Sentence Correction

Reporting that one of its many problems had been the recent extended sales slump in women’s apparel, the seven-store retailer said it would start a three-month liquidation sale in all of its stores.
(A) its many problems had been the recent
(B) its many problems has been the recently
(C) its many problems is the recently
(D) their many problems is the recent
(E) their many problems had been the recent


OA after few explanations

Research during the past several decades on the nature of language and the processes that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity.
(A) that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity
(B) of producing and understanding it have revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(C) by which it is produced and understood has revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(D) by which it is produced and understood have revealed great complexity rather than underlying simplicity
(E) by which one produces and understands it have revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity

OA after few explanations

f2001290 wrote:Reporting that one of its many problems had been the recent extended sales slump in women’s apparel, the seven-store retailer said it would start a three-month liquidation sale in all of its stores.
(A) its many problems had been the recent
(B) its many problems has been the recently
(C) its many problems is the recently
(D) their many problems is the recent
(E) their many problems had been the recent


OA after few explanations

IMO 'recently extended sales slump' is better than 'recent extended sales slump' hence I would rule out A,D and E. Between B and C, would go for B since it uses present continuous tense.

f2001290 wrote:Reporting that one of its many problems had been the recent extended sales slump in women’s apparel, the seven-store retailer said it would start a three-month liquidation sale in all of its stores.
(A) its many problems had been the recent
(B) its many problems has been the recently
(C) its many problems is the recently
(D) their many problems is the recent
(E) their many problems had been the recent


OA after few explanations

"seven store retailer" requires its not their. So, D and E are out

A uses past tense "had been" while the sentence is in the present tense.
So, discard.

The first phrase denotes an action that started in the past and continues
into the present...so "has been" is preferred over "is"

Vote for B

I'd say C. Wouldn't it have to be "problems have been" rather than "problems has been"?

Problems is plural. They have, He has

I vote for B, as f2001290 mentioned,

a) since recent should act as adverb, so it should be recently
c) verb is not appropriate,
d) wrong pronoun "their"
e) wrong pronoun "their"

f2001290 wrote:Reporting that one of its many problems had been the recent extended sales slump in women’s apparel, the seven-store retailer said it would start a three-month liquidation sale in all of its stores.
(A) its many problems had been the recent
(B) its many problems has been the recently
(C) its many problems is the recently
(D) their many problems is the recent
(E) their many problems had been the recent


OA after few explanations

Got this question today on my Powerprep. OA is A

The OE said "recently" emphasizes on "extended" while it was the slump
that caused problems for the retailer. So, "recent" is preferred over
recently.

Hmm, doesn't "had been" in A mean the problem is over now?

f2001290 wrote:Research during the past several decades on the nature of language and the processes that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity.
(A) that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity
(B) of producing and understanding it have revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(C) by which it is produced and understood has revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(D) by which it is produced and understood have revealed great complexity rather than underlying simplicity
(E) by which one produces and understands it have revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity

OA after few explanations

My vote is for D.Plural form "Have" is required
E appears to change the meaning by using "one" produces.
B uses awkward construction and "it" is ambigous.
What's the OA?

f2001290 wrote:Research during the past several decades on the nature of language and the processes that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity.
(A) that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity
(B) of producing and understanding it have revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(C) by which it is produced and understood has revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(D) by which it is produced and understood have revealed great complexity rather than underlying simplicity
(E) by which one produces and understands it have revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity

OA after few explanations

Is it A?

"Research ... has revealed" is required. So, B, D and E are out.

In C, "nature of language and processes by which it" -- it lacks a clear
referrent.

It seems so, I misinterpretted the "subject"

jayhawk2001 wrote:

f2001290 wrote:Research during the past several decades on the nature of language and the processes that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity.
(A) that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity
(B) of producing and understanding it have revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(C) by which it is produced and understood has revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(D) by which it is produced and understood have revealed great complexity rather than underlying simplicity
(E) by which one produces and understands it have revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity

OA after few explanations

Is it A?

"Research ... has revealed" is required. So, B, D and E are out.

In C, "nature of language and processes by which it" -- it lacks a clear
referrent.

Same is the problem with A; 'it' has no clear refferent. C it is

(A) that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity
'it' has no reference
(B) of producing and understanding it have revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
research is a singular subject, therefore 'have' is wrong
(C) by which it is produced and understood has revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
'...not....but...' is the right idiom, best answer
(D) by which it is produced and understood have revealed great complexity rather than underlying simplicity
research is a singular subject, therefore 'have' is wrong
(E) by which one produces and understands it have revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity
research is a singular subject, therefore 'have' is wrong

Reporting that one of its many problems had been the recent extended sales slump in women's apparel, the seven-store retailer said it would start a three-month liquidation sale in all of its stores.
(A) its many problems had been the recent
(B) its many problems has been the recently
(C) its many problems is the recently
(D) their many problems is the recent
(E) their many problems had been the recent


Could any of the experts throw some light on the above question. According to me the answer shoud be B.. But it turns out to be A. Could you explain the reason for this...

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Could any of the experts throw some light on the above question. According to me the answer shoud be B.. But it turns out to be A. Could you explain the reason for this...

Well, I am not an expert.

B is wrong due to "recently", which is an adverb.
Here "extended sales" - extended is a participle i.e adj, modifying the "sales"
In order to modify a noun phrase/noun you need an adjective - "recent" is an adjective. So "recent" is modifying the noun phrase - "extended sales slump" and "in women's apparel" is an adverb of place.

Consider this sentence to see how can "extend" acts as a verb and the use of adverb "recently"

He recently extended his hand for help. - here extended is a verb and so we can use the adverb "recently"

Hope this helps !!

avik.ch wrote:

[email protected] wrote:


Could any of the experts throw some light on the above question. According to me the answer shoud be B.. But it turns out to be A. Could you explain the reason for this...

Well, I am not an expert.

B is wrong due to "recently", which is an adverb.
Here "extended sales" - extended is a participle i.e adj, modifying the "sales"
In order to modify a noun phrase/noun you need an adjective - "recent" is an adjective. So "recent" is modifying the noun phrase - "extended sales slump" and "in women's apparel" is an adverb of place.

Consider this sentence to see how can "extend" acts as a verb and the use of adverb "recently"

He recently extended his hand for help. - here extended is a verb and so we can use the adverb "recently"

Hope this helps !!

Avik,
I understand your explanation but i did not get why we need an ADJECTIVE, not ADVERB, here, can you please explain. Also, How would the meaning change if "recently" is used in option A

Dan (mgmat instructor) explained that recently would imply that retailer intentionally extended the sales slump but i did not understand it, does it make sense to you https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/og- ... -t485.html

A should be the pick .

Its is correct because of singular subject and recent ( adjective) is required in place of recently (adverb )