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Since 1975 the number of women in

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by hemant_rajput » Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:26 am
Since 1975 the number of women in upper-level management in American corporations have increased by 25 percent; female executives' salaries, however, still lag behind those of their male counterparts.

(A) have increased by 25 percent; female executives' salaries, however, still lag
(B) has increased by 25 percent, however much their salaries lag
(C) have increased 25 percent; female executives' salaries, however, still have lagged
(D) has increased by 25 percent; female executives' salaries, however, still lag
(E) have increased 25 percent; their salaries, however, still lag

What is wrong with option B?
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by singh002 » Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:36 am
B) however much is gramatically incorrect
D) Best construction
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by sparkles3144 » Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:23 am
B. Probably because it is confusing what their is being referred to
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by sameerballani » Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:53 am
hemant_rajput wrote:
Option B) Since 1975 the number of women in upper-level management in American corporations has increased by 25 percent, however much their salaries lag behind those of their male counterparts.

Here, the subject is THE NUMBER. We do not have any antecedent for "THEIR"
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by bhakk » Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:42 am
What is the official answer? is it D?
As per the original sentence there are 2 independent clause perfectly joined by a semicolon.
in B their needs a plural antecedent which is not there.


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by vishugogo » Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:44 am
In option B

however is a conjunctive adverb.

The rule one must follow regarding conjunctive adverb is

When a conjunctive adverb is used to connect two independent clauses, it must be preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma.

Hence option B is a run-on sentence
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