Advances in networking technology and home computers have made it easy

A. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, with his distant employees

B. communication between the manager, who continuesthe work on-site at the office, with his distant employees

C. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, to his distant employees

D. communication between the manager, who continuesto work on-site at the office, and his distant employees

E. communication between the manager, who continuesto work on-site at the office, with his distance employees


ANS: D


TOPIC TESTED: MEANING, idiom
1) note that the question stem implies a communication between the manager(on-site) and his employees(at home)
2) Moreover, the correct idiom is between x and y

Between A and B is the correct idiom

A. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, with his distant employees (incorrect)


B. communication between the manager, who continues the work on-site at the office, with his distant employees (incorrect)


C. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, to his distant employees (incorrect)


D. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, and his distant employees (correct)
--uses correct idiom between the manager and his distant employees

E. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, with his distance employees (incorrect)

Advances in networking technology and home computers have made it easy for millions of Americans to work in their homes, often facilitating the communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, with his distant employees.

Looking at the options only minor difference is observed. The underlined part says that communications happens between the manager and his employees so idiom ‘between X and Y’ is used. We may ignore the modifier ‘who … office’ and check it.

A. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, with his distant employees – WRONG. Idiom is incorrect.
B. communication between the manager, who continues the work on-site at the office, with his distant employees – WRONG. Idiom is incorrect.
C. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, to his distant employees – WRONG. Idiom is incorrect.
D. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, and his distant employees – CORRECT.
E. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, with his distance employees – WRONG. Idiom is incorrect.

Answer (D).

A. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, with his distant employees
B. communication between the manager, who continues the work on-site at the office, with his distant employees
C. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, to his distant employees
D. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, and his distant employees........Between X and Y
E. communication between the manager, who continues to work on-site at the office, with his distance employees

Facilitating the communication between the manager AND his employees.
Only d uses the right idiom.

Just for fun, managers don't have employees. Companies have them. Managers have reportees/subordinates

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IDIOM: between X and Y

A. "between…with" unidiomatic;
B. "between…with" unidiomatic;
C. "between…to his" unidiomatic;
E. "between…with" unidiomatic;

Answer (D)

Official Explanation

Correct Answer: D

The best answer is D. The communication has to be between the manager and his employee.