vinrar wrote:
In their latest press release, the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America.
A. the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations
B. the new company's management stated that they planned on expanding its operations
C. the company's new managers stated their plan to expand its operations
D. the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding
E. the company's new management stated that they planned to expand its operations
A, B and E:
In their latest press release, the company's new managementHere,
their lacks a plural referent.
Eliminate A, B and E.
D:
the new company managersHere, it is unclear whether
new serves to modify
company (conveying that THE COMPANY is new) or
managers (conveying that the MANAGERS are new).
Since the intended referent for
new is unclear, eliminate D.
Generally, a COMMA + VERBing modifier must express an action that happens at the SAME TIME as or as a DIRECT RESULT of the preceding action.
D:
the new company managers stated their plan for its operations, expanding into the global software marketHere, the usage of COMMA +
expanding implies that the managers were EXPANDING at the same time as they STATED or as a direct result of this action.
Neither meaning is logical.
Eliminate D.