Stockholders challenges

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Stockholders challenges

by schumi_gmat » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:59 pm
At the annual stockholders meeting, investors heard a presentation on the numerous challenges facing the company, including among them the threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the declining sales for the company’s powerful microprocessor chip.

A. including among them the threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patentinfringement suit and the declining sales for
B. which includes the threat of a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and declining sales of
C. included among these the threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patentinfringement suit as well as a decline in sales for
D. among them the threat of a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-fringement suit and the decline in sales of
E. among these the threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as the decline in sales for

OA - D
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:41 pm
IMO D.

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by aj5105 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:25 am
pt1>'among' is required

pt2>should end with 'of'

D.

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by stop@800 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:44 am
sales of is correct.
ACE out.

B wrong because company does not includes threats

se we are left with D

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by Bidisha800 » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:58 pm
If you are wondering why D doesn't have a "were" ( "among them were the threat of a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-fringement suit and the decline in sales of ), you need to get a grammar book and read about a concept called "Nominative Absolute".

No, this concept is not explained in any of the OAs written by GMAC or by any other test preparation company.

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