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Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health,the chief executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.
A executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
B executive's plans, which are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday.
C executive's plans for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday.
D executive announced plans Wednesday to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
E executive announced plans Wednesday that are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
OA:D
I chose C...and crossed out the rest.
I crossed out D because "announced plans Wednesday..."is odd...
can someone explain~~ thank u (:
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The use of the word "Wednesday" without "on" is similar to the use of "today" or "yesterday." Also if there were "on", it would suggest that the plans concern Wednesday and not that they are announced on Wednesday.
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The use of the word "Wednesday" without "on" is similar to the use of "today" or "yesterday." Also if there were "on", it would suggest that the plans concern Wednesday and not that they are announced on Wednesday.
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When posting questions, please use the spoiler function to hide the correct answer. This will allow others to attempt the question without seeing the final answer.amysky_0205 wrote:OG13-SC#68
Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health,the chief executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.
A executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
B executive's plans, which are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday.
C executive's plans for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday.
D executive announced plans Wednesday to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
E executive announced plans Wednesday that are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
Important: When a sentence begins with a with noun modifier (as it does in the above sentence), stop at the comma and ask the question that the modifier raises.
So, once we read, Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health, we should stop and ask . . .
"Who outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health?"
If the sentence is properly constructed, the part that immediately follows the comma will answer that question in a logical manner.
Reading on we get...
A the executive's plans...
Wait! The executive's plans outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health?
Since this doesn't answer our question in a logical manner, eliminate A.
B the executive's plans...
Wait! The executive's plans outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health?
Since this doesn't answer our question in a logical manner, eliminate B.
C the executive's plans...
Wait! The executive's plans outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health?
Since this doesn't answer our question in a logical manner, eliminate C.
D the executive...
Okay, The executive outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health. Makes sense. We'll keep D for now
E the executive...
Okay, The executive outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health. Makes sense. We'll keep E for now
We're left with D or E.
D) executive announced plans Wednesday to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
Looks good . . keep
E) executive announced plans Wednesday that are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
This suggests that the plans will cut the debt, when it's the executive who will cut the debt.
Eliminate E.
Answer = D
Cheers,
Brent
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some of og questions have two choice which both are grammartical and logic but one of which is condidered the distorted meaning. This case make it hard for test takers. the use of grammar and logicness can not show us the distorted meaning.Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:When posting questions, please use the spoiler function to hide the correct answer. This will allow others to attempt the question without seeing the final answer.amysky_0205 wrote:OG13-SC#68
Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health,the chief executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.
A executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
B executive's plans, which are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday.
C executive's plans for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday.
D executive announced plans Wednesday to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
E executive announced plans Wednesday that are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
Important: When a sentence begins with a with noun modifier (as it does in the above sentence), stop at the comma and ask the question that the modifier raises.
So, once we read, Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health, we should stop and ask . . .
"Who outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health?"
If the sentence is properly constructed, the part that immediately follows the comma will answer that question in a logical manner.
Reading on we get...
A the executive's plans...
Wait! The executive's plans outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health?
Since this doesn't answer our question in a logical manner, eliminate A.
B the executive's plans...
Wait! The executive's plans outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health?
Since this doesn't answer our question in a logical manner, eliminate B.
C the executive's plans...
Wait! The executive's plans outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health?
Since this doesn't answer our question in a logical manner, eliminate C.
D the executive...
Okay, The executive outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health. Makes sense. We'll keep D for now
E the executive...
Okay, The executive outlined his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health. Makes sense. We'll keep E for now
We're left with D or E.
D) executive announced plans Wednesday to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
Looks good . . keep
E) executive announced plans Wednesday that are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12billion in assets over the next 18 months
This suggests that the plans will cut the debt, when it's the executive who will cut the debt.
Eliminate E.
Answer = D
Cheers,
Brent
however, we alway have to consider grammar and logicness of each choice before we think about the distorted meaning.
what I say is relevant to choice D and E.
the reasons for E to be wrong is
1. "plan to do" is the idiom. "plan that do" is not idiom.
2. "Wednsday" is not the modifier of "plan" so, "that" relative clause can not jum over "wednday" to modify "plan".this is not acceptable on gmat. relative clause can jum over the main verb of the main clause to modify a noun . but this case happen only when the main clause is short and reletive clause is long. one gmatprep question teach us this point. pls search, "evidence exist that" on the internet.
If anyone in this gmat forum is in England, pls email to me([email protected]) . I have some problems and need your advise. Thank a lot
