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It should be:D

Majority here should be plural as it refers to group of employees

And 'that' is uncessarry as 'which' could be use here as it refers to non essential clause


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It is ironic that a majority of employees of the automobile company has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit those very employees.

(A) has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit
(B) has voted against the resolution, which was supposedly created to benefit
(C) has voted against the resolution, supposedly created to benefit
(D) have voted against the resolution, a resolution which was supposedly created for the benefit of
(E) have voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit

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as far as i know "majority" is a collective noun and can be used both in singular and plural forms. it depends on common sence :)

So, here we are referring to employees, hence A, B, and C are out.

Between D and E, i would go for D, because in E coorect idiom should be "benefit from smth"
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It is ironic that a majority of employees of the automobile company has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit those very employees.

(A) has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit
(B) has voted against the resolution, which was supposedly created to benefit
(C) has voted against the resolution, supposedly created to benefit
(D) have voted against the resolution, a resolution which was supposedly created for the benefit of
(E) have voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit

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Can someone help me in choosing between D and E?
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It is ironic that a majority of employees of the automobile company has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit those very employees.

(A) has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit
(B) has voted against the resolution, which was supposedly created to benefit
(C) has voted against the resolution, supposedly created to benefit
(D) have voted against the resolution, a resolution which was supposedly created for the benefit of
(E) have voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit

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Can someone help me in choosing between D and E?

Given the intended meaning, we need an essential modifier "that" because the first half of the sentence just talks about a "resolution" in general and does not specify which resolution are we talking about. So, "that" would make it specific. You will not find a "Which" without a preceding comma on official problems unless you have a preceding proposition such as "in which", "due to which", etc.

Secondly "to benefit" is terse and depicts the intent-driven attitude in a slightly better way.
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i think the answer should be B
the clause after that has the subject "a majority of employees" which refers to single group of employees
so it should have the verb "has"
Option D & E are out as they are having "have" in the option
Now, the game is between A B & C
(A) against the resolution, a resolution that was - this part is wordy
(B) has voted against the resolution, which was - "which" correctly modifies the resolution and removes the wordy construction
(C)has voted against the resolution, supposedly - Supposedly incorrectly modifies "the resolution"


Majority can take plural or singular form. However in this case it is referring to plural entity ‘employees’ hence plural verb should be used, which eliminates A,B,C
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majority" is a collective noun and can be used both in singular and plural forms.

Here we are talking about employees so majority will take plural here so A,Band C are out

Between D and E
Split between which and that used for resolution

In such cases we need to know
Which - refers to general sense i.e applicable to all
That-refers to particular case

Here talk is about particular resolution not about every resolution

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Because the majority is to be taken as plural here, we will use te correct form of verb which is 'have' here , which leaves us with three options A,B & C. Now opting from D & E - I think E should be the correct option because 'which' gives an extra information but 'that' tell about something.
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It is ironic that a majority of employees of the automobile company has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit those very employees.

(A) has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit
(B) has voted against the resolution, which was supposedly created to benefit
(C) has voted against the resolution, supposedly created to benefit
(D) have voted against the resolution, a resolution which was supposedly created for the benefit of
(E) have voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit

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Majority can be used as singular or plural.In this case there is two places, where it indicates Majority is plural.
1. majority of employees
2.Non underline part :those very employees.
So A, B, C are out.
Between B and E.We need to use restrictive clause in order to modify "the resolution".So we need that instead of Which.Moreover non restrictive clause
can be removed.If we remove which clause.The sentence will be incomplete.
Answer is E.
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Between D and E i went with D. Do we really need a restrictive "that" here. The resolution has been defined (kind of) already so a whih should do, no?
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I think between option D and E . E is more clear and concise. E mentions that the resolution is created to benefit those very employees whereas D asserts that the resolution is created to benefit of those very employee.
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Hi....does the use of 'majority' fall in the same category as a jury, army?
if yes, then the rule is that if the collective acted as a group, then we have to use a singular verb and if they were acting as individuals, then we will use a plural verb.

since the act of voting was an individual action by each employee, implies that we have to use a plural verb.

am i right in my assessment?
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It is ironic that a majority of employees of the automobile company has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit those very employees.


(A) has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit

(B) has voted against the resolution, which was supposedly created to benefit

(C) has voted against the resolution, supposedly created to benefit

(D) have voted against the resolution, a resolution which was supposedly created for the benefit of

(E) have voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit


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Answer: E

(A) The subject is plural employees which does not agree with the singular has.
(B) The subject is plural employees which does not agree with the singular has.
(C) The subject is plural employees which does not agree with the singular has.
(D) The usage of which is incorrect. The phrase for the benefit of is wordy.
(E) The correct answer.
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use have.
so option D and E are right.
always rember which carry comma before it,so option d elimiated.
correct choice is E
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It is ironic that a majority of employees of the automobile company has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit those very employees.


(A) has voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit

(B) has voted against the resolution, which was supposedly created to benefit

(C) has voted against the resolution, supposedly created to benefit

(D) have voted against the resolution, a resolution which was supposedly created for the benefit of

(E) have voted against the resolution, a resolution that was supposedly created to benefit


Concepts tested here: Subject-Verb Agreement + Modifiers + Verb Forms

• “that” is used to provide information needed to preserve the core meaning of the sentence, and the “comma + which” construction is used to provide extra information.
• For referring to the purpose/intent of an action, the infinitive verb form ("to + base form of verb") is the preferred construction.

A:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun phrase "majority of employees" with the singular verb phrase "has voted".

B:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun phrase "majority of employees" with the singular verb phrase "has voted".

C:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun phrase "majority of employees" with the singular verb phrase "has voted".

D:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses "which" to refer to information needed to preserve the core meaning of the sentence - the fact that the resolution was supposedly created to benefit the employees of the automobile company; remember, “that” is used to provide information needed to preserve the core meaning of the sentence, and the “comma + which” construction is used to provide extra information.
2/ Option D uses the phrase "for the benefit of" to refer to the purpose of the action "created"; remember, for referring to the purpose/intent of an action, the infinitive verb form ("to + base form of verb") is the preferred construction.

E: Correct.
1/ This answer choice correctly refers to the plural noun phrase "majority of employees" with the plural verb phrase "have voted".
2/ Option E correctly uses "that" to refer to information needed to preserve the core meaning of the sentence - the fact that the resolution was supposedly created to benefit the employees of the automobile company.
3/ Option E uses the infinitive verb form ("to + base form of verb" - "to + benefit" in this sentence) to refer to the purpose of the action "created".

Hence, E is the best answer choice.

To understand the concept of "Which" versus "That" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~2 minutes):



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