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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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