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25 Jul 2015, 22:02
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26 Jul 2015, 01:41
The thing to remember here is that the deal is yet to be completed; the company will purchase the new division sometime later. So the part of the deal that makes it the largest blah –blah will also happen only in the future.
a) million, which is part of a deal that will make -- future tense is ok, but the reference for which is wrong. It is the purchase that is part of the deal and not $950 M b) million, a part of a deal that makes --- present tense is wrong
c) million, a part of a deal making --- the present participle is wrong
d) million as a part of a deal to make --- infinitive to make is wrong; This changes the meaning that the deal’s purpose itself is to make it the largest company
e) million as part of a deal that will make --- use of future tense is correct; hence the correct answer _________________
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13 Sep 2015, 23:42
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32. The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market, A) million, which is part of a deal that will make B) million, a part of a deal that makes C) million, part of a deal making D) million as a part of a deal to make E) million as part of a deal that will make
I think this question is discussed before but I chose wrong answers both times ... can some one explain in details why each option is wrong/write?
First of all, meaning of the sentence is important. Here the announcement is about future act of the company. That future act (act of purchasing) will result in future effect (that will make company the largest manufacturer). Hence, we need future tense.
Option B is out as it uses simple present tense.
Option C – Though ing modifier rightly modifies a deal, option C makes tense error. Nothing in this option offers use to conlcude that something will happen in future.
Option A – ‘which’ wrongly modifies 950 million. It should have rightly modifieed ‘purchase’. Additionally, purchase in this option is used as a verb – ‘will purchase’. Which cannot modify the verb. Hence, this option is wrong.
Option D – deal is not made with purpose to make company largest manufacturer. Hence, this option changes the meaning.
Option E – ‘that’ correctly modifies a deal. This option correctly uses future tense. It is the right option.
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22 Jan 2016, 12:05
32. The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market, A) million, which is part of a deal that will make B) million, a part of a deal that makes C) million, part of a deal making D) million as a part of a deal to make E) million as part of a deal that will make
Issue here can be solved by understanding the MEANING itself - A,B & C can be eliminated right away. (mind 'IT' after underline portion, you'll get it)
Out of D & E - 'It' doesn't make sense if one selects D, meaning is distorted. It can even refer to "the deal".
Left out with E - 'that' in the answer clarifies what exactly is going to be the largest manufacturer.
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30 Jan 2016, 22:59
ugimba wrote:
32. The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market, A) million, which is part of a deal that will make B) million, a part of a deal that makes C) million, part of a deal making D) million as a part of a deal to make E) million as part of a deal that will make
I think this question is discussed before but I chose wrong answers both times ... can some one explain in details why each option is wrong/write?
grammar books discuss about many kinds of adverb.
a part of is an adverb which sumarize the previous sentence, namely "company announced" or "it purchase" . we can understand that "company has announced" and this phenominon is a part of. NO sense. also, we can understand that "it purchase" and this phenomenon is a part of a deal. no sense. "part of a deal" can not a sumary of one of 2 previous sentenses.
in E purchase as a part of a part of modifies "purchase". make sense.
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It doesn't make sense to say that $950 million is part of a deal that will make the company the largest manufacturer. The purchase of the rival company is part of a deal, but the price itself is not.
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18 Dec 2016, 21:54
I am a struggling GMAT student and hope someone will help me with the explanation on why answer choice "B" is not correct. I choose B only for the reason Company -> Singular and hence it should have "Makes" which is singular.
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19 Dec 2016, 09:45
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getisb wrote:
I am a struggling GMAT student and hope someone will help me with the explanation on why answer choice "B" is not correct. I choose B only for the reason Company -> Singular and hence it should have "Makes" which is singular.
Hi getisb, that in B is modifying deal, not company.
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Second part is not a stand alone Dependent clause, but has the following structure: phrase (a part of a deal) + a Dependent clause (that makes it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market).
Such structures serve as phrases (in this case, more specifically, it's called an appositive).
In B, the meaning is incorrect. It seems to suggest that $950 million is part of a deal!
However, the intended meaning is that the purchase (of the color-printing division) is being done as part of the deal.
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The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market,
Issue: Verb form
Analysis: 1. The non-underlined part of the sentence states that "computer company will purchase". Since, this event happens in future, the verb "be" should also be in future. So, the correct phrase is "a deal that will make...." 2. "which" is used incorrectly here to refer to the entire clause.
A) million, which is part of a deal that will make - "Which" does not have a referent
B) million, a part of a deal that makes - "a part" does not have a referent - Incorrect verb form "makes"
C) million, part of a deal making - "part" does not have a referent - Incorrect verb form "making"
D) million as a part of a deal to make - In correct verb form
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05 May 2017, 21:32
The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market.
A) million, which is part of a deal that will make --> which wrongly modifies 950 million.
B) million, a part of a deal that makes --> we are talking about an action that will happen in the future, not at the present --> the use of present tense is wrong.
C) million, part of a deal making
D) million as a part of a deal to make --> make it the largest manufacturer.. is the consequence, not the purpose of purchase the color-printing division... --> the use of to make is wrong.
E) million as part of a deal that will make --> correct.
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22 Aug 2017, 09:02
The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market.
(A) million, which is part of a deal that will make
Wrong modification , which modifies millions Incorrect
(B) million, a part of a deal that makes
incorrect
(C) million, a part of a deal making
incorrect
(D) million as a part of a deal to make
Meaning error ; "to make" indicates purpose , purpose of deal was not make the company largest
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02 Sep 2017, 03:59
The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market.
(A) million, which is part of a deal that will make - usage of which to refer to 950 million $ is incorrect
(B) million, a part of a deal that makes - tense issue - we need future tense ; the actual amount of $950 million is not "(a) part of a deal - it's the purchase / acquisition of the rival company's color printing division that's part of the deal. therefore, this is a misplaced modifier.
(C) million, a part of a deal making - the actual amount of $950 million is not "(a) part of a deal.
(D) million as a part of a deal to make - usage of infinitive is incorrect as the purpose of deal is not make the company the largest one in color printing market
(E) million as part of a deal that will make - Correct
Answer E
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The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market.
(A) million, which is part of a deal that will make -Which is wrongly modifying million $
(B) million, a part of a deal that makes -"part of deal" doesn't make in largest manufacturer
(C) million, a part of a deal making -"part of deal" doesn't make in largest manufacturer
(D) million as a part of a deal to make -"to make" is wrongly used here. We are talking about the outcome of a deal, not the purpose
(E) million as part of a deal that will make -Correct
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- A,B & C can be eliminated right away. (mind 'IT' after underline portion, you'll get it)
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