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Updated on: 23 Jun 2019, 03:24
Originally posted by faifai0714 on 06 Apr 2007, 02:21.
Last edited by BillyZ on 23 Jun 2019, 03:24, edited 3 times in total.
Last edited by BillyZ on 23 Jun 2019, 03:24, edited 3 times in total.
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The computer company registered a $16 million net loss for the year, largely because it was profitable only overseas, where much of their profits were used for paying higher taxes, while continuing to lose money in North America.
(A) where much of their profits were used for paying higher taxes, while continuing
(B) where much of their profit went to pay higher taxes, as they continued
(C) where much of its profit went to pay higher taxes, while it continued
(D) with much of their profits going to pay higher taxes, while continuing
(E) with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes, as it continued
(A) where much of their profits were used for paying higher taxes, while continuing
(B) where much of their profit went to pay higher taxes, as they continued
(C) where much of its profit went to pay higher taxes, while it continued
(D) with much of their profits going to pay higher taxes, while continuing
(E) with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes, as it continued
19 Jan 2019, 05:52
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A question from our sentence correction "ask me anything" thread:
Here it is again, with everything besides (C) and (E) removed:
First, let’s talk about the non-issues. We could argue about the idiom (“went to pay” vs. “used for paying”), but I’m not convinced that one is better than the other. I think that “while” does a nicer job of indicating that these actions were simultaneous, but I'm not sure that “as” is WRONG here, exactly.
The bigger issue is where vs. with: “where much of its profit went to pay higher taxes” very clearly and succinctly modifies “overseas.” But it’s hard to make sense of “with” here. Check out this post for more on “with”, but the short version is that in a construction that uses “clause + with”, “with” generally modifies the preceding verb. For example, in the phrase "I ate dosas with a smart guy named Daagh", the part in red gives us more information about what I did while I ate dosas. Fair enough.
And that just doesn’t seem to work in the original sentence: “it was profitable overseas, with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes” – huh? How does "with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes" modify "was", or even the fact that the company was profitable overseas? It doesn't make sense.
We could also argue that in (C) “much of its profit went to pay higher taxes”, is a nice, clear, active clause, since the word “went” operates as a verb. However, the phrase “with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes” is more passive – “used” is basically functioning as a modifier, not a verb. Is that a terrible crime? No! This isn’t a major issue, but I’d prefer the active and clearer option, since it’s available to us in (C).
But the “where” vs. “with” thing is a pretty big deal, even if it isn’t the easiest thing to explain.
I hope this helps!
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(C) is better than (E), as it turns out. Here it is again, with everything besides (C) and (E) removed:
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The computer company registered a $16 million net loss for the year, largely because it was profitable only overseas, where much of their profits were used for paying higher taxes, while continuing to lose money in North America.
(C) where much of its profit went to pay higher taxes, while it continued
(E) with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes, as it continued
This is a pretty unsatisfying question, unfortunately.(C) where much of its profit went to pay higher taxes, while it continued
(E) with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes, as it continued
First, let’s talk about the non-issues. We could argue about the idiom (“went to pay” vs. “used for paying”), but I’m not convinced that one is better than the other. I think that “while” does a nicer job of indicating that these actions were simultaneous, but I'm not sure that “as” is WRONG here, exactly.
The bigger issue is where vs. with: “where much of its profit went to pay higher taxes” very clearly and succinctly modifies “overseas.” But it’s hard to make sense of “with” here. Check out this post for more on “with”, but the short version is that in a construction that uses “clause + with”, “with” generally modifies the preceding verb. For example, in the phrase "I ate dosas with a smart guy named Daagh", the part in red gives us more information about what I did while I ate dosas. Fair enough.
And that just doesn’t seem to work in the original sentence: “it was profitable overseas, with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes” – huh? How does "with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes" modify "was", or even the fact that the company was profitable overseas? It doesn't make sense.
We could also argue that in (C) “much of its profit went to pay higher taxes”, is a nice, clear, active clause, since the word “went” operates as a verb. However, the phrase “with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes” is more passive – “used” is basically functioning as a modifier, not a verb. Is that a terrible crime? No! This isn’t a major issue, but I’d prefer the active and clearer option, since it’s available to us in (C).
But the “where” vs. “with” thing is a pretty big deal, even if it isn’t the easiest thing to explain.
I hope this helps!
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The computer company registered a $16 million net loss for the year, largely because it was profitable only overseas, where much of their profits were used for paying higher taxes, while continuing to lose money money in North America.
a) where much of their profits were used for paying higher taxes, while continuing --> Pronoun problem.
b) where much of their profit went to pay higher taxes, as they continued
again pronoun problem
c) where much of its profit went to pay higher taxes, while it continued
profit went to pay is awkward
d) with much of their profits going to pay higher taxes, while continuing
Pronoun problem
e) with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes, as it continued
Right.
a) where much of their profits were used for paying higher taxes, while continuing --> Pronoun problem.
b) where much of their profit went to pay higher taxes, as they continued
again pronoun problem
c) where much of its profit went to pay higher taxes, while it continued
profit went to pay is awkward
d) with much of their profits going to pay higher taxes, while continuing
Pronoun problem
e) with much of the profit used for paying higher taxes, as it continued
Right.
In C - profit went to pay higher taxes is awkward.
I think E is the right answer.
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