Because of rapid technology breakthroughs in the last 20 years, many

B is more concise than D is that the only reason to eliminate D?

Ya that is the primary reason,
Also in D it seems people are incorrect compared with new employees, whereas actually they themselves are the new employees

Can you please help me understand why D is wrong?

In D "as a new employee" is a non essential modifier. Whereas in original and in B it is a essential modifier.
This sentence is important as only new employee suffered. This is also being used for the comparison.

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Hi folks,
Nobody pointed out the once/one time difference. This was my first 3/2 split (preferring"once"). Was it a good idea or may "one time" could have been correct?

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Can someone please clarify why (E) is wrong?

Hello experts !! Can you please help me choose between option B and D?

Points to note:
1. The GMAT frowns on using "that" for people. I believe it always uses "who" for people.
Reject : A and C

2.
Read D: many people, who, as new employees, might have at one time suffered xx enjoy
Read E: many people, who, when they were new employees, might at one time have suffered xx enjoy
Read B: many people, who might once have suffered as new employees xx enjoy

After seeing the differences of D and E with B, which option do you prefer?
won't it B?
1. essential modifier is part of core sentence
2. once is better than one time

I don't find this convincing - still not sure why E is not correct.

In option B it stated “once” basically quantifying it whilst in option E although little complex but talks about one time which matches the intent in the question.

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Easily eliminate A and C because the modifier should be "who" not "that".

The second split to me comes from essential versus non-essential modifiers. The comparison is from when they were knew to when they are veterans. E is the only option that keeps it essential.

I believe both B and E are grammatically correct. I'm definitely not sure about D since it awkwardly uses a prep phrase in the middle of a helping verb and its participle. I don't know if GMAT frowns upon this.

B) who might once have suffered as new employees
Correct. Concise and keeps modifier essential.

D) who, as new employees, might have at one time suffered
Eliminate since "new employees" is a non-essential modifier and due to awkward wording with prep phrase.

E) who, when they were new employees, might at one time have suffered
I think this is grammatically correct, but lots of use of lengthy modifiers. I like B better.

"that" can also modify people, however in option B, usage of "once" can also mean that they suffered only once. However we need the construction such that, the employees suffered "on a time period as employees". That meaning is correctly conveyed in option A.
Hence A is the answer

Experts please help!
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Absolutely wrong.
1. in formal writing that for people is absolutely wrong; that function is served by "who(m)/who".
2. Once means : some time in past ( not just one time) . one time literally doesn't mean more than one time. once is preferred. \
( you remember childhood poems? Once upon a time , there used to be xxx ( it means sometime in the past , there used to be) . you might never have heard in story : one time in past, there used to be xx)

Cut to the point....its between choices B and D. Both are close enough to be correct but in such scenerio we go for the simpler one wch is less wordy and without intermediate modifiers etc. Hence B.

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Cut to the point....its between choices B and D. Both are close enough to be correct but in such scenerio we go for the simpler one wch is less wordy and without intermediate modifiers etc. Hence B.

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