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by crackgmat007 » Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:30 am
Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns
the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains,
announced that since sales of up to one-fourth of its
stores are poor, they will be closed.
A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores
are poor, they will be closed.

B. it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales

C. it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales.

D. to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores.

E. having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed.

This question is already discussed, but want to get some thoughts aroung [spoiler]A & C.[/spoiler]

Isnt THEY in A referring to sales wrongly? Can announced be used without THAT?
OA - C
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by sk8ternite » Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:05 pm
I think C, A is out because "they" can refer to sales or stores
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by gmat740 » Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:10 pm
There is another problem with A
Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns
the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains,
announced that since sales of up to one-fourth of its
stores are poor, they will be closed.


the verb Close is modifying announced, so close must be near to "Announced"

Also "they" pronoun is problematic due to above reasons.

The beauty of GMAT Prep Questions is this: One can kick out an incorrect option for variety of reasons. (A) is just one example

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Re: Trans World

by real2008 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:55 am
crackgmat007 wrote:Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns
the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains,
announced that since sales of up to one-fourth of its
stores are poor, they will be closed.
A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores
are poor, they will be closed.

(If the issue of 'they' are forgotten time being then don't you think the the choice should have been that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they would be closed.
)

B. it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales

C. it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales.

D. to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores.

E. having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed.

This question is already discussed, but want to get some thoughts aroung [spoiler]A & C.[/spoiler]

Isnt THEY in A referring to sales wrongly? Can announced be used without THAT?
OA - C
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