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18 Apr 2013, 08:15
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Both threatened by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, the agriculture firm's projected net profits fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced the firm to adjust their expected earnings for the third time since the beginning of the fiscal year.
(A) Both threatened by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, the agriculture firm's projected net profits fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced
(B) Both the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and the increasing protests by grass-roots organizations threatened the agriculture firm's projected net profits, falling for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced
(C) Both because it was threatened by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, the agriculture firm's projected net profits fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, forcing
(D) The agriculture firm's projected net profits, threatened both by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, forcing
(E) The agriculture firm's projected net profits, threatened by both the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced
(A) Both threatened by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, the agriculture firm's projected net profits fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced
(B) Both the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and the increasing protests by grass-roots organizations threatened the agriculture firm's projected net profits, falling for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced
(C) Both because it was threatened by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, the agriculture firm's projected net profits fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, forcing
(D) The agriculture firm's projected net profits, threatened both by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, forcing
(E) The agriculture firm's projected net profits, threatened by both the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced
18 Apr 2013, 08:28
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Both threatened by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, the agriculture firm's projected net profits fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced the firm to adjust their expected earnings for the third time since the beginning of the fiscal year.
In A both is misplaced, which refers to quarter : wrong.
In B "both the possibility" and "by grass" is not parallel. same problem with "which"
C is fine, but is passive (giving a second look "Both because (...) and by" is not parallel). D is better
In D the structure is clear "subj, (...), verb, sub-clause". The ing form is perfectly used: it shows a consequence of the action.
E has the seem problem as A (which refers to quarter)
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In A both is misplaced, which refers to quarter : wrong.
In B "both the possibility" and "by grass" is not parallel. same problem with "which"
C is fine, but is passive (giving a second look "Both because (...) and by" is not parallel). D is better
In D the structure is clear "subj, (...), verb, sub-clause". The ing form is perfectly used: it shows a consequence of the action.
E has the seem problem as A (which refers to quarter)
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18 Apr 2013, 08:32
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Official Explanation :
The construction "Both...and" requires that the phrase following "both" be parallel with the phrase following "and." Not only must they be grammatically parallel, but they also must be comparable things. That means that the sentence is incorrect as written: "threatened by" is not parallel to "by increasing." (C) can also be eliminated for this reason; if "both" is followed by "because," "and" must be followed by "because" as well.
Choice (B) is incorrect because of verb tense issues. If the firm's projected net profits are "falling," that is happening in the present. But the falling profits "forced" a change. That's past tense. If the projected profits are falling, then "have forced" would be correct.
The main difference between (D) and (E) is the final clause: "forcing" or "which forced." The word "which" generally tells us that what follows modifies the immediately preceding word. However, in (E), it wasn't the "fifth consecutive quarter" that forced the change. Thus, "forcing" is accurate, as it modifies the previous verb, "fell." Choice (D) is correct.
The construction "Both...and" requires that the phrase following "both" be parallel with the phrase following "and." Not only must they be grammatically parallel, but they also must be comparable things. That means that the sentence is incorrect as written: "threatened by" is not parallel to "by increasing." (C) can also be eliminated for this reason; if "both" is followed by "because," "and" must be followed by "because" as well.
Choice (B) is incorrect because of verb tense issues. If the firm's projected net profits are "falling," that is happening in the present. But the falling profits "forced" a change. That's past tense. If the projected profits are falling, then "have forced" would be correct.
The main difference between (D) and (E) is the final clause: "forcing" or "which forced." The word "which" generally tells us that what follows modifies the immediately preceding word. However, in (E), it wasn't the "fifth consecutive quarter" that forced the change. Thus, "forcing" is accurate, as it modifies the previous verb, "fell." Choice (D) is correct.
