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by chidcguy » Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:48 pm
South Korea and Japan, which have the two most robust Capitalist economies in North Eastern Asia, have clawed their way back from the brink of financial ruin and now they take an active role in the success of both companies that are newer and smaller as well as large Conglomerates.

A. now they take an active role in the success of both companies that are newer and smaller as well as

B.now take an active role in the success both of companies that are newer smaller companies as well as that of

C.They take an active role now in the success both of companies that are newer smaller companies as well as those of

D. take an active role now in the successes of both companies that are newer and smaller as well as those of

E take an active role now in both the success of newer, smaller companies as well as
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by sibbineni » Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:56 pm
IMO is D

Both X and Y is correct idiom.....

Both X as well as Y is incorrect Idiom....
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by chidcguy » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:03 pm
I don't think the Q is testing that idiom because every answer choice has as well as in it.

D is not correct.
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by sibbineni » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:04 pm
Is the answer A
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by sibbineni » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:06 pm
Only A and D points the correct idiom

Both X and Y....
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by chidcguy » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:26 pm
Now I see what you were saying. My bad.

How ever the answer is NOT A/D.

My pick was A as well
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by reachac » Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:55 pm
IMO A.

But as you posted that it isn't A/D, I will be eagerly awaiting the OA :)

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by pinktiger » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:32 pm
Interesting Question .. My pick D.

I didn't pick A as usage of 'they' pronoun seems redundant.
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by real2008 » Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:25 pm
i am with 'D'
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by g_beatthegmat » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:06 am
Very good question indeed.

I would have actually gone with (B) because of as well as that of at the end of the option, this is the only option that compares *success* of 1)newer and smaller companies and 2) large Conglomerates - correctly.

But rest of the words in (B) are not the best; on GDay I would select (B) only because of the above mentioned point.

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by sulabh » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:35 am
I think its C.
Only C makes the correct comparison

They take an active role now in the success both of companies that are newer smaller companies as well as those(companies) of large conglomerates.

A & D are wrong because they are ambigous.
both companies that are newer and smaller as well as large Conglomerates OR
both companies that are newer and smaller as well as large Conglomerates

B compares 'newer smaller companies' to 'that'(success) of large conglomerates.

E take an active role now in both the success of newer, smaller companies as well as (Compares success of smaller companies to large conglomerates
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by vishalsongra » Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:33 am
IMO E .. short and Precise
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Re: S Korea and Japan

by duke » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:35 am
chidcguy wrote:South Korea and Japan, which have the two most robust Capitalist economies in North Eastern Asia, have clawed their way back from the brink of financial ruin and now they take an active role in the success of both companies that are newer and smaller as well as large Conglomerates.

A. now they take an active role in the success of both companies that are newer and smaller as well as

B.now take an active role in the success both of companies that are newer smaller companies as well as that of

C.They take an active role now in the success both of companies that are newer smaller companies as well as those of

D. take an active role now in the successes of both companies that are newer and smaller as well as those of

E take an active role now in both the success of newer, smaller companies as well as
Answer is B. It's not testing an idiom. Just take "both of companies that are newer smaller companies...and the "that" refers to "success". Success of the (both) companies that are newer smaller as well as that (success) of Conglomerates.
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by chidcguy » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:39 am
OA is B

Beatthegmat & duke hit the nail.

success both of is awkward when compared to success of both.

How ever, we have to understand that the success itself and not the companies themselves.
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by sulabh » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:43 am
I am still not convinced that B makes the correct comparison !!!In that case ir would have been ' ..both success of ...as well as that(success) of ... !!
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