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The company's CEO backed away from her plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant to spin off or sell two units but that the company would retain ownership of two others as well as the core company.
A) plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant
D) planning on dividing the firm into five parts, and saying that she meant still
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still
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A) plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant
D) planning on dividing the firm into five parts, and saying that she meant still
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still
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20 Jul 2020, 17:11
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Hello Everyone!
Let's tackle this question, one thing at a time, and narrow down our options quickly so we know how to answer questions like this when they pop up on the GMAT! To begin, let's take a quick look at the question and highlight any major differences between the options in orange:
The company's CEO backed away from her plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant to spin off or sell two units but that the company would retain ownership of two others as well as the core company.
A) plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant
D) planning on dividing the firm into five parts, and saying that she meant still
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still
After a quick glance over the options, there are a few areas we can focus on to narrow down our choices:
1. for dividing / to divide / on dividing (Idioms)
2. saying / and she said / and saying (Wordiness)
3. had meant / would mean / meant / meat still (Verb Form)
Let’s start with #1 on our list, which is an idiom issue. On the GMAT, the proper idiom format here is “plan to X” or “planning to X.” Other forms of this are considered incorrect, and should be eliminated:
A) plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant
D) planning on dividing the firm into five parts, and saying that she meant still
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still
We can eliminate options A & D because they don’t follow the proper idiom format. Now that we have it narrowed down to only 3 options, let’s look at each one more carefully. We need to make sure they are not overly wordy, and we also need to make sure the verb used at the end conveys the intended meaning clearly:
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean
This is INCORRECT for a couple reasons. First, the phrases “that was to divide” and “and she said” are overly wordy. Option C handles both of these more concisely without changing meaning. Second, the future tense “would mean” doesn’t fit the intended meaning here. The events of the sentence happened in the past, and they need to stay in the past.
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant
This is our CORRECT option! It is concise, keeps the intended meaning, and uses a clear past tense verb!
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still
This one is INCORRECT for a few reasons. First, the gerund “planning” doesn’t work here - it’s much clearer to use the noun “plan” to refer to the CEO’s actual plan, and not the action of planning something. Second, the phrase “and she said” is overly wordy compared to using “saying” instead. Third, the adverb “still” needs to be BEFORE the verb it’s modifying, which in this case is “meant.”
There you have it - option C is our winner! By eliminating idiom problems early, we narrowed down our options quickly and gave ourselves more time to focus on the more complex grammar issues!
Don’t study for the GMAT. Train for it.
Let's tackle this question, one thing at a time, and narrow down our options quickly so we know how to answer questions like this when they pop up on the GMAT! To begin, let's take a quick look at the question and highlight any major differences between the options in orange:
The company's CEO backed away from her plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant to spin off or sell two units but that the company would retain ownership of two others as well as the core company.
A) plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant
D) planning on dividing the firm into five parts, and saying that she meant still
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still
After a quick glance over the options, there are a few areas we can focus on to narrow down our choices:
1. for dividing / to divide / on dividing (Idioms)
2. saying / and she said / and saying (Wordiness)
3. had meant / would mean / meant / meat still (Verb Form)
Let’s start with #1 on our list, which is an idiom issue. On the GMAT, the proper idiom format here is “plan to X” or “planning to X.” Other forms of this are considered incorrect, and should be eliminated:
A) plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant
D) planning on dividing the firm into five parts, and saying that she meant still
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still
We can eliminate options A & D because they don’t follow the proper idiom format. Now that we have it narrowed down to only 3 options, let’s look at each one more carefully. We need to make sure they are not overly wordy, and we also need to make sure the verb used at the end conveys the intended meaning clearly:
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean
This is INCORRECT for a couple reasons. First, the phrases “that was to divide” and “and she said” are overly wordy. Option C handles both of these more concisely without changing meaning. Second, the future tense “would mean” doesn’t fit the intended meaning here. The events of the sentence happened in the past, and they need to stay in the past.
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant
This is our CORRECT option! It is concise, keeps the intended meaning, and uses a clear past tense verb!
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still
This one is INCORRECT for a few reasons. First, the gerund “planning” doesn’t work here - it’s much clearer to use the noun “plan” to refer to the CEO’s actual plan, and not the action of planning something. Second, the phrase “and she said” is overly wordy compared to using “saying” instead. Third, the adverb “still” needs to be BEFORE the verb it’s modifying, which in this case is “meant.”
There you have it - option C is our winner! By eliminating idiom problems early, we narrowed down our options quickly and gave ourselves more time to focus on the more complex grammar issues!
Don’t study for the GMAT. Train for it.
General Discussion
24 Apr 2020, 06:46
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Plan vs Planning
CEO backed away from her plan is correct.
plan to/plan for
plan to is used to convey the intent.
A) plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant--plan for is not correct
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean-- still would mean future tense that changes the meaning.
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant-Correct
D) planning on dividing the firm into five parts, [b]and saying that[/b] she meant still - planning is not correct
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still - planning is not correct
CEO backed away from her plan is correct.
plan to/plan for
plan to is used to convey the intent.
A) plan for dividing the firm into five parts, saying that she still had meant--plan for is not correct
B) plan that was to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she still would mean-- still would mean future tense that changes the meaning.
C) plan to divide the firm into five parts, saying that she still meant-Correct
D) planning on dividing the firm into five parts, [b]and saying that[/b] she meant still - planning is not correct
E) planning to divide the firm into five parts, and she said that she meant still - planning is not correct
