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As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases, companies providing streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD have been becoming increasingly profitable lately.
A. providing streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD have been becoming increasingly
B. which provide streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are becoming more and more
C. which provided streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly
D. which provide streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD have been becoming more and more
E. having provision for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly
A. providing streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD have been becoming increasingly
B. which provide streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are becoming more and more
C. which provided streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly
D. which provide streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD have been becoming more and more
E. having provision for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly
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Solution:
Step 1: Understanding Intended Meaning
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases,
We have a time frame being offered when two things are happening simultaneously, indicated by the usage of “as…..increases”
companies providing streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD
“providing” modifies “companies. So these companies…
“like” is used for comparison and not for citing examples.
We should use “companies such as”
So as something increases…., certain companies
have been becoming increasingly profitable lately
The use of “have been” is incorrect.
‘As lockdown period increases’ indicates a current on-going process. The second segment also should denote an on-going process in the present tense to maintain parallelism. Entities are not logically parallel.
Correct Version: As lockdown period increases, ….. are becoming
Intended meaning:
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases,
companies which provide streaming services
such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD
are becoming increasingly profitable lately.
Step 2: Eliminate choices with identified errors
Checking for five aspects
1. Golden rules
2. Meaning
3. Lists
a. Entities are not logically parallel
4. Tenses
a. Incorrect use of the present perfect continuous
5. Idioms
a. “like” is used for comparison and not for citing examples
Eliminate
The following choice/s have one or more of the errors present in Choice A.
Choice D. so A and D are out!
A. providing streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD have been becoming increasingly
Option A Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
B. which provide streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are becoming more and more
Correct Option
Option B Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases, companies which provide streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are becoming more and more profitable lately.
\checkmark✓ Logical
\checkmark✓ Clear,
\checkmark✓ Same as the intended meaning
Correct Choice.
C. which provided streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly
Option C Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases, companies which provided streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly profitable lately.
Using past tense “which provided” is incorrect because use of past tense implies that companies provided the services in the past and not at present.
Incorrect Choice.
D. which provide streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD have been becoming more and more
Option D Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
E. having provision for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly
Option E Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases, companies having provision for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly profitable lately.
“having provision for” is not the same as “actually providing”
“are being profitable” is a very awkward expression for “are profitable”
This construction is too wordy and awkward, apart from implying an unintended meaning.
Incorrect Choice.
Solution:
Step 1: Understanding Intended Meaning
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases,
We have a time frame being offered when two things are happening simultaneously, indicated by the usage of “as…..increases”
companies providing streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD
“providing” modifies “companies. So these companies…
“like” is used for comparison and not for citing examples.
We should use “companies such as”
So as something increases…., certain companies
have been becoming increasingly profitable lately
The use of “have been” is incorrect.
‘As lockdown period increases’ indicates a current on-going process. The second segment also should denote an on-going process in the present tense to maintain parallelism. Entities are not logically parallel.
Correct Version: As lockdown period increases, ….. are becoming
Intended meaning:
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases,
companies which provide streaming services
such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD
are becoming increasingly profitable lately.
Step 2: Eliminate choices with identified errors
Checking for five aspects
1. Golden rules
2. Meaning
3. Lists
a. Entities are not logically parallel
4. Tenses
a. Incorrect use of the present perfect continuous
5. Idioms
a. “like” is used for comparison and not for citing examples
Eliminate
The following choice/s have one or more of the errors present in Choice A.
Choice D. so A and D are out!
A. providing streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD have been becoming increasingly
Option A Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
B. which provide streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are becoming more and more
Correct Option
Option B Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases, companies which provide streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are becoming more and more profitable lately.
\checkmark✓ Logical
\checkmark✓ Clear,
\checkmark✓ Same as the intended meaning
Correct Choice.
C. which provided streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly
Option C Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases, companies which provided streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly profitable lately.
Using past tense “which provided” is incorrect because use of past tense implies that companies provided the services in the past and not at present.
Incorrect Choice.
D. which provide streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD have been becoming more and more
Option D Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
E. having provision for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly
Option E Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
As the lockdown period due to the pandemic increases, companies having provision for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and BroadwayHD are being increasingly profitable lately.
“having provision for” is not the same as “actually providing”
“are being profitable” is a very awkward expression for “are profitable”
This construction is too wordy and awkward, apart from implying an unintended meaning.
Incorrect Choice.
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