Although Logitech’s recent press release credits its success to the in

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Although Logitech’s recent press release credits its success to the innovation in its product division, its future success hinges on how closely its products are related to those of Apple’s.

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someone79 · Accepted Answer

A is wrong on stylistic reason: 'of Apple's' is a wrong way of showing possession. The option would have been correct had it been 'those of Apple'
B is grammatically correct, but changes the meaning from products to relationship between the companies.
c. change in meaning. Rather than 'close relationship', this option seems to suggest the relationship between the products.
D changes the meaning. Rather than "relating" the products, this option is relating the companies. Anyways, 'it' doesn't have a clear antecedent.
E. Leaves this option choice. This is correct as to Apple's seems to suggest the comparison is between the products of two companies.

prab · Answer

someone 79, you are right, forgot that we can use only one possessive case , A uses two. hence A is wrong. I keep on forgetting these. Thank you.

+1 for E

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I had one small doubt in your analysis.  Why did you mention in Choice D explanation that there is pronoun ambiguity.

Here is the official explanation for this question:
 https://gmatclub.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ProcessImage.png 
 Understand the Meaning of the Original Sentence

The sentence presents a disparity or a contrast. It states a fact that Logitech credits its success to the innovation in its product division. Then it states that the future success of Logitech depends on some other factor – how closely its products are related to Apple’s products.

Find the Errors in the Original Sentence 
1 Although  Logitech’s recent press release credits  its success to the innovation in its product division,
2 its  future success hinges  on 
o how closely  its products are related  to those of Apple’s.

All SV pairs are accounted for and agree in number. The verb tenses have been used appropriately. The comparison is not stated correctly. Logitech’s products have been compared to products of Apple’s products. Note that “Apple’s” implies “Apple’s products”. “those” also logically refer to “products”. This results in distortion of the intended comparison. Either “Apple’s” should be made “Apple” or “those” should be removed.

Review Answer Choices to do POE

Choice B – Grammatically Correct but Incorrect Choice – This choice completely changes the intended meaning. This choice states that the success depends on relationship between the two companies. This is different from the intended meaning – how closely aligned the products of two companies are.

Choice C – Grammatically Correct but Incorrect Choice – This choice removes the contextually important word – “closely”. Now the choice states that the success hinges on the “relationship” between the products instead of the “extent of close relation” between the products.

Choice D – Grammatically Correct but Incorrect Choice – This choice completely distorts the intended meaning since it no longer talks about the close alignment of the products of the two companies. It talks about the close alignment of the companies themselves.

Choice E – Correct Choice.

TAKE AWAYS 
1. It is very important to understand the intended meaning of the sentence and then select the choice that communicates that intended meaning in grammatically correct manner.

someone79 · Answer

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Why do I think it is misplaced in choice 'D'?
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There are 3 nouns in the adverb clause: release, innovation, and division. Release seems more appropriate, but it isn't logical. Apart from this, any of the above nouns can be the antecedent. "Logitech's" isn't a noun that can be an antecedent due to its being in genetive form.

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rishabhmishra · Answer

Although Logitech’s recent press release credits its success to the innovation in its product division, its future success hinges on how closely its products are related to those of Apple’s.
sir i have faced a problem that in this sentence how antecedent of it can refer to logitech. please explain me as soon as possible.
thankyou

daagh · Answer

Where is the 'it' in the clause? There are only possessives ' its', Logitech's , those of and then the wrong Apple's. Those of Apple' s is redundant; it should be either 'Apple's' or those of Apple.

rishabhmishra · Answer

thanks for your reply sir. that i know those or apple's is referring to apple's product but i wanna know that basically this sentence is not using logitech as a noun but it is using logitech's recent press report so how can its refer to logitech's. i was confused that it's can refer to its report not the company its self.

daagh · Answer

Although Logitech’s recent press release credits Logitech’s success to the innovation in Logitech’s product division, Logitech’s future success hinges on how closely Logitech’s products are related to those of Apple. Every possessive pronoun is referring to the company’s, including the press release. Therefore, there is no hitch. Please do not mistake that the press release is being modified by the success or the product divisions or the company’s future or the products. Logically, a prèss release cannot be the owner or doer of all these factors. Therefore, both structurally and logically, ‘its’ fits in.

rishabhmishra · Answer

ok sir thanks a lot i got it. now i can say that its can refer to logitech's but if there is a it pronoun than it can't refer to logitech.

rishabhmishra · Answer

and can you help me in one more question.

Residents of several Mexican villages have risen up in armed revolt against local drug traffickers terrorizing the region and against the government that residents say of as incapable to protect them from organized crime.

A. terrorizing the region and against the government that residents say of as incapable to protect

B. terrorizing the region and the government that residents say to be incapable to protect

C. who have terrorized the region and the government who residents say it is incapable to protect

D. who have terrorized the region and against the government that residents say is incapable of protecting

E. that terrorized the region and against the government that residents say incapable of protecting

in this question i wanna know that how who can be corrected as it can refer to residents or drug traffickers. so don't you think so its wrong. thankyou please help me out this is my last question

abhimahna · Answer

You can refer to the below link for the explanation of this question : mexican-villagers-a-tough-700-level-question-147361.html

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