Excepting programs like Betamax, which in the 1970s outperformed

Excepting programs like Betamax, which in the 1970s outperformed VHS as a result of exceptional marketing strategies, inferior technologies and the stocks associated with them tend to perform poorly in the global market.


A) Excepting programs like Betamax,

1. "Such as" is used instead of "like" when there are examples in a statement.
2. " Excepting programs like Betamax" - modifying the "inferior technologies and the stocks associated with them" - changes the meaning.

- Incorrect

B) Programs like Betamax being excepted,

1. "Such as" is used instead of "like" when there are examples in a statement. "Like" is used for comparison only.
2. Usage of "being" is inappropriate.

- Incorrect

C) Except for a program such as Betamax,

- "Except for a program..." changed the meaning.
- Incorrect

D) With the exception of programs such as Betamax

- Correct

E) As an exception to programs such as Betamax

- "As an exception..." made comparison with "inferior technologies and the stocks associated with them" which is incorrect

Answer: D

A) Excepting programs like Betamax,
"Excepting" is just too awkward.

B) Programs like Betamax being excepted,
"Being excepted" is awkward as well.

C) Except for a program such as Betamax,
"Except for" is much better here, but "a program" implies ONE program, so it doesn't make sense to follow with an example "sch as Betamax".

Something like "Except for the program Betamax" would make much more sense.


D) With the exception of programs such as Betamax
"With the exception of" is idiomatic. Good.

E) As an exception to programs such as Betamax
"An as exception...". Just wrong.

D , IMO

Meaning :

1.Except certain programs , inferior technologies and the stocks associated with these technologies tend to perform poorly in the global market.
2. Example of exception of these certain programs is Betamax , which in the 1970s outperformed VHS as a result of exceptional marketing strategies .

Analysis :
1. Opening phrase Excepting programs makes sense with subject of sentence inferior technologies and the stocks associated with them .
2. However there is an idiom issue .. Like is used to show the examples

Excepting programs like Betamax, which in the 1970s outperformed VHS as a result of exceptional marketing strategies, inferior technologies and the stocks associated with them tend to perform poorly in the global market.

A) Excepting programs like Betamax,

-- 1. Like is used for examples -Incorrect - Out

B) Programs like Betamax being excepted,

-- 1. Like is used for examples .
2. incorrect use of being -Incorrect - Out


C) Except for a program such as Betamax,

-- 1. a program doesnot make sense . If it is a program then there is no need to use such as . We can directly use Except for program Betamax , .. -Incorrect - Out


D) With the exception of programs such as Betamax

-- Correct

E) As an exception to programs such as Betamax

-- 1. Meaning distorted . inferior technologies and the stocks associated with them are not an exception to programs such as Betamax

Excepting programs like Betamax, which in the 1970s outperformed VHS as a result of exceptional marketing strategies, inferior technologies and the stocks associated with them tend to perform poorly in the global market.

POE:
STOP SIGN- 'which'.
'which' requires subject before it. Eliminate (B). Plus, (B) has 'being'.
Eliminate (B) - change of meaning.
'them' in the non-underlined part refers to a plural verb. We need programs here. Eliminate (C)
Eliminate (E)- wrong idiom plus a change of meaning.

A) Excepting programs like Betamax,

B) Programs like Betamax being excepted,

C) Except for a program such as Betamax,

D) With the exception of programs such as Betamax - CORRECT

E) As an exception to programs such as Betamax

Can experts such as GMATNinja help? What should be the approach in this question?

Hi Generis,

Can you please post a detailed explanation of this question?

Thanks in advance,

Which after comma refers to the subject which is betamax, Which will be placed as close to "which", B is not following the structure, hence we can eliminate B

Like is used with nouns or noun phrases, since except is a verb, like can't be used. Such as is correct. Eliminate A

The author intended to generalize programs like betamax not just betamax as a single program, "a program" is wrong. "Eliminate C"

Exception of program is not parallel with result of marketing strategies. Both have nothing in common to put parallelism in between. Eliminate E.

D is better option among all.

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Can anyone please let me know where is the Subject and Verb of the sentence in the right option?

I think, the non underlined part “as a result of exceptional marketing strategies” uses plural form (strategies), so plural (programs) should be correct.