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(C) it is :-)

(C) BECAUSE inattentiveness is the greatest cause of industrial accidents, many companies HAVE tried to institute awareness training to reduce the number of on-the-job mishaps.

Hope the words in caps help in arriving at the rite conclusion.

I guess more than that " tried to" is appropriate!


I cannot agree more. 'HAVE TRIED TO INSTITUTE' is obvious ... It definitely cannot be 'HAVE TRIED INSTITUTE/INSTITUTING' ... so did not want to stress on 'TRIED TO'. But again they key is 'Because' and 'Have'.
And (C) correctly uses them.
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(C) it is :-)

(C) BECAUSE inattentiveness is the greatest cause of industrial accidents, many companies HAVE tried to institute awareness training to reduce the number of on-the-job mishaps.
Hope the words in caps help in arriving at the rite conclusion.
I guess more than that " tried to" is appropriate!


Agree with saurabh. tried to is correct expression.
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Unless I am completely falling asleep, the only difference between A and C is the use of the gerund form versus the infinitive form. I chose C, but is this an example of the GMAT preferring the latter form?
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OA is C



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