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Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
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 [#permalink] New post 19 Dec 2007, 13:55
Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.

Less = not countable, Fewer = Countable...eliminate B/D/E

C. tense error? "have fewer seats vs had?"

I pick A.
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Re: SC - with fewer / that had fewer [#permalink] New post 20 Dec 2007, 23:37
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Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.


elim all but A and C b/c need fewer.

I prefer A here.
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Re: SC - with fewer / that had fewer [#permalink] New post 22 Dec 2007, 20:03
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Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.


C,D,and E use "Past Perfect Tense" incorrectly.

We are left with A and B.

With Fewer seats and With lesser seats.

Fewer implies "of a smaller number2

Smaller implies " smaller in size, inferior etc."

Thus answer should be "A"
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Re: SC - with fewer / that had fewer [#permalink] New post 21 May 2010, 23:06
Why is C wrong? it's using simple past tense only.
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Re: SC - with fewer / that had fewer [#permalink] New post 25 May 2010, 07:43
(C) has...."stadiums that had fewer seats "...there is no need of past perfect (had) tense here.

A is flawless.
Re: SC - with fewer / that had fewer   [#permalink] 25 May 2010, 07:43
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