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GMAT OG Correct answer sounds funny

by aditiniyer » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:41 pm
The following SC is present in the OG -

Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health, the chief executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.

A. executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months
B. executive's plans, which are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months, were announced on Wednesday
C. executive's plans for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday
D. executive announced plans Wednesday to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months
E. executive announced plans Wednesday that are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months

Though I agree with the explanation the correct answer D sounds funny since Wednesday seems out of place in the sentence, is that an official mistake or is acceptable ?
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by Ali Tariq » Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:06 am
perfectly acceptable.
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:11 am
aditiniyer wrote:Though I agree with the explanation the correct answer D sounds funny since Wednesday seems out of place in the sentence, is that an official mistake or is acceptable ?
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OA: The chief executive ANNOUNCED plans WEDNESDAY to cut the company's huge debt.

Here, Wednesday serves as an adverb similar to yesterday or today:
The chief executive announced plans TODAY.
The chief executive announced plans YESTERDAY.
The chief executive announced plans WEDNESDAY.
In each case, the adverb in blue correctly serves to express WHEN the chief executive ANNOUNCED.
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by Ali Tariq » Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:49 am
executive announced plans.

executive will announce plans tomorrow.
executive announced plans yesterday.
executive announced plans wednesday.

When?
tomorrow
yesterday
wednesday
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by Ali Tariq » Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:23 am
another official SC with same construction

Coffee prices rose sharply Monday,[spoiler] posting their biggest one-day gain in almost three years, after a weekend cold snap in Brazil raised concern that there could be damage to the world's largest crop when at a time with supplies already tight.

A. that there could be damage to the world's largest crop when at a time with supplies
B. that the world's largest crop could be damaged at a time such as when supplies are
C. that the world's largest crop could be damaged at a time when supplies are
D. of the world's largest crop possibly being damaged at a time with supplies
E. of possibly damaging the world's largest crop at a time that supplies were

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[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]
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