A common social problem in the workplace occurs when workers accept su

The usage " doing so" is perfectly fine in GMAT though it sounds awkward verbally.

In option C. " doing so" is compressed by using "so" . Which makes perfect sense. This option is concise and grammtically correct.

What is the correct antecedent of which in B?

And why is option C correct 'when' doesnt refer to specific time here...

"When" need not refer to any specific time.

their is referencing to workers. C is the answer.

The non-underlined part has 'the trust of their former co-workers'. which means the underlined part should hold 'workers' not 'worker'.

B,D,E out

A/C - No ref for 'It' in A leaving C with us.

A is correct

"it" refers to "problem"

C is wronb because
occure
can not happen
when
loose

A is correct

pls help

First divide the original statement into clauses

Clause 1:A common social problem in the workplace occurs when workers accept supervisory positions,
Clause 2: and it causes them to lose the trust of their former co-workers.

The main error in sentence is that it refers to whom i.e antecedant of it is missing
Secondly from the non underlined portion their former co-workers indicates the presence of plural subject i.e workers rather than worker

A. when workers accept supervisory positions, and it causes them to lose incorrect because it refers to what pronoun error
B. by a worker accepting supervisory positions, which causes him to loseIncorrect worker is a singular subject
C. when workers accept supervisory positions, and so loseremoves the error in main statement correctly
D. when a worker who accepts a supervisory position, thereby losing subject verb error as in sentence B
E. if a worker accepts a supervisory position, he would losesubject verb error

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A. "It" is not good here.
B. "Which" has to refer to the last word ("positions") ---> it makes no sense. The sense of "which" - to the whole "by a worker accepting supervisory positions". Sure not GMAT case.
C. Good.
D. We have not clause in this case.
E. There is no conditional sentence ---> we do not use "if" in this case.

why can't "IT" refer to "supervisory positions"?

Thought process:

A) What is "it" referring to?
B) positions do not cause the worker to lose trust. Also "him" is not correct
C) Correct
D) "when a worker who" followed by a subordinate clause is a fragment
E) "he" is not correct, and "if" clause, does not fit in here

KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:

C

Sometimes the GMAT requires you to recognize grammar you would never use in spoken English. That's true for the use of and so here. And so, to do so, and similar uses of the word so are often featured in GMAT English. Because they're infrequently used even in written English, they sound funny, and the test writers are hoping you'll think the/r e wrong. Here (C) is best because it replaces (A)'s awkward it causes them to lose with the much shorter so lose.

I still don't get why c is the answer. If there is a comma, then there must be a pronoun after that. Answer c violates this rule.

The answer given is C but C the last underlined part says and so lose.

How is this correct? Is there a typo error.

Please correct if there is a typo error.

I get why A,B and E are wrong.

Is the meaning of the sentence and by doing so lose the trust...

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