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10 Sep 2021, 05:00
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The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal to add the brand to the company's products so the members of the board have all the necessary information.
A. The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal to
B. The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal
C. Aqua Pharmaceuticals' board of directors have requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal to
D. Aqua Pharmaceuticals' board of directors has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate on and further discuss the proposal to
E. The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and briefly discuss the proposal to
A. The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal to
B. The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal
C. Aqua Pharmaceuticals' board of directors have requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal to
D. Aqua Pharmaceuticals' board of directors has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate on and further discuss the proposal to
E. The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and briefly discuss the proposal to
12 Sep 2021, 05:00
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal to add the brand to the company's products so the members of the board have all the necessary information.
A. The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal to
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect.
The verb elaborate requires a preposition in order to logically connect to the proposal. The representatives are asked to elaborate on the proposal.
What helps us identify this question as a Split Construction question and identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- A split construction: Verb A + and/or + Verb B + object
B. The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal
This answer repeats the original mistake.
Furthermore, this answer choice does not fit into the original sentence as a result of the omission of its final word (to).
Because of this, the meaning is problematic, as the proposal is meant to add the brand to the company's products..... Without the to the intent of the proposal is now unclear or nonexistent.
C. Aqua Pharmaceuticals' board of directors have requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and further discuss the proposal to
This answer repeats the original mistake.
Another grammatical mistake in this answer choice is a Subject Verb Agreement mistake. The singular subject board does not agree with the plural verb have.
The following Stop Sign help us identify this mistake:
- - an X of Y subject
D. Aqua Pharmaceuticals' board of directors has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate on and further discuss the proposal to
The verb elaborate requires a preposition in order to logically connect to the proposal. The representatives are asked to elaborate on the proposal.
What helps us identify this question as a Split Construction question and identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- A split construction: Verb A + and/or + Verb B + object
This answer choice corrects the original mistake by adding the required preposition on after the verb elaborate.
E. The board of directors of Aqua Pharmaceuticals has requested the representatives of the new ecological brand to elaborate and briefly discuss the proposal to
This answer repeats the original mistake.
Furthermore, the addition of the word briefly creates an illogical sentence as to elaborate on something means to discuss it with detail, which is opposite to discussing something briefly.
02 Dec 2023, 02:42
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i am confused between A & D , can someone elaborate on this
