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29 Dec 2019, 14:22
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Increasing costs, when unmitigated simultaneously by gains in revenue, may lead to a profit reduction that would damage a company in the long term.
A) when unmitigated simultaneously by gains in revenue, may lead
B) when not mitigated by a simultaneous gain in revenue, potentially leads
C) when they were unmitigated by simultaneous revenue gains, may lead
D) if not mitigated by simultaneous revenue gains, potentially leads
E) if not mitigated by simultaneous gains in revenue, may lead
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A) when unmitigated simultaneously by gains in revenue, may lead
B) when not mitigated by a simultaneous gain in revenue, potentially leads
C) when they were unmitigated by simultaneous revenue gains, may lead
D) if not mitigated by simultaneous revenue gains, potentially leads
E) if not mitigated by simultaneous gains in revenue, may lead
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29 Dec 2019, 21:36
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Increasing costs, when unmitigated simultaneously by gains in revenue, may lead to a profit reduction that would damage a company in the long term.
First split is when vs if. Either could work.
Second split is lead vs leads. costs is plural, so the plural form of the verb is required (lead). Go through the rest one-by-one
A) when unmitigated simultaneously by gains in revenue, may lead
Mitigated means "make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful". Unmitigated means "absolute; unqualified". I don't know what the term for words that seem opposite not actually being opposite - false friend?
B) when not mitigated by a simultaneous gain in revenue, potentially leads
Wrong for leads
C) when they were unmitigated by simultaneous revenue gains, may lead
As with A.
D) if not mitigated by simultaneous revenue gains, potentially leads
wrong for leads
E) if not mitigated by simultaneous gains in revenue, may lead
Only option left!
if-clause works well
not mitigated is the opposite of mitigated
costs...lead is good
E
First split is when vs if. Either could work.
Second split is lead vs leads. costs is plural, so the plural form of the verb is required (lead). Go through the rest one-by-one
A) when unmitigated simultaneously by gains in revenue, may lead
Mitigated means "make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful". Unmitigated means "absolute; unqualified". I don't know what the term for words that seem opposite not actually being opposite - false friend?
B) when not mitigated by a simultaneous gain in revenue, potentially leads
Wrong for leads
C) when they were unmitigated by simultaneous revenue gains, may lead
As with A.
D) if not mitigated by simultaneous revenue gains, potentially leads
wrong for leads
E) if not mitigated by simultaneous gains in revenue, may lead
Only option left!
if-clause works well
not mitigated is the opposite of mitigated
costs...lead is good
E
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06 Jan 2021, 03:55
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First split is leads vs may lead. Since Costs is plural, Options B & D can be eliminated. Option C Can be eliminated because of use of they and unnecessary use of were.
between A & E
Simultaneous is used as an adjective in E modifying gains(noun) whereas simultaneously, used as an adverb, modifies the verb mitigated. Referred meaning of the sentence does not require to mitigate costs simultaneously instead it conveys that costs to be mitigated with simultaneous gains from revenue.
Hence E is correct.
hope it helps!
