SC - 1000 - #771

[f2001290]

771
The labor agreement permits staff reductions through attrition with increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program for speeding it up.
(A) attrition with increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program for speeding it up
(B) attrition and provides increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program to speed the attrition process
(C) attrition, which will be speeded up by providing increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program
(D) attrition, which, by their providing increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program, will speed the process
(E) attrition, which provides increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program for speeding the attrition process

What's wrong with C.

[800GMAT]

C awkwardly uses the passive voice.

My answer is B

OA pls.

[jayhawk2001]

771
The labor agreement permits staff reductions through attrition with increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program for speeding it up.
(A) attrition with increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program for speeding it up
(B) attrition and provides increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program to speed the attrition process
(C) attrition, which will be speeded up by providing increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program
(D) attrition, which, by their providing increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program, will speed the process
(E) attrition, which provides increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program for speeding the attrition process

What's wrong with C.

A - "it" has no clear referrent
C - "speeded up" looks awkward
D - their has incorrect referrent
E - changes meaning. It is the labor-agreement that provides increased
pension benefits... not the attrition. Placement of which changes meaning

Another vote for B

[discreet]

Also,I guess you can directly eliminate few choices having "which" here as the clause is a restrictive one?Isn't it?

[Rashmi1804]

I dont think it is a restrictive clause here.
Still i am not sure why C is wrong.

Is it because it is passive ???

is the construction "........which WILL BE speeded up BY PROVIDING X and Y" ??

probably the it should "......by provision of x and y"

ANYBODY PLEASE COMMENT;my exam date is nearing!!!

thankyou,
Rashmi

[rs2010]

First C looks incomplete
attrition, which will be speeded up by providing increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program
Second if you want to go with then look at the parallelism here you are comparing pensiion benefits with a program.

Third to seperate this out you need to end which clause somewhere

[yeloaw]

IMO E

C is incorrect because "which will be speeded up " looks awkward.

[tuanquang269]

OA is B, can anyone explain more?

[karthikgmat]

That's B?

[Jim@Grockit]

The problem with C is "providing", in my opinion. Grammatically, it's unclear what's providing, and if anything is supposed to refer to attrition, which doesn't make sense.

[tuanquang269]

The problem with C is "providing", in my opinion. Grammatically, it's unclear what's providing, and if anything is supposed to refer to attrition, which doesn't make sense.

Can you explain more, how you eliminate the other choices?

Thanks

[Jim@Grockit]

The problem with C is "providing", in my opinion. Grammatically, it's unclear what's providing, and if anything is supposed to refer to attrition, which doesn't make sense.

Can you explain more, how you eliminate the other choices?

Thanks

Choice A has a mysterious "it". Choice C has "their", equally mysterious. E has "attrition" providing increased benefits, when it should be the agreement.

[tuanquang269]

Thanks

[vinodsundaram]

(A) attrition with increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program for speeding it up - attrition with increased benefits changes meaning. Also Ambiguous 'it'.

(B) attrition and provides increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program to speed the attrition process. - Clear

(C) attrition, which will be speeded up by providing increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program . - Speeded up is redundant. Wrong usage of 'which'. Means as though attrition will be speeded up by pension benefits etc.

(D) attrition, which, by their providing increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program, will speed the process. - improper usage of which (same as C) and ambiguous 'their'
(E) attrition, which provides increased pension benefits and a special early-retirement program for speeding the attrition process - Means as though attrition provides pension benefits. Awkward


IMO B