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As its performance has risen on all the stock indexes, the bio-tech startup has branched out into new markets to look for opportunities they would previously have had to ignore.


(A) they would previously have had to ignore

(B) they would have had to ignore previously

(C) that previously they would have had to ignore

(D) it previously would have had to ignore in past years

(E) it would previously have had to ignore



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As its performance has risen on all the stock indexes, the bio-tech startup has branched out into new markets to look for opportunities they would previously have had to ignore.


(A) they would previously have had to ignore

(B) they would have had to ignore previously

(C) that previously they would have had to ignore

(D) it previously would have had to ignore in past years

(E) it would previously have had to ignore




"the bio-tech startup" is singular, for this reason eliminate A, B & C
D has redundant issue - "previously " and "past years" both indicate past action
Correct choice E
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IMO- E

Starting off with SV agreement, which eliminates the option A, B & C, we will be left with D & E. D has a redundancy issue while E doesn't.
We have our winner !!
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A) they would previously have had to ignore - wrong pronoun they

(B) they would have had to ignore previously - wrong pronoun they

(C) that previously they would have had to ignore - wrong pronoun they

(D) it previously would have had to ignore in past years - redundant previously , past years

(E) it would previously have had to ignore correct

Use of it - antecedent - biotech startup
Use of previously is correct
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As its performance has risen on all the stock indexes, the bio-tech startup has branched out into new markets to look for opportunities they would previously have had to ignore.


(A) they would previously have had to ignore

(B) they would have had to ignore previously

(C) that previously they would have had to ignore

(D) it previously would have had to ignore in past years

(E) it would previously have had to ignore



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E

If you go through your mental checklist, you will probably spot the pronoun they. To whom does that pronoun refer? Even though there are a lot of plural nouns in the front half of the sentence, they must refer to the start-up company, which is singular. Never mind that many people in spoken English refer to a large company as they. On the GMAT, a singular noun needs a singular pronoun. That eliminates choices A, B, and C. To choose between D and E, look for a new error. That’s what you’ll find in choice D which uses both the words previously and in the past, creating a redundancy error. The best answer is E.
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