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by gmatblood » Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:24 am
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

[spoiler]IMO:C[/spoiler]
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by GmatKiss » Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:25 am
IMO:A
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by kdraj » Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:29 am
[spoiler]IMO A;
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It cannot be C, because have been been plunging refers to an action which is still continuing till date; while computer manufacturer announced is an action that happened in the past.
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by sl750 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:19 am
A is better
In choice C, which is modifying plunging; this is illogical as it should modify oversupply. It was the oversupply of computer chips that made manufacturer's announce a production cut
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by indi » Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:32 am
IMO A
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by sam2304 » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:38 am
IMO A.
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by mankey » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:52 am
[spoiler]A for me. What is the OA?[/spoiler]
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by gmatrant » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:13 pm
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 - the verb is singular and matches oversupply. "Because" is used correctly instead of "due to"
B) Because of plunging prices for computer chips, which is due to an oversupply - which refers to computer chips or prices and the verb following it should be "are". That is not the case- Subject-Verb agreement not in order.
C) Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging, which resulted from an oversupply - who have sent the prices of these computer chips to plunge? Not clear
D) Due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply - Due to does not outline the cause correctly, use because instead
E) Due to an oversupply, with the result that computer chip prices have been sent plunging - Modifier "with the result..." is awkward.
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