause. Thus, in D, expanding refers to managers, implying that the MANAGERS themselves will be EXPANDING into the global software market. The intended meaning is that the managers plan to expand the company's OPERATIONS into the global software market. Eliminate D.

The correct answer is C.

Management is a COLLECTIVE NOUN.
Collective nouns are SINGULAR.
Managers -- a COUNTABLE noun -- is PLURAL.
I don't see 'their' in A , it looks like a valid answer to me .
Sir, Please clarify :?
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:38 am
dineshsaini88 wrote:
GMATGuruNY wrote:
saviogmat wrote:In their latest press release, the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America.

the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations
the new company's management stated that they planned on expanding its operations
the company's new managers stated their plan to expand its operations
the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding
the company's new management stated that they planned to expand its operations

In A, B and D, their (plural) does not agree with management (singular). Eliminate A, B and E.

COMMA + VERBing refers to the subject of the nearest preceding clause. Thus, in D, expanding refers to managers, implying that the MANAGERS themselves will be EXPANDING into the global software market. The intended meaning is that the managers plan to expand the company's OPERATIONS into the global software market. Eliminate D.

The correct answer is C.

Management is a COLLECTIVE NOUN.
Collective nouns are SINGULAR.
Managers -- a COUNTABLE noun -- is PLURAL.
I don't see 'their' in A , it looks like a valid answer to me .
Sir, Please clarify :?
Check the non-underlined portion that begins the sentence:
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by mv12 » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:51 am
+1 for C.....tricky one...in their was the key.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:47 pm
mv12 wrote:+1 for C.....tricky one...in their was the key.
It's a fairly common setup on trickier questions: something outside the underline portion dictating the changes we have to make. Whenever I see a modifying phrase before the underlined portion, I automatically check for agreement.
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by dineshsaini88 » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:22 am
Thanks experts, I was indeed not looking at the non-underlined part :)
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