A) not only are taxes on shareholders\u2019 eventual sales of the securities collected by the IRS, but also on<\/em> UPDATE: Solution: B<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This sentence tests sentence structure and may be best solved by looking at the 3\/2 split between the answer choices on the last word.\u00a0 Three choices use \u201con\u201d as the last word, while two choices omit \u201con\u201d \u2013 signifying that we\u2019ll need to ensure that the multiple phrases in the sentence are connected properly.\u00a0 Connector words like \u201con\u201d, \u201cbut\u201d, \u201cto\u201d, \u201cthat\u201d, etc. make for terrific decision points.<\/p>\n When testing connectors, you may want to quickly write your own \u201cideal\u201d sentence to determine which components need to be connected. Here, ideally, the sentence would say something like:<\/p>\n The IRS collects taxes not only on<\/strong> shareholders\u2019 sales but also on<\/strong> reinvested dividends.<\/p>\n In this ideal sentence, we need to include the word \u201con\u201d for both items to denote that taxes are collected<\/em> on<\/strong> both types<\/em> of income.\u00a0 Answer choice E, the most popular choice on this question, does not include that word \u201con\u201d to link the collection of taxes to the reinvested dividends, and is therefore wrong.\u00a0 We need the word \u201con\u201d at the end, and we also need \u201con\u201d to be logically drawn back to \u201ctaxes are collected\u201d.<\/p>\n Look back at choice B, the correct answer.\u00a0 It\u2019s awkward, but it does exactly what we need it to do \u2013 it leads with \u201ctaxes are collected\u201d, and connects that phrase to both components with the word \u201con\u201d.\u00a0 The only awkwardness is an inverted subject\/verb structure.\u00a0 We want to see:<\/p>\n Taxes are collected (by the IRS) not only on shareholders\u2019 stakes but also on reinvested dividends<\/p>\n But choice B gives us<\/p>\n Collected by the IRS are taxes not only on shareholders\u2019 stakes but also on reinvested dividends.<\/p>\n As we concluded at the outset, we\u2019re being tested on the structure of the sentence, so that\u2019s paramount, and choice B gets that 100% correct.\u00a0 And inverted subject\/verb structure is not an error \u2013 it may be awkward but it is okay!\u00a0 It throws us off the scent here, but if you look back for specifically what is necessary \u2013 connecting both types of income back to the collection of taxes \u2013 it does exactly that and is therefore correct.<\/p>\n Ready to sign up for a GMAT course ? Enroll through GMAT Club and save up to $180 (use discount code GMATC10)! Take a look at our course options in some of our most popular cities: New York<\/a>, Chicago <\/a>and Los Angeles<\/a> and make sure to check the Veritas Prep blog<\/a> for daily articles.<\/p>\n
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