First identify that "cost cutting and restructuring" create a compound plural subject necessitating the plural verb "have allowed". Eliminate A and B.

Then, seek out the parallel items in the list of things that have been allowed which should be "to lower" and "to forecast". Eliminate C and E. Methodically working through the individual relevant pieces of this problem should allow it to be completed in well under a minute.
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Cost cutting and restructuring has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting a profit before the end of the year.

A. has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting
B. has allowed for the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses in the second quarter and to forecast
C. have allowed that the manufacturing company can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast
D. have allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected second-quarter losses and to forecast
E. have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower the projected losses in the second quarter, as well as forecasting

Imo D
Plural subject so have should be used .
Have allowed X is correct idiom


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compound subject <--> plural verb

have over has

The subjunctive allow needs to form.

Option D

I would go for D

as 1) Cost cutting and restructuring is plural needs "have" A&B are out
2) Have allowed for is not idiomatic in my opinion
3) for C "Have allowed that" is wrong as well idiom needs to. Have Allowed X (Noun). Additionally the addition of CAN in the sentence changes the initial meaning of the sentence!

2) Actually, allowed for is an idiom.
The constructions are
Allow +something+ for +something
allow for +someone or something
allow + [something] + infinitive.
I hope it helps you!

- Missing parallelism

Firstly , plural sentence , plural verb : HAVE , hence A & B both are out . Allowed For is a wrong idiom , thus it is not parallel . Allowed to it is . Hence option D
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Following are the things tested in this sentence:
1. Subject-verb agreement - Cost cutting and restructuring - this is a plural subject so, we should use "have" instead of "has".
2. allowed ... to is an idiom.
3. Parallelism - to lower ... to forecast.

A. has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting
B. has allowed for the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses in the second quarter and to forecast
C. have allowed that the manufacturing company can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast
D. have allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected second-quarter losses and to forecast
E. have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower the projected losses in the second quarter, as well as forecasting

Hello Everyone!

Let's take a look at this question, one problem at a time, and narrow it down to find the correct answer! To get us started, here is the original question. I also highlighted the major differences between each option in orange:

Cost cutting and restructuring has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting a profit before the end of the year.

A. has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting
B. has allowed for the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses in the second quarter and to forecast
C. have allowed that the manufacturing company can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast
D. have allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected second-quarter losses and to forecast
E. have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower the projected losses in the second quarter, as well as forecasting

It's clear after taking a quick glance at the options that we have two major issues:

1. has allowed vs. have allowed
2. to forecast vs. forecasting

Let's start with #1 on our list: has allowed vs. have allowed. The subject of this sentence is "Cost cutting and restructuring," which is a plural subject that needs the plural verb "have allowed." Let's see how each answer stacks up:

A. has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting
B. has allowed for the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses in the second quarter and to forecast
C. have allowed that the manufacturing company can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast
D. have allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected second-quarter losses and to forecast
E. have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower the projected losses in the second quarter, as well as forecasting

We can eliminate options A and B because they use the a singular verb "has allowed," which doesn't match the plural subject.

Now that we're left with options C, D, and E, let's take a look at #2 on the list: to forecast vs. forecasting. We know that cost cutting and restructuring allowed two things to happen: lower projected losses for the second quarter, and forecast a profit before the end of the year. The best way to tackle this is to check each answer for parallel structure! Both versions of "lower" and "forecast" need to be worded using parallel format, so let's see how each option stacks up:

C. have allowed that the manufacturing company can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast --> WRONG / NOT PARALLEL
D. have allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected second-quarter losses and to forecast --> CORRECT / PARALLEL
E. have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower the projected losses in the second quarter, as well as forecasting --> WRONG / NOT PARALLEL

There you go - option D is the correct answer because it uses the correct subject-verb agreement with "have allowed," and it uses parallel structure when saying "to lower" and "to forecast."


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Official Explanation:

Agreement; Idiom; Verb form
The point of the sentence is to explain the
two main e ects of the changes made by
the company. However, the singular verb has allowed does not agree with the compound subject cost cutting and restructuring, which are far more plausibly understood as two actions rather than as two facets of a single action. In principle, the manufacturing company could be construed as plural (referring collectively to the decision makers and spokespeople who are projecting losses and forecasting a pro t), but the plural pronoun they does not agree with the earlier its, which treats the antecedent as singular.

A e singular verb has allowed does not agree with the compound subject cost cutting
and restructuring; the plural pronoun they does not agree with the intended singular antecedent company.

B e singular verb has allowed does not agree with the compound subject cost cutting and restructuring; allowed for is not the correct idiom.

C Allowed that is not the correct idiom; can lower and to forecast are not grammatically parallel.

D Correct. e sentence uses the correct subject–verb combination cost cutting
and restructuring have allowed; the two occurrences of the pronoun its agree with each other in treating their antecedent company as singular; and the two e ects to lower and to forecast are parallel and idiomatic.

E Allowed for is not the correct idiom; to lower and as well as forecasting are not parallel.
e correct answer is D.

Cost cutting and restructuring has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting a profit before the end of the year.

A. has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting (SV)
B. has allowed for the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses in the second quarter and to forecast (SV)
C. have allowed that the manufacturing company can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast (Parallelism)
D. have allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected second-quarter losses and to forecast (Correct)
E. have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower the projected losses in the second quarter, as well as forecasting (Parallelism)

A -> SV Agreement and "they" for a single company
B -> SV Agreement
C -> Parallelism Error.
D -> Perfect
E -> "as well as" when we can use "and". And even if you ignore that forecasting is not parallel to lower.
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Cost cutting and restructuring has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting a profit before the end of the year.

A. has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting
B. has allowed for the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses in the second quarter and to forecast
C. have allowed that the manufacturing company can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast
D. have allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected second-quarter losses and to forecast
E. have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower the projected losses in the second quarter, as well as forecasting



Plural subject so choice A and B are eliminated
E has parallelism error.
I eliminated D because it did not has a comma before and.

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This has a plural subject and therefore the first thing to look for is subject verb agreement. In the options, you see options with ‘has’ and ‘have’.

Eliminate Options A and B for incorrect SVA.

Now move to Options C, D, and E.

You are now looking for parallelism between ‘lower’ and ‘forecast’

We find that only Option D maintains the correct parallelism ‘to lower’ and ‘to forecast’.

Eliminate Options C and E.

Option D is the best choice.

Hope this helps!
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775. Cost cutting and restructuring has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting a profit before the end of the year.
Meaning:
Cost cutting and restructuring- (subject)
has allowed - (verb) ERROR in S-V pair Plural subject singular verb. Need “have allowed”
the manufacturing company - Company singular. What kind of company is this ? it’s a manufacturing company. So manufacturing is giving more info about the company
to lower - (verbal not a verb, Communicate the intent of singular manufacturing company)
its (clear antecedent = company) projected losses
for the second quarter = just more information about the time period.
And = adding another details regarding what company is doing
they are forecasting = plural they is referring to singular company. Noun Pronoun pair violation. Similarly “are” need to be replaced with singular subject.
a profit before the end of the year.

Error: SV pair need to be fixed, and Noun Pronoun pair also need to be fixed.

A. has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting
Pointed out in meaning
B. has allowed for the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses in the second quarter and to forecast
C. have allowed that the manufacturing company can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast
The list is not parallel here
manufacturing company
1.can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, = this has verb in list (can lower)
and
2. to forecast a profit before the end of the year = to forecast is verbal no verb

D. have allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected second-quarter losses and to forecast
Correct
E. have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower the projected losses in the second quarter, as well as forecasting
“for” the manufacturing company - for is incorrect
Parallel list error:
for the manufacturing company
1. to lower the projected losses in the second quarter,
2. as well as forecasting a profit before the end of the year

A. has allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and they are forecasting - Wrong: 1) SV 2) Pronoun 3) Verb
B. has allowed for the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses in the second quarter and to forecast - Wrong: 1) SV 2) Meaning
C. have allowed that the manufacturing company can lower the projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast - Wrong: 1) Idiom
D. have allowed the manufacturing company to lower its projected second-quarter losses and to forecast - Correct
E. have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower the projected losses in the second quarter, as well as forecasting - Wrong: 1) Meaning 2) Parallelism 3) Idiom

Hi,

While I understand the rationale behind the choosing Option 'D', request the following clarification.

Let us suppose on the options had the following:
"have allowed for the manufacturing company to lower its projected losses for the second quarter, and to forecast"

Would this still be incorrect? Why can't we use "have allowed for" as the idiom considering the subjects are inanimate?

Rahul2022 I'm afraid not. The trouble with "have allowed for" is that it means something totally different from "allow." To "allow for" something is to include it as a possibility in one's plans. For instance, if I am giving a 30-minute talk, I might schedule a 45-minute session to allow for a late start, or to allow for questions at the end. This is different from ALLOWING the questions to be asked or ALLOWING me to start late. It's simply leaving room in case these things happen. We can leave room for an event or phenomenon (traffic, rain, questions, disagreement, overtime, inflation, etc.), but not for "the company to lower its costs."

Also, notice that the inanimate subject actually makes that option worse. Even if "allow for" were what we wanted, an inanimate subject can't plan to leave room for something--only people (or at least a plan made by people) can.
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