GMAT PREP SC question

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GMAT PREP SC question

by alex.gellatly » Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:04 pm
At the annual stockholders meeting, investors heard a presentation on the numerous challenges facing the company, including among them the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the declining sales for the company's powerful microprocessor chip.

A. including among them the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the declining sales for

B. which includes the threat of a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and declining sales of

C. included among these the treat from a rival's multibillon-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as a decline in sales for

D. among them the threat of a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the decline in sales of

E. among these the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as the decline in sales for

What's the rule for using among them and among these?
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by GmatKiss » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:37 pm
At the annual stockholders meeting, investors heard a presentation on the numerous challenges facing the company, including among them the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the declining sales for the company's powerful microprocessor chip.

A. including among them the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the declining sales for

B. company, which includes the threat of a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and declining sales of

C. included among these the treat from a rival's multibillon-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as a decline in sales for

D. among them the threat of a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the decline in sales of

E. among these the threat from a rival's multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as the decline in sales for

IMO: D

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by alex.gellatly » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:41 pm
Care to explain?

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by sam2304 » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:15 pm
A/C/E - sales of is the right idiom
B - which seems to refer to company - wrong

Among them/among these - 'them' is used as pronoun in objective case whereas 'these' is used as a demonstrative pronoun as in to point out something. In this context them is preferred. Apart from this you can check for Ron's explanation on this

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/ann ... t7688.html

IMO D.
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