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by Vanshika21 » Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:11 am
Can someone please explain how to approach this question?

The results of the company's cost-cutting measures
are evident in its profits, which increased 5 percent
during the first 3 months of this year after it fell over
the last two years.
(A) which increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after it fell
(B) which had increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after it had fallen
(C) which have increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after falling
(D) with a 5 percent increase during the first
3 months of this year after falling
(E) with a 5 percent increase during the first
3 months of this year after having fallen

Ans - C
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by patanjali.purpose » Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:37 am
Vanshika21 wrote:Can someone please explain how to approach this question?

The results of the company's cost-cutting measures
are evident in its profits, which increased 5 percent
during the first 3 months of this year after it fell over
the last two years.
(A) which increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after it fell
(B) which had increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after it had fallen
(C) which have increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after falling
(D) with a 5 percent increase during the first
3 months of this year after falling
(E) with a 5 percent increase during the first
3 months of this year after having fallen

Ans - C
WHICH stands for PROFITS (correct); IT stands for PROFITS (incorrect). Therefore drop A/B. Another prob in B is HAD INCREASED...HAD FALLEN (implies both actions happened sametime);

D/E - "WITH A ..." modifies previous clause (not the immmediately preceeding noun), but intent of the sentence is that 5% increase modify PROFITS. Another prob in E - AFTER HAVING FALLEN (signifies redundancy; HAVING FALLEN conveys the same meaning as AFTER HAVING FALLEN); IMO C
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by GmatKiss » Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:07 am
Vanshika21 wrote:Can someone please explain how to approach this question?

The results of the company's cost-cutting measures
are evident in its profits, which increased 5 percent
during the first 3 months of this year after it fell over
the last two years.
(A) which increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after it fell
(B) which had increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after it had fallen
(C) which have increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after falling
(D) with a 5 percent increase during the first
3 months of this year after falling
(E) with a 5 percent increase during the first
3 months of this year after having fallen

Ans - C
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by GMAT Kolaveri » Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:26 am
Vanshika21 wrote:Can someone please explain how to approach this question?

The results of the company's cost-cutting measures
are evident in its profits, which increased 5 percent
during the first 3 months of this year after it fell over
the last two years.
(A) which increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after it fell
(B) which had increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after it had fallen
(C) which have increased 5 percent during the first
3 months of this year after falling
(D) with a 5 percent increase during the first
3 months of this year after falling
(E) with a 5 percent increase during the first
3 months of this year after having fallen

Ans - C


The results of the company's cost-cutting measures are evident in its profits: This is an independent clause ie it can stand on its own.

What follows next must be a MODIFIER of the clause or the noun at the end of the sentence ("profits"). Hence D and E are out.

Among A,B and C, C correctly modifies profits (plural - which have is correct).
B and A - it had fallen and it fell. It refers to profits which is plural. not correct.

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