imSKR wrote:
AndrewN sir : please share which option did you choose and why? ( especially between C and D) . What is that point that kept you away from the confusion I have:)
All right,
imSKR, I will play ball. I did narrow the choices down to (C) or (D), just as I now see you had, but I opted for (D), the answer I thought was harder to argue against. I will get into why below.
vishu1414 wrote:
The finance department took into account a broader set of expenses than those used by the marketing department when each group determined a return-on-investment ratio.
A) department took into account a broader set of expenses than those used by the marketing department when each group determined a
B) department took into account a broader set of expenses than those used by the marketing department when each group determines a
To be honest, I did not even get to
determines in (B). Both the original sentence and (B) pair the singular
set with the plural
those (in reference to
expenses). I wrote them off for the same reason.
vishu1414 wrote:
E) department, taking into account a broader set of expenses than that used by the marketing department, so each group determined a
I got rid of (E) next because it presents an easy target. Removing the interrupting phrase exposes a garbled sentence:
The finance department so....
vishu1414 wrote:
C) department took into account a broader set of expenses than the marketing department when each group determined a different
D) department took into account a broader set of expenses than that used by the marketing department when each group determined a
I have taken the liberty of highlighting the differences between (C) and (D). The lack of a dummy verb in
did dissuaded me from (C)—I thought the matching
set of expenses and
that [set of expenses]
used by between different departments worked well—and the
different at the end adds nothing more than confusion to the picture. Is it necessary to express the vital meaning of the sentence? Choice (C) and choice (C) alone focuses on the
outcome of using different sets of expenses. The rest of the answer choices focus on the process instead, implying that the ratios may have been different.
For the above reasons, I chose (D). It is better to play it safe when in doubt. If you chase an answer choice in hopes that it simply works out, you will probably be disappointed as often as not, and your progress will be hindered.
I hope that helps. Thank you for thinking to ask me.
- Andrew