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Even though the new CEO’s critics complained about the rate at which employees had been fired under his management, the board of directors insisted  that more positions with higher average salaries were created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since he  took up the position.

A) that more positions with higher average salaries have been created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since he

B) on a monthly basis that more positions with higher average salaries were created as had been eliminated since the CEO

C) that more positions with higher average salaries every month were created than were eliminated since he

D) that more positions with higher average salaries were created every month as eliminated since the CEO

E) that more positions with higher average salaries were created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since the CEO

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gloomybison · Answer

A) that more positions with higher average salaries have been created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since he
Preferably, "he" shouldn't refer to possessive "CEO's"

B) on a monthly basis that more positions with higher average salaries were created as had been eliminated since the CEO
meaning error; board of directors did not insist on a monthly basis, what the sentence really want to say is positions were created on a monthly basis. Also why would anyone use as? we need to emphasize that "more jobs were created than were eliminated" ı don't know how "as" caters to that intention

C) that more positions with higher average salaries every month were created than were eliminated since he
Preferably, "he" shouldn't refer to possessive "CEO's". Also "every month" is misplaced

D) that more positions with higher average salaries were created every month as eliminated since the CEO
we need to emphasize that "more jobs were created than were eliminated" ı am unsure how "as" caters to that intention

E) that more positions with higher average salaries were created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since the CEO
 Correct

jatin093 · Answer

IMO E

A) that more positions with higher average salaries have been created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since  he  -> does not have an antecedent

B) on a monthly basis that more positions with higher average salaries were created as had been eliminated since the CEO -> meaning error

C) that more positions with higher average salaries every month were created than were eliminated since  he  -> does not have an antecedent

D) that more positions with higher average salaries were created every month  as  eliminated since the CEO -> wrong use of as

E) that more positions with higher average salaries were created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since the CEO
 Correct

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

Even though the new CEO’s critics complained about the rate at which employees had been fired under his management, the board of directors insisted that more positions with higher average salaries were created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since he took up the position.

A) that more positions with higher average salaries have been created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since he -> I see multiple errors, 1) x have been....than were.. It is glaring parallelism error. 2) he (non-possessive pronoun) cannot refer to the new CEO’s (possessive pronoun). Incorrect.

B) on a monthly basis that more positions with higher average salaries were created as had been eliminated since the CEO -> higher....than...is correct form. We shouldn't use "as". Incorrect.

C) that more positions with higher average salaries every month were created than were eliminated since he -> There are multiple errors again; 1) Did higher average salaries every month create or Did higher average salaries create every month, 2) he (non-possessive pronoun) cannot refer to the new CEO’s (possessive pronoun). Incorrect.

D) that more positions with higher average salaries were created every month as eliminated since the CEO -> higher....than...is correct form. We shouldn't use "as". Incorrect.

E) that more positions with higher average salaries were created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since the CEO -> This is better. We can see, higher....than..is correct form. Pronoun is replaced with Noun (the CEO), it makes sense.

So, I think E.

100mitra · Answer

Correct Option E

Even though the new CEO’s critics complained about the rate at which employees had been fired under his management, the board of directors insisted  that 
more positions with higher average salaries were created 
on a monthly basis 
than were eliminated since he  took up the position.

Eliminate B: Correct Idiom : "Insisted that" 
B) on a monthly basis that more positions with higher average salaries were created as had been eliminated since the CEO

Eliminate C: Pronoun "he" creates ambiguity, and sentence structure error, avg salaries are compared with elimination of job. 
C) that more positions with higher average salaries every month were created than were eliminated since he

Eliminate A, Tense Error "have been" and Pronoun ambiguity "he"  
A) that more positions with higher average salaries have been created on a monthly basis than were eliminated since he

Eliminate D, comparison error, rather than "more X than Y" is correct Idiom needed  
D) that more positions with higher average salaries were created every month as eliminated since the CEO

E)  that more  positions with higher average salaries 
  were created   on a monthly basis 
 than    were eliminated   since the CEO
  Correct:   
1. Correct comparison error: more X than Y
2. Parallelsim maintained "were created" to "were eliminated"

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