Major League Baseball

[uptowngirl92]

Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.

OA:[spoiler=]A[/spoiler]


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"Fewer" seats.Eliminate B,D,E.
Between A and C I chose C..Cynics charge that...lobbied for stadiums that
Please explain why A is the correct answer

[pandeyvineet24]

i think the issue with C is the part after "to".

Cynics charge.....to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

the part after to illogically states that the fewer seats will reduce the supply of prices

[fruti_yum]

Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.

OA:[spoiler=]A[/spoiler]


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"Fewer" seats.Eliminate B,D,E.
Between A and C I chose C..Cynics charge that...lobbied for stadiums that
Please explain why A is the correct answer

In this sentence, there's no need for had!! simple present will do.. that's why A and not C.