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by [email protected] » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:32 pm
12. Because of the enormous research and development expenditures required to survive in the electronics industry, an industry marked by rapid innovation and volatile demand, such firms tend to be very large.
(A) to survive
(B) of firms to survive
(C) for surviving
(D) for survival
(E) for firms’ survival


not sure why its B
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by logitech » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:55 pm
in the NON-UNDERLINED part you have SUCH firms so you need to mention the firms before in the sentence

A, C and D are gone

Between B and E

Require to do X is idiomatic

Tricky question.
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by raunekk » Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:50 pm
i will go with logitech...

enormous research and development expenditures required of/by whom??

imo error: dangling modifier.

we need "firm" in the first clause...

anyone??
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