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Since the merger of the competing firms, less and less innovation has occurred in the industry, largely from technological and organizational stagnation, perhaps resulting from decreased competitive pressures.
(A) less and less innovation has occurred in the industry, largely from
(B) the industry has become less and less innovative, largely because of
(C) the industry became innovative less and less, largely resulting from
(D) there has been less and less innovation in the industry, because of largely
(E) there had been less and less innovation in the industry, largely with
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(A) less and less innovation has occurred in the industry, largely from
(B) the industry has become less and less innovative, largely because of
(C) the industry became innovative less and less, largely resulting from
(D) there has been less and less innovation in the industry, because of largely
(E) there had been less and less innovation in the industry, largely with
GH-08.08.13 - OE to follow
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Since the merger of the competing firms, less and less innovation has occurred in the industry, largely from technological and organizational stagnation, perhaps resulting from decreased competitive pressures.
(A) less and less innovation has occurred in the industry, largely from
(B) the industry has become less and less innovative, largely because of
(C) the industry became innovative less and less, largely resulting from
(D) there has been less and less innovation in the industry, because of largely
(E) there had been less and less innovation in the industry, largely with
Dear avohden,(A) less and less innovation has occurred in the industry, largely from
(B) the industry has become less and less innovative, largely because of
(C) the industry became innovative less and less, largely resulting from
(D) there has been less and less innovation in the industry, because of largely
(E) there had been less and less innovation in the industry, largely with
I'm happy to help with this.
Split #1: the first part of the underline:
(A) "less and less innovation has occurred" = somewhat indirect, a bit passive, but not outright wrong.
(B) "the industry has become less and less innovative" = active, direct, clear
(C) "the industry became less and less innovative" = active, direct, clear --- a different verb choice: perhaps this changes the meaning, but it's hard to say.
(D) & (E) "there has been less and less innovation" = weak, indirect, too wordy --- these cannot possibly be correct.
Split #2: talking about a cause, the cause of the drop in innovation:
(A) "largely from" = an incorrect way to attribute a cause
(B) "largely because of" = elegant and correct
(C) "largely resulting from" = could be acceptable, but the "resulting from .... resulting from" sounds redundant.
(D) "because of largely" = changes the meaning in an awkward way
(E) "largely with" = an incorrect way to attribute a cause
See:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-idiom ... nsequence/
Taken together, (A) & (D) & (E) are completely unacceptable. Choice (C) has a couple potential problems, but (B) comes through both splits with flying colors. Choice (B) is clearly the best answer.
Does all this make sense?
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Answer: B The opening modifier "Since the..." indicates that what follows is something that has been happening. Thus, we can expect to see the present perfect tense, as it is in (A), (B), and (D). (D) can be eliminated due to the "because of largely" at the end. "Largely" should indicate that most of the decrease in innovation is due to certain things, not that the decrease is due to largely technological pressures. (A) can also be eliminated due to the wrong preposition at the end of the underlined portion. "Because of" (in (B)) explains that one thing is the cause of another; "from" is not nearly as clear. Since the causal relationship is what the sentence is getting at, (B) is correct.
Hope this helps.
Answer: B The opening modifier "Since the..." indicates that what follows is something that has been happening. Thus, we can expect to see the present perfect tense, as it is in (A), (B), and (D). (D) can be eliminated due to the "because of largely" at the end. "Largely" should indicate that most of the decrease in innovation is due to certain things, not that the decrease is due to largely technological pressures. (A) can also be eliminated due to the wrong preposition at the end of the underlined portion. "Because of" (in (B)) explains that one thing is the cause of another; "from" is not nearly as clear. Since the causal relationship is what the sentence is getting at, (B) is correct.
Hope this helps.
