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In the 1980s computer books sales accounted for [#permalink]
 19 Feb 2013, 13:06
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In the 1980s computer books’ sales accounted for approximately 4% of operating profits of a typical publishing company; in the 2000s this proportion increased to 40%.A) publishing company; in the 2000s this proportion increased to 40%. B) publishing company; in the 2000s they increased by 40%. C) publishing company, in the 2000s they increased to 40%. D) publishing company; increasing to 40% in the 2000s. E) publishing company, which increased to 40% in the 2000s.
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Re: In the 1980s computer books sales accounted for [#permalink]
21 Feb 2013, 11:17
IMO E.
which- modifying profit.
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21 Feb 2013, 12:04
My answer would be A. A) publishing company; in the 2000s this proportion increased to 40%. - Correct Choice. B) publishing company; in the 2000s they increased by 40%. - Changes the meaning C) publishing company, in the 2000s they increased to 40%. - Pronoun Error D) publishing company ; increasing to 40% in the 2000s. - use of ; requires an independent clause - the clause here does not have a subject E) publishing company, which increased to 40% in the 2000s. - Which incorrectly modifies the publishing company
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Re: In the 1980s computer books sales accounted for [#permalink]
22 Feb 2013, 06:43
Vercules wrote: In the 1980s computer books’ sales accounted for approximately 4% of operating profits of a typical publishing company; in the 2000s this proportion increased to 40%.
A) publishing company; in the 2000s this proportion increased to 40%. Correct. The use of semicolon the first sentence is correct as it connects two closely related clauses. The comparison made is also contextually and grammatically correct. “In the 1980s” is correctly compared with “in the 2000s” and both are grammatically parallel. The use of “this proportion” unambiguously refers to the proportion of “computer books sales” in the first part of the sentence.B) publishing company; in the 2000s they increased by 40%. This answer choice contains two errors. First, the phrase “increased by 40%” incorrectly changes the meaning of the original sentence, implying that “40%” indicates the relative magnitude of the increase rather than the new proportion of “advertising revenues” in the structure of “operating profits.” Second, the pronoun “they” is ambiguous and does not have a clear antecedent and could refer to either “operating profits” or “computer books’ sales.”C) publishing company, in the 2000s they increased to 40%. The comma is incorrectly used to join two independent clauses, thus making the sentence run-on. rather than with a semicolon or with a connecting conjunction. Further, the pronoun “they” lacks a clear antecedent and could be interpreted to refer either “operating profits” or “computer books’ sales.”D) publishing company; increasing to 40% in the 2000s. This answer choice incorrectly uses a semicolon to connect two clauses, only one of which can stand alone. The phrase “increasing to 40% in the 1980s” is not an independent clause and cannot follow the semicolon. Furthermore, by moving the time reference “in the 2000s” from the beginning of the second clause to the end, this answer choice violates parallelism with the non-underlined portion of the sentence that begins with another time reference “In the 1980s.”E) publishing company, which increased to 40% in the 2000s “Which” is used incorrectly; clauses introduced by the relative pronoun “which” can refer only to the immediately preceding noun. In this case, the relative pronoun “which” refers to “a typical book publishing company,” thus illogically suggesting that “a typical book publishing company” was the subject of the increase. Finally, by moving the time reference “in the 2000s” from the beginning of the second clause to the end, this answer choice does not maintain parallel structure with the non-underlined portion of the sentence that begins with the time reference “In the 1980s.”Vercules
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