Harsh2111s wrote:
What exactly wrong in option C and E ?
Hello again,
Harsh2111s. Option (C) is the easier to eliminate, in my mind, simply because of a clear grammatical issue. Option (E) is not necessarily incorrect, but it is sub-optimal for reasons I will outline below. Let us have a look at the two sentences:
qweert wrote:
C. If clustered next to each other, one reason that retail stores of the same type succeed is suggested by consumers who would rather shop in an area in which comparisons between products can be made at several stores than those who would rather shop in an area in which comparisons can be made at only one or two stores.
Analysis: You have to ask yourself what is clustered next to each other. You would expect the answer,
retail stores, to be directly across the comma, but instead we get
one reason, and that does not make sense. One reason can be clustered next to each other? I did not bother reading beyond that part.
qweert wrote:
E. The fact that there are consumers who would rather shop in an area in which comparisons between products can be made at several stores than in an area in which comparisons can be made at only one or two stores suggests one reason retail stores can succeed despite being clustered next to each other.
Analysis: I have taken the liberty of drawing attention to the subject and verb of the sentence:
The fact... suggests.... There is no hard and fast rule about how far removed from the subject of the sentence the verb may be, nor is there anything that prohibits what are known as left-branching sentences in English grammar, sentences that place modifiers at the beginning of the sentence and delay the main clause. However, GMAT™ grammar prefers clarity of meaning and a tight sentence structure whenever possible, and this sentence, with all that information that falls between the subject and verb, is more difficult to follow than the right-branching sentence in option (A), both of whose independent clauses place the subject first and the verb soon after:
Retail stores... succeed...; one reason is....
I hope that helps. If you have further questions, feel free to ask.
- Andrew
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