Coffee prices rose sharply Monday, posting their biggest one-day gain

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Coffee prices rose sharply Monday, posting their biggest one-day gain in almost three years, after a weekend cold snap in Brazil raised concern  that there could be damage to the world’s largest crop when at a time with supplies  already tight.

A. that there could be damage to the world’s largest crop when at a time with supplies
B. that the world’s largest crop could be damaged at a time such as when supplies are
C. that the world’s largest crop could be damaged at a time when supplies are
D. of the world’s largest crop possibly being damaged at a time with supplies
E. of possibly damaging the world’s largest crop at a time that supplies were

abhimahna · Accepted Answer

Hi naval2272 , No, it says crop could be damaged. When? When the supplies are ... So, it is talking about something that could happen in the present or future. Hence, 'are' is used correctly here. Consider this example: My gym trainer raised concern yesterday that I could get hurt if I do 1000 squats in one day.

Here, although he raised concern yesterday, the hurting could happen anytime in present or future. I hope that makes sense.

Kurtosis · Answer

A. that there could be damage to the world’s largest crop when   at a time with   supplies - Incorrect
B. that the world’s largest crop could be damaged   at a time such as   when supplies are - Incorrect
C. that the world’s largest crop could be damaged   at a time when   supplies are - Correct
D. of the world’s largest crop possibly being damaged   at a time with   supplies - Incorrect
E. of possibly damaging the world’s largest crop   at a time that   supplies were - Incorrect

Answer: C

mdeep92 · Answer

At a time when is the correct phrase. C is th right answer.

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hsbinfy · Answer

C for me,

At a time when  is correct but not  when at a time.

justsaying · Answer

When is used with time, so eliminate A, D & E.
such as is used to give examples, so eliminate B.

C is the answer.

mbachallengers · Answer

The two main aspects that are tested here are 1. Concision 2. The phrase "when at a time with supplies"
A. Ignore for the time being in search of a better option
B. "at a time such as" is incorrect usage because the phrase such as is unnecessary when talking about time
C. Looks grammatically correct with a concise start and the right usage of "at a time when supplies are"
D. The problem here again is the phrase "at a time with supplies already tight"... The correct preposition to be used with time is when
E. "Of possibly damaging" is a very vague sentence.. who is damaging the crop here? It is not properly structured
So, the correct answer is C

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thangvietname · Answer

very hard problem.
in b, " a time such as when..." is grammatical because "when clause" can work as noun in addition to adverb or adjective. but this meaning is different from that in c. compare
he can be happy at any time such as when his wife come or when his wife leave. this is meaning is B. this meaning is not logic in B. " crop could be damaged at any time" is not logic
meaning in C is logic. "crop can be damage when supplies are tight.

gauravraos · Answer

Answer is C in my opinion. When should be used to modify time entity.

naval2272 · Answer

Should 'C' not say - "...when supplies were"?

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ng2 · Answer

Coffee prices rose sharply Monday, posting their biggest one-day gain in almost three years, after a weekend cold snap in Brazil raised concern  that there could be damage to the world’s largest crop when at a time with supplies  already tight.

A. that there could be damage to the world’s largest crop when at a time with supplies
B. that the world’s largest crop could be damaged at a time such as when supplies are
C. that the world’s largest crop could be damaged at a time when supplies are
D. of the world’s largest crop possibly being damaged at a time with supplies
E. of possibly damaging the world’s largest crop at a time that supplies were

My question is : In option D, is the use of 'being' correct? Don't we use 'being' to express continuation. Can that be a possible reason to eliminate D

Source: Verbal Review 2018

Turkish · Answer

This is will help you to understand when Being is correct ? https://e-gmat.com/blog/gmat-verbal/sen ... -questions Coffee prices rose sharply Monday after a weekend cold snap in Brazil raised concern that the world’s largest crop could be damaged at a time when supplies are we need a that in the sentence. In option A- the sentence is awkward..

rencsee · Answer

The GMAT book also suggests that “the preposition ‘of’ after ‘concern’ is an incorrect construction” 
I think that ‘concern about’ could be alternative for ‘concern that’.
Note: ‘concern of’ is expressing possessive case and not always incorrect!
Concern of the teacher
Concern of someone

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Skywalker18 · Answer

Coffee prices rose sharply Monday, posting their biggest one-day gain in almost three years, after a weekend cold snap in Brazil raised concern  that there could be damage to the world’s largest crop when at a time with supplies  already tight.

A. that there could be damage to the world’s largest crop when at a time with supplies - modifier (with supplies) seems to suggest that the concern surfaced at a particular kind of time – a time that was with limited supplies.
B. that the world’s largest crop could be damaged at a time such as when supplies are - Use of the idiom such as is incorrect because such as is used to present examples and from the context of the sentence it is clear that the sentence merely intends to explain a situation and does not intend to present any example.
C. that the world’s largest crop could be damaged at a time when supplies are - Correct
D. of the world’s largest crop possibly being damaged at a time with supplies - Use of expression concern of the world’s largest crop is erroneous because this expression means that the concern belongs to the world’s largest crop.
E. of possibly damaging the world’s largest crop at a time that supplies were - Use of relative pronoun modifier that to refer to time is incorrect ; we need that after concern

Answer C

dracobook · Answer

Hi all..I'm still not following why the verb after "that supplies" should be "are" instead of "were". I thought the usage of "could" here indicated that this was a second conditional and thus needed the past tense form. Can someone explain?

gvij2017 · Answer

GMAT OG says that option C correctly uses subjunctive mood to express a potential problem.
I didn't get how this sentence is using subjunctive mood.
Please explain.

daagh · Answer

'Could' is a matter of speculation, uncertainty, a cat on the wall, uncertain, maybe or may not be kind of things and those that may happen on certain contingents or conditions. The damage could happen or by god's grace, could disappear. Therefore, the use of subjunctive mood is the correct tool to describe the mood of the verb, as dione in this case.

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saby1410 · Answer

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Coffee prices rose sharply Monday, posting their biggest one-day gain in almost three years, after a weekend cold snap in Brazil raised concern that there could be damage to the world’s largest crop when at a time with supplies already tight.

1.reason for eliminating option A & B.
2.IN OPTION A "THERE" REFERS TO WHICH ENTITY AND WHEN SHOULD MODIFY TIME.
3.IS OPTION B ELIMINATED BECOZ OF SUCH AS .

RAHUL_GMAT · Answer

Hello Guys,

It was a easy question because all the other options were clearly wrong

But my doubt is that the answe should use "can" instead of "could"

can some one shed some light on the same?

AnirudhaS · Answer

OE:
 Idiom; Rhetorical construction 
This sentence describes concern about a potential problem, which is
appropriately expressed in subjunctive mood (could be damaged). It
uses the idiom at a time when . . . to explain the current conditions that
make the possible future event a reason for concern. The pseudo-subject
there introduces unnecessary wordiness. In this sentence, a passive verb
emphasizes the speculative nature of the damage caused by the cold
snap in Brazil.
A. The phrase when at a time with is confusingly redundant and
incorrectly uses the idiom at a time when; the pseudo-subject there
introduces unnecessary wordiness.
B. The phrase at a time such as when is wordy and an incorrect idiom.
C.  Correct.  This sentence correctly uses the subjunctive mood to
express a potential problem, and the idiom at a time when is correct.
D. The preposition of after concern is an incorrect construction, as is at
a time with.
E. The agency behind damaging is ambiguous; the verb has no clear
subject. The phrase at a time that is an incorrect idiom. As in D, the
preposition of after concern is incorrect.
 The correct answer is C.

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