Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site
on almost 60,000 gift items, including many toys and electronics
A. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
B. plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
C. plans to offer free shipping on their Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
D. will plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
E. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
that include
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Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site
on almost 60,000 gift items, including many toys and electronics
A. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
B. plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
C. plans to offer free shipping on their Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
D. will plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
E. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
that include
Is this question correct because I am finding error in every option
on almost 60,000 gift items, including many toys and electronics
A. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
B. plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
C. plans to offer free shipping on their Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
D. will plan to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
including
E. is planning to offer free shipping on its Web site on almost 60,000 gift items,
that include
Is this question correct because I am finding error in every option
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Hey Guys,
Well, when i read the OE i was confused with one thing, The OE said..."Wal-Mart stores" is the name of the company that's why takes a singular verb, but my question is, i can look this question in this way also:
Wal-Mart is the name of the company and Stores (plural) is the subject so take a plural verb.
I know that Wal-Mart is a company (one of the biggest discount departmental store started in US) but i didn't know that WAL-MART STORES collectively is the name of the company. Does GMAT test such question which requires this prior knowledge or there is some other indication in the sentence which m missing through which we can judge that Wal-Mart Stores is a company...
Please some expert or friend answer my question??
The OA is A
Well, when i read the OE i was confused with one thing, The OE said..."Wal-Mart stores" is the name of the company that's why takes a singular verb, but my question is, i can look this question in this way also:
Wal-Mart is the name of the company and Stores (plural) is the subject so take a plural verb.
I know that Wal-Mart is a company (one of the biggest discount departmental store started in US) but i didn't know that WAL-MART STORES collectively is the name of the company. Does GMAT test such question which requires this prior knowledge or there is some other indication in the sentence which m missing through which we can judge that Wal-Mart Stores is a company...
Please some expert or friend answer my question??
The OA is A
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@Pranaybubbliiiiiiii wrote:IMO E.
OA please.
A Tip if u find useful...
COMMA + THAT---> almost always WRONG in GMAT because COMMA + THAT introduces a NON-RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE...we generally use COMMA + WHICH
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well if this question appeared on the exam then we can go by A even if we dnt knw anythgn abt walmart or stores as its the only option which is consistent in SV and correctly uses including.
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On What basis u reject Op B if u are not sure whether sub is sing or plural???rohu27 wrote:well if this question appeared on the exam then we can go by A even if we dnt knw anythgn abt walmart or stores as its the only option which is consistent in SV and correctly uses including.
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plan - pluralatulmangal wrote:On What basis u reject Op B if u are not sure whether sub is sing or plural???rohu27 wrote:well if this question appeared on the exam then we can go by A even if we dnt knw anythgn abt walmart or stores as its the only option which is consistent in SV and correctly uses including.
then its doesnt have any antecendent in B.
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I would expect the GMAT to either not do that at all or to make clear elsewhere in the sentence that "Wal-Mart Stores" is singular, by referring to it as a singular in the non-underlined portion.atulmangal wrote:Hey Guys,
Well, when i read the OE i was confused with one thing, The OE said..."Wal-Mart stores" is the name of the company that's why takes a singular verb, but my question is, i can look this question in this way also:
Wal-Mart is the name of the company and Stores (plural) is the subject so take a plural verb.
I know that Wal-Mart is a company (one of the biggest discount departmental store started in US) but i didn't know that WAL-MART STORES collectively is the name of the company. Does GMAT test such question which requires this prior knowledge or there is some other indication in the sentence which m missing through which we can judge that Wal-Mart Stores is a company...
Please some expert or friend answer my question??
The OA is A
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U can see Op B asrohu27 wrote:plan - pluralatulmangal wrote:On What basis u reject Op B if u are not sure whether sub is sing or plural???rohu27 wrote:well if this question appeared on the exam then we can go by A even if we dnt knw anythgn abt walmart or stores as its the only option which is consistent in SV and correctly uses including.
then its doesnt have any antecendent in B.
Wal-Mart ---> Adjective
Stores -----> plural noun
Plan -------> plural verb referring to plural noun "stores"
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Thanks for your post Jim, so in this question as there is no such indication (IT in non-underlined portion) we can expect that such questions will not appear in GMAT.Jim@Grockit wrote:
I would expect the GMAT to either not do that at all or to make clear elsewhere in the sentence that "Wal-Mart Stores" is singular, by referring to it as a singular in the non-underlined portion.
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I would be shocked and dismayed by a GMAT question that hinged on knowing the specific name of an American company. I realize not all schools in the entire world use the GMAT, but it simply isn't testing your knowledge of English with a trap like that.atulmangal wrote:Thanks for your post Jim, so in this question as there is no such indication (IT in non-underlined portion) we can expect that such questions will not appear in GMAT.Jim@Grockit wrote:
I would expect the GMAT to either not do that at all or to make clear elsewhere in the sentence that "Wal-Mart Stores" is singular, by referring to it as a singular in the non-underlined portion.
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Thanks Atul.A Tip if u find useful...
COMMA + THAT---> almost always WRONG in GMAT because COMMA + THAT introduces a NON-RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE...we generally use COMMA + WHICH
Then the OA has to be A.
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