mundasingh123 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:27 pm
GmatGuruNY
You said
B incorrectly mixes the subjunctive with the indicative mood.
But i find that both the verbs in B ae in subjunctive mood
Verb1: suggests that
executives examine
Verb2: Suggest that
they use ...,in deciding
Confused
:
TheUltimateWinner wrote:Using 'they' after the 'and' is perfectly fine. Can you clarify a bit here, please?
Thanks__
The normative model suggests that executives examine
Here, the blue verb is a suggested action and thus is HYPOTHETICAL
examine = an action that MIGHT NOT HAPPEN
COMMA +
and + SUBJECT + VERB = independent clause
...conditions, and they use the set of objective criteria derived from these analyses
Here, the red verb in the independent clause is in the simple present tense and thus is a GENERAL TRUTH.
use = an action that DEFINITELY HAPPENS
This combination is illogical, implying that a HYPOTHETICAL action (
examine) leads to an action that DEFINITELY happens (
use).
Eliminate B.
OA:
The normative model suggests that executives examine a firm’s external environment and decide on a strategy.
Here, the actions in green are both SUGGESTED.
As a result, both actions are HYPOTHETICAL.
This meaning is logical, conveying that one hypothetical action (
examine) can result in a second hypothetical action (
decide).
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