joyseychow wrote:
New equipment and other improvements reduced the amount of time - from eleven hours in 1982 to six in 1988 - needed by workers so that they could produce a ton of steel.
(A) needed by workers so that they could produce
(B) needed when workers are producing
(C) workers need in producing
(D) workers needed to produce
(E) workers need for their producing of
Do we treat hypens as commas in the sentence?
The answer should be D:
Between
needed by workers and
workers needed GMAT prefer the easiest and simplest one ! Here it is
workers needed !
the answer C is clearly wrong because of the use of the gerund.
The answer is either D or E.
Here, answer E is wordy, and
for their producing of is wrong
Therefore answer is D !
Hope I helps!
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