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After suffering $2 billion in losses and 25,000 layoffs, the nation’s semiconductor industry, which makes chips that run everything from computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have made a long-awaited recovery.


(A) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have

(B) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears having

(C) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears that it has

(D) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears that it has

(E) computers and spy satellites as well as dishwashers, appears to have


what is the correct answer for this ,its given (D) ,whether it should be appears to has or appears to have



(A) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have - Correct

(B) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears having - Wrong: 1) Idiom 2) Having

(C) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears that it has - Wrong: 1) Structure 2) Idiom

(D) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears that it has - Wrong: 1) Structure

(E) computers and spy satellites as well as dishwashers, appears to have - Wrong: 1) Idiom
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(A) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have
Best among the options

(B) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears having
Needs “from..to”; not a complete sentence – “the nation’s semiconductor industry…appears having made a long-awaited recovery (for what?)”

(C) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears that it has
Needs “from..to”; “the nation’s semiconductor industry…appears that it [the nation’s semiconductor industry] has made a long-awaited recovery.” – nonsensical

(D) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears that it has
“the nation’s semiconductor industry…appears that it [the nation’s semiconductor industry] has made a long-awaited recovery.” – nonsensical

(E) computers and spy satellites as well as dishwashers, appears to have
Needs “from..to”
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(A) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have
(D) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears that it has

In A - the industry appear to have made a recovery - The recovery action happened in the past whereas in D recovery started in the past and still continuing.
So how can we eliminate D using tense?

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So how can we eliminate D using tense?
Hi Sneha, we cannot eliminate D, using tenses.

Both A (the correct answer) and D use present perfect tense. The use of present perfect tense in D is not perhaps immediately apparent, since D uses (what's called) a "perfect infinitive" (to have made).

p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses perfect infinitive. Have attached the corresponding section of the book, for your reference.
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(A) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have
(D) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears that it has

In A - the industry appear to have made a recovery - The recovery action happened in the past whereas in D recovery started in the past and still continuing.
So how can we eliminate D using tense?

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Looks like EducationAisle beat us to the punch (https://gmatclub.com/forum/after-suffer ... 4#p2874913).

For more on (A) vs (D) -- and "appears to have made" vs "appears that it has made" -- check out this post.
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After suffering $2 billion in losses and 25,000 layoffs, the nation’s semiconductor industry, which makes chips that run everything from computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have made a long-awaited recovery.


(A) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have

(B) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears having

(C) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears that it has

(D) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears that it has

(E) computers and spy satellites as well as dishwashers, appears to have


what is the correct answer for this ,its given (D) ,whether it should be appears to has or appears to have

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(A) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have- no errors, this is the answer

(B) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears having- wrong usage of 'from X and Y to Z'

(C) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears that it has- wrong usage of 'from X and Y to Z'

(D) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears that it has- wordy

(E) computers and spy satellites as well as dishwashers, appears to have- wrong usage of 'from X and Y to Z'
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Dear Friends,

Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
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After suffering $2 billion in losses and 25,000 layoffs, the nation’s semiconductor industry, which makes chips that run everything from computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have made a long-awaited recovery.


(A) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears to have

(B) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears having

(C) computers, spy satellites, and dishwashers, appears that it has

(D) computers and spy satellites to dishwashers, appears that it has

(E) computers and spy satellites as well as dishwashers, appears to have


Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of this sentence is that the nation’s semiconductor industry makes chips that run everything from computers and spy satellites to dishwashers and appears to have recovered after suffering $2 billion in losses and 25,000 layoffs.

Concepts tested here: Meaning + Idioms

• “from A to B” is an acceptable idiomatic construction; A and B must be comparable and parallel.

A: Correct. This answer choice uses the phrase "appears to have made", conveying the intended meaning - that the nation's semiconductor industry appears to have recovered. Further, Option A uses the correct, idiomatic construction "from A ("computers and spy satellites") to B ("dishwashers").

B: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "appears having"; the construction of this phrase leads to an incoherent meaning; the intended meaning is that the nation's semiconductor industry appears to have recovered. Further, Option B incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "from A ("computers"),B ("spy satellites"), and C ("dishwashers")" rather than the correct construction "from A to B"; please remember, “from A to B” is an acceptable idiomatic construction; A and B must be comparable and parallel.

C: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "appears that it has"; the construction of this phrase leads to an incoherent meaning; the intended meaning is that the nation's semiconductor industry appears to have recovered. Further, Option C incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "from A ("computers"), B ("spy satellites"), and C ("dishwashers")" rather than the correct construction "from A to B"; please remember, “from A to B” is an acceptable idiomatic construction; A and B must be comparable and parallel.

D: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "appears that it has"; the construction of this phrase leads to an incoherent meaning; the intended meaning is that the nation's semiconductor industry appears to have recovered.

E: This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "from A ("computers and spy satellites") as well as B ("dishwashers") rather than the correct construction "from A to B"; please remember, “from A to B” is an acceptable idiomatic construction; A and B must be comparable and parallel.

Hence, A is the best answer choice.

All the best!
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Thank you for your helpful explanation!
For your mention of "Option A uses the correct, idiomatic construction "from A ("computers and spy satellites") to B ("dishwashers")." I do not understand how we can have two nouns in the A element and one noun in the B element. In other words, I have only seen "from computers to dishwashers" in common usage of the idiom.
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For your mention of "Option A uses the correct, idiomatic construction "from A ("computers and spy satellites") to B ("dishwashers")." I do not understand how we can have two nouns in the A element and one noun in the B element. In other words, I have only seen "from computers to dishwashers" in common usage of the idiom.

Hey woohoo921

Happy to step in and add to what ExpertsGlobal5 has said about choice A.


Yes, it is perfectly alright and idiomatic to add as many nouns as the intended meaning requires after the parts of the correlative 'from' and 'to'. And the number of nouns on either side need not be equal. What's important is that all entities being joined are indeed nouns. As far as that is maintained, there's nothing to worry about.


Hope this helps.


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