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The marketing expert stated that it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.
A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.
B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign.
C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.
D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
There is a parallelism issue in option A. "Not only A, but also B" should have a comparable A and B, which is missing in option A. Hence, for that reason Option A is incorrect.
Let's analyse the other options:
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B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign.
This option puts the 'but also...' part inside a comma pair, which is mostly used for information that can be skipped. Incorrect.
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C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.
This option seems right. Let's hold on to it.
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D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
Again, the A and B are not comparable here. Hence, incorrect.
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E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
Not only does this option have the error stated in option D, it also changes the tense to past tense, which is incorrect. The statement made by the marketing manager is more like a fact which should be written using the present tense.
Hence, the answer is option C.