In an effort to reduce their inventories, Italian vintners have cut prices;their wines have been priced to sell, and they are
(A) have been priced to sell, and they are
(B) are priced to sell, and they have
(C) are priced to sell, and they do
(D) are being priced to sell, and have
(E) had been priced to sell, and they have
can anyone explain and eliminate each option with respect to MEANING only?
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source: OG13 Q91.
OA: C[/spoiler]
ELLIPSIS is the omission of words whose presence is understood.
Generally, words that are omitted should appear in the SAME FORM earlier in the sentence.
A:
wines...priced to SELL, and they are [SELLING].
Selling and
sell are different forms.
Eliminate A.
B, D, and E:
wines...priced to SELL, and they have [SOLD].
Sold and
sell are different forms.
Eliminate B, D and E.
The correct answer is
C:
wines priced to SELL, and they do [SELL].
Here,
do is standing in for
sell.
Both verbs are in the same form.
Please note the following:
To sell can be used to refer to the SELLER:
The stores sells many books.
To sell can also be used to refer to the ITEM BEING SOLD:
The books in the store sell well.
The conveyed meaning here is that many people purchase the books.
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