Sentence Correction

The chairman of the board of directors have
decided that this year's profits will be used for
research and development, rather than for a
shareholder dividend.

(A) have decided that this year's profits will
be used
(B) has decided that this year's profits will be
used
(C) have decided on using this year's profits
(D) has decided on using this year's profits
(E) decided this year's profits will have been
used



Hi All this Question is from Kaplan test series.
OA B

My doubt is opting between B and D.Any suggestions?

D: Decided on- incorrect idiom

IMO idiom "decided on" is correct.

Option B is correct bcoz of "will" usage.

B is correct here.

I didn't like the 'using' in D..therefore I rejected the same

nipunkathuria wrote:The chairman of the board of directors have
decided that this year's profits will be used for
research and development, rather than for a
shareholder dividend.

(A) have decided that this year's profits will
be used
(B) has decided that this year's profits will be
used
(C) have decided on using this year's profits
(D) has decided on using this year's profits
(E) decided this year's profits will have been
used



Hi All this Question is from Kaplan test series.
OA B

My doubt is opting between B and D.Any suggestions?

Hey guys,

Good thread - and just because "unidiomatic" is such a vague way to explain an error (curse the OG solutions for using that word so often!), let me weigh in on that difference.

When you're connecting two verbs, like "deciding" and "use", you need to either set up an independent clause with a new subject:

decided THAT the profits will be used for... ("the profits" become the subject of that new clause)

OR

Keep the same subject and make the second verb an infinitive:

Decided TO USE the profits for... (the chairman is the one who, at least indirectly, will use the profits for that purpose so he/she is the subject)

You'll see this come up a fair amount in GMAT questions, so be aware of these two tools for connecting verbs. "Decided on" is fine if the next word is a noun (We've decided on the case) but not a verb ("We've decided on convicting" is wrong; "We've decided to convict" is correct).

Brian@VeritasPrep wrote:Hey guys,

When you're connecting two verbs, like "deciding" and "use", you need to either set up an independent clause with a new subject:

decided THAT the profits will be used for... ("the profits" become the subject of that new clause)

OR

Keep the same subject and make the second verb an infinitive:

Decided TO USE the profits for... (the chairman is the one who, at least indirectly, will use the profits for that purpose so he/she is the subject)

A concept so basic, yet apparently off our radars... thanks Brian

excellent takeaway from such a simple questioin

nipunkathuria wrote:The chairman of the board of directors have
decided that this year's profits will be used for
research and development, rather than for a
shareholder dividend.

(A) have decided that this year's profits will
be used
(B) has decided that this year's profits will be
used
(C) have decided on using this year's profits
(D) has decided on using this year's profits
(E) decided this year's profits will have been
used



Hi All this Question is from Kaplan test series.
OA B

My doubt is opting between B and D.Any suggestions?

Has decided can be use in the following ways:

-->Has decided to use.
---> Has decided that X, where X is a clause.

Option D fails to maintain any one of these rules.

Answer is clearly B.