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Because inattentiveness is the greatest cause of industrial accidents, many companies have tried instituting awareness training to reduce the number of on-the-job mishaps.
(A) Because inattentiveness is the greatest cause of industrial accidents, many companies have tried instituting awareness training to reduce the number of on-the-job mishaps.
(B) Because inattentiveness is the greatest cause of industrial accidents, many companies tried instituting awareness training to reduce the number of on-the-job mishaps.
(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.
(D) Inattentiveness is the greatest cause of industrial accidents, and many companies have tried instituting awareness training to reduce the number of on-the-job mishaps.
(E) Inattentiveness is the greatest cause of industrial accidents, so many companies have tried instituting awareness training so that the number of on-the-job mishaps could be reduced.
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(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.
(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.
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I guess more than that " tried to" is appropriate!
(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!
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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.
(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!
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Agree with saurabh. tried to is correct expression.
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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