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In contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain economically viable. (A) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain (B) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining (C) the processing of steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining (D) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remain (E) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remained
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Quote: In contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and (have) remained economically viable.
Can we not have " have" omitted here? In that case, "E" will be OK. You can see the breakage of structural //ism in the colored part. If E has to be chosen as structurally and logically //, the correct version should be -- “have been able to put capital into new technology and (have) been able to remain economically viable. Instead we have passive voice on one side and active voice on the other. That is the reason D is better
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
22 Apr 2008, 07:39
E - || large plants... small mills, have been... (have) remained
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
22 Apr 2008, 07:52
I think is D.
Here it is suggested that they are still economically viable, especially that the first sentence uses present tense. "In contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, small mills have been able to put capital into new technology and remain economically viable
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
22 Apr 2008, 07:53
prasannar wrote: In contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain economically viable.
(A) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain
(B) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(C) the processing of steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(D) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remain
(E) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remained eliminate b enabled does not agree with remaining eliminate c enabled does not agree with remaining eliminate d comparison not parallel should be "large plants that take" to "small mills (insert verb)" eliminate e "remained" is in the past tense A
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
22 Apr 2008, 08:48
I amend my answer to D. Ya should be ll.
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
22 Apr 2008, 10:36
immediately narrow it down to D or E due to comparison required btwn large mills and small mills. Out of those two, D is better/
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
22 Apr 2008, 22:41
D works. Incorrect comparison in ABC and incorrect tense in E. prasannar wrote: In contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain economically viable.
(A) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain
(B) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(C) the processing of steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(D) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remain
(E) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remained
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
23 Apr 2008, 05:42
at first i thought of D, but then i chose E because
have enabled ... and (have) remained...
--> so we should choose because of meaning or because if there is similar case, we cannot omit the verb have?
now i think D is more correct, but anyone can help to explain the above? need to clear my basics. thanks
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
24 Apr 2008, 13:32
D)small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remain
Option D has || and to put and to remain are also||(second to is not necessary) so E cannot be correct.
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
24 Apr 2008, 14:05
D it is. Present tense "remain" in D is needed as the steel mills still are economically viable
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
24 Apr 2008, 14:55
Sentence has parallel comparison issue: In contrast to X, Y
Eliminate A, B and C
Parallel Issue – to put … and remain – eliminate E
(A) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain
(B) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(C) the processing of steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(D) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remain
(E) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remained
Answer: D
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
24 Apr 2008, 15:37
thanks, i overlooked 
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
13 Sep 2010, 08:07
that take....to put.... remain.. D
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
24 Sep 2011, 08:46
Maple wrote: prasannar wrote: In contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain economically viable.
(A) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain
(B) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(C) the processing of steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(D) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remain
(E) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remained eliminate b enabled does not agree with remaining eliminate c enabled does not agree with remaining eliminate d comparison not parallel should be "large plants that take" to "small mills (insert verb)" eliminate e "remained" is in the past tense AIn contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and (have) remained economically viable.Can we not have " have" omitted here? In that case, "E" will be OK. Experts, please answer.
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
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daagh wrote: Quote: In contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and (have) remained economically viable.
Can we not have " have" omitted here? In that case, "E" will be OK. You can see the breakage of structural //ism in the colored part. If E has to be chosen as structurally and logically //, the correct version should be -- “have been able to put capital into new technology and (have) been able to remain economically viable. Instead we have passive voice on one side and active voice on the other. That is the reason D is better Hi Daagh, I m feeling better now.  +1 KUDO But not completely clear about voice part. I think both part are in active voice.
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Re: SC:Steel plant [#permalink]
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prasannar wrote: In contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain economically viable.
(A) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain
(B) processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(C) the processing of steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining
(D) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remain
(E) small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remained Splits- 1) modifier and comparison "In contrast to large steel plants" we need small mills So (A), (B) and (C) are out. 2) remain/remained We should use "remain" because "small mills have been able to put capital into new technology" (present tense) So (E) is out. (D) wins.
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