k.pankaj.r wrote:IMO B

chufus wrote:There is a sequence of events here and GMAT normally respects the sequence of events. Especially when disturbing the sequence makes the sentence awkward.
A. since Y "HAS" happened, X "HAS" done this. Everything seems in order
B. Sequence is out of order, awkward - OUT
C. Sequence again out of order, awkward - OUT
D. Sequence again out of order, awkward - OUT
E. "Due to" and "With the Result" - Repetition , redundancy - OUT

A seems the only plausible answer.

Whats the original answer?

vishal.pathak wrote:Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging, the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month.
A. Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging
B. Because of plunging prices for computer chips, which is due to an oversupply
C. Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging, which resulted from an oversupply
D. Due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply
E. Due to an oversupply, with the result that computer chip prices have been sent plunging
I have checked this questions in various forums and have seen different options posted as OA. I do not have the OA for this

Apart from understanding the reasons for the coorect OA and knowing the the correct OA, I also want to know the role of "plunging" in option C. I read in one of the forums that plunging is a modifier and hence "which" cannot refer to plunging. So which should refer to prices. My doubt is that the verb in the clause "computer chip prices have been sent plunging" is "have been sent" and the object of this verb is "plunging" so how can plunging be a modifier. Shouldn't all subjects and objects be nouns?

Please help

Regards,
Vishal

GMATGuruNY wrote:

vishal.pathak wrote:Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging, the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month.
A. Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging
B. Because of plunging prices for computer chips, which is due to an oversupply
C. Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging, which resulted from an oversupply
D. Due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply
E. Due to an oversupply, with the result that computer chip prices have been sent plunging
I have checked this questions in various forums and have seen different options posted as OA. I do not have the OA for this

Apart from understanding the reasons for the coorect OA and knowing the the correct OA, I also want to know the role of "plunging" in option C. I read in one of the forums that plunging is a modifier and hence "which" cannot refer to plunging. So which should refer to prices. My doubt is that the verb in the clause "computer chip prices have been sent plunging" is "have been sent" and the object of this verb is "plunging" so how can plunging be a modifier. Shouldn't all subjects and objects be nouns?

Please help

Regards,
Vishal

I posted an explanation for this SC here:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/og-sc-t50736.html

As for the role of PLUNGING in C:

Mary has been sent a gift.

In the sentence above, gift is the DIRECT OBJECT of sent. Mary is the INDIRECT OBJECT. The conveyed meaning is that A GIFT has been sent TO MARY.

Here is C:

Computer chip prices have been sent plunging.

If plunging here were the direct object of sent, then the conveyed meaning would be that PLUNGING has been sent TO COMPUTER CHIP PRICES. This interpretation makes no sense.
In C, plunging is not a noun but a MODIFIER describing HOW the prices have been sent. HOW have the prices been sent? They have been sent PLUNGING.
Since plunging is a modifier, it cannot serve as the antecedent of which.