sulabh wrote:Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools while critics denounce the tax breaks as corporate welfare that helps some localities but weakens the national economy.

A. Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
B. Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving to be vital economic development tools
C. Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
D. Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving vital economic development tools

E.Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider the tax breaks to be vital economic development tools

Went for D. Saw a parallel structure...supporters consider tax breaks x y while critics denounce tax breaks ~~.

IMO D

OA is D but isn't D ambigous ?It suggests tax breaks prevent businesses from moving vital economic development tools.
Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving vital economic development tools

i chose between B and D, and chose B, because of the change in meaning in D,

something tells me OA is wrong

hey niraj_a,

Whenever u see to be in the answer choice try to AVOID that answer choice...according to gmat rule

so answer choice is D

@niraj, Here in the question, the word consider is used to mean 'regard as'....

replacing the same in the sentence, we get.... regard as.....to be, does this look incorrect to you? im sure it does.

As a rule, just remember the usage when consider means regarded as/ regard as

Cheers!

guys - one small problem.

what is "them" referring to in each of the answer options.



Thanks!

Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools while critics denounce the tax breaks as corporate welfare that helps some localities but weakens the national economy.

A. Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
B. Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving to be vital economic development tools
C. Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
D. Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving vital economic development tools

E.Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider the tax breaks to be vital economic development tools
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All A,B,C,E choices say that government awards supporters of tax break to business making the choices not likely to be correct.

@ektamatta and reachac

you are right! i hope i don't make these mistakes when i take this tomorrow.....