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An analysis of the company’s documents reveals that their recent financial difficulties, culminating in the foreclosure on their property last week, was due not to irresponsible financial planning but was caused by unpredictable market fluctuations.
a) was due not to irresponsible financial planning but was caused by
b) was due not to irresponsible financial planning but to
c) was not due to irresponsible financial planning but caused by
d) were not due to irresponsible financial planning being caused by
e )were due not to irresponsible financial planning but to
a) was due not to irresponsible financial planning but was caused by
b) was due not to irresponsible financial planning but to
c) was not due to irresponsible financial planning but caused by
d) were not due to irresponsible financial planning being caused by
e )were due not to irresponsible financial planning but to
24 Jan 2021, 18:49
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their recent financial difficulties-Plural
Verb required Plural.
A,B,and C are out.
Between D and E, the sentence is saying that :-
1. Recent financial difficulties
2. Caused not by irresponsible financial planning
3. But by unpredictable market fluctuations.
Option E highlights this properly. Option D changes the meaning that " irresponsible financial planning was caused by unpredictable market fluctuations"
Verb required Plural.
A,B,and C are out.
Between D and E, the sentence is saying that :-
1. Recent financial difficulties
2. Caused not by irresponsible financial planning
3. But by unpredictable market fluctuations.
Option E highlights this properly. Option D changes the meaning that " irresponsible financial planning was caused by unpredictable market fluctuations"
24 Jan 2021, 20:48
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financial difficulties is plural so we will choose "where"
option E is parallel where as D is not
hence
e )were due not to irresponsible financial planning but to
option E is parallel where as D is not
hence
e )were due not to irresponsible financial planning but to
