Hoozan wrote:
EducationAisle GMATNinja, after reading the forum I see that (C) just has "its" that causes the error.
GMATNinja as you say. But could I know the grammar error as to why "its" is incorrect?
GMATNinja you mentioned that
there is no reason to stick a possessive pronoun before "ing" is this some grammar rule that I need to keep in mind?
I was down with (C) and (E) and while I preferred "(E)falling months behind in paying" because it "sounds right" I chose to not listen to my ear and pick (C). Why? I had a preference of having an IC after ",but"
To be accurate and efficient on GMAT SC, it's best to focus on a short list of rules that you KNOW will be useful, instead of trying to memorize a longer and longer list of things may may or may not even be "rules" in the first place. (For a list of the things that we find most important, check out
this video.)
Is "its + VERBing"
always wrong? I honestly couldn't tell you -- it's possible that there are examples of this construction in a correct answer choice, though I can't think of any off the top of my head. So I wouldn't recommend memorizing this as a "rule." At most, you can think of it as a weird construction that
might become useful to investigate as a last-ditch effort to get rid of an answer choice, but only if you can't find any better ways to distinguish among the answer choices.
When you approach an SC question, first eliminate the options that you can based on definite grammar errors or big issues with meaning -- for example, "payment" in (A). Then, make a note of the differences in the options that are left. The only differences between (C) and (E) are the "it" and the "its." As
EducationAisle said, "but" doesn't need to connect two independent clauses. So, the parallel structure in (E) is totally fine, and the first "it" can't be used to eliminate (E).
That leaves the "its." What is it doing there, and does it do anything useful in the sentence?
I can't think of a reason to include the "its." So, go with the clearer option, which is (E).
I hope that helps!
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