As business grows more complex;students majoring in specialized areas like those of finance

and marketing have been becoming increasingly successful in the job market.

(A) majoring in specialized areas like those of finance and marketing have been becoming increasingly -------> for example "such as" is used

(B) who major in such specialized areas as finance and marketing are becoming more and

more

(C) who majored in specialized areas such as those of finance and marketing are being increasingly

(D) who major in specialized areas like those of finance and marketing have been becoming more and more

(E) having majored in such specialized areas as finance and marketing are being
Increasingly

ruplun wrote:As business grows more complex;students majoring in specialized areas like those of finance

and marketing have been becoming increasingly successful in the job market.

(A) majoring in specialized areas like those of finance and marketing have been becoming

increasingly

(B) who major in such specialized areas as finance and marketing are becoming more and

more

(C) who majored in specialized areas such as those of finance and marketing are being

increasingly

(D) who major in specialized areas like those of finance and marketing have been becoming

more and more

(E) having majored in such specialized areas as finance and marketing are being

Increasingly

Is this question correct??? I'm doubtful about the use of ";"...the two clause must be independent...

As business grows more complex---- is this an independent clause???

Hey Atul,

Yeah, you're totally right here...that semicolon must just be a typo because "As business grows more complex" isn't an independent clause.

One other thing I think is really important about this question is that it demonstrates the importance of knowing and using the major decision points. "More and more" probably sounds a little awkward to most of you compared with "increasingly", but that distinction isn't a known GMAT decision point. Verb tense, however, is, and choice B is the only one that gets that perfectly right.

We're stuck with the current-into-the-future "as business grows", but A and D dig into the past ("have been"), so they're inconsistent with our timeline. Even C and E with the present tense "are being" fail to recognize that this is a trend that is progressing and not just happening in the now, and both also use the past tense "who majored" or "having majored" so they further jumble the timeline.

@Brian: Thanks and agreed, decision points can save the time.

Question: Is the usage of 'those' correct ? Asking to make sure I have to understand all possible errors.