In many nations, criminal law does not apply to corporations, but in the United Stated today, a corporation commits a

This topic has expert replies
Moderator
Posts: 7187
Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:43 pm
Followed by:23 members

Timer

00:00

Your Answer

A

B

C

D

E

Global Stats

In many nations, criminal law does not apply to corporations, but in the United Stated today, a corporation commits a crime whenever one of its employees commits a crime, if the employee acted within the scope of his or her authority and if the corporation benefited as a result.

(A) a corporation commits a crime whenever one of its employees commits a crime, if the employee acted

(B) a corporation is committing a crime whenever one of its employees committed a crime, if those employees were acting

(C) corporations commit a crime whenever one of its employees does, on the condition that the employee acts

D) corporations commit crimes whenever an employee of those corporations commit a crime, if it was while acting

(E) the corporation whose employees commit a crime, commits a crime, whenever the employee acted



OA A

Source: GMAT Prep

Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 21
Joined: Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:15 pm
Followed by:1 members

Timer

00:00

Your Answer

A

B

C

D

E

Global Stats

A. a corporation commits a crime whenever one of its employees commits a crime, if the employee acted correct - parallelism is maintained "if the employee acted .... and if the corporation benefited"
B. a corporation is committing a crime whenever one of its employees committed a crime, if those employees were acting incorrect tense - present continuous is not required...needs a simple present tense
C. corporations commit a crime whenever one of its employees does, on the condition that the employee acts its(singular) cannot refer to corporations, usage of "on the condition" is awkward in this sentence
D. corporations commit crimes whenever an employee of those corporations commit a crime, if it was while acting Subject verb agreement employee (singular), commit (plural)
E. the corporation whose employees commit a crime, commits a crime, whenever the employee acted whenever and if have different meanings