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Why not A?

take out the prepositional phrase. The dissolution ...can be interpreted as recent friction. A doesn't make sense imo

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With the same view -

(A) The dissolution ........................... can be interpreted as
(D) One possible explanation for the dissolution..................................... is .............

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B. The firm Chapman & Goldman being dissolved, one interpretation is the
C. That the firm Chapman & Goldman is dissolving is seen by the
E. The firm Chapman & Goldman is dissolving, with the possible explanation for this being the
Errors in other options highlighted in Red, correct Answer has to be (D)
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Please explain why A is not the answer.

I think the meaning of A makes sense. Only difference between A and D is that A is passive and D is active.
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Please explain why A is not the answer.

I think the meaning of A makes sense. Only difference between A and D is that A is passive and D is active.

kookies As mentioned above, the dissolution cannot be interpreted as a friction, rather the dissolution happened because of the friction.

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The dissolution of the firm Chapman & Goldman can be interpreted as recent friction between the two founding members.

A. The dissolution of the firm Chapman & Goldman can be interpreted as
B. The firm Chapman & Goldman being dissolved, one interpretation is the
C. That the firm Chapman & Goldman is dissolving is seen by the
D. One possible explanation for the dissolution of the firm Chapman & Goldman is the
E. The firm Chapman & Goldman is dissolving, with the possible explanation for this being the

"Recent friction" explains why the firm dissolved.
The dissolution cannot be interpreted as the friction.
(C) is even weirder. The firm is dissolving?


(D) is the best option

Ans: (D)
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The dissolution of the firm Chapman & Goldman can be interpreted as recent friction between the two founding members.

A. The dissolution of the firm Chapman & Goldman can be interpreted as
B. The firm Chapman & Goldman being dissolved, one interpretation is the
C. That the firm Chapman & Goldman is dissolving is seen by the
D. One possible explanation for the dissolution of the firm Chapman & Goldman is the
E. The firm Chapman & Goldman is dissolving, with the possible explanation for this being the

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The verb doesn't match the content. The recent friction is best described as a possible cause or explanation for the dissolution of the firm. Answers (A), (B), and (C) are eliminated because they use words such as interpreted and seen, which are not an accurate or logical description of a dissolution. In (E), the phrase with the possible explanation for this being is unnecessarily long. (D) states correctly that the friction between the founding members was one possible reason for the dissolution of the firm.
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Hey, MikeScarn, GMATNinja, GMATNinjaTwo, hazelnut, generis
I am not convinced with option D.
A is clear...no issues of SV and concise.
D is also clear but is long.
please explain me why the answer is D and not A?
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Interpretation and explanation is the difference...?????

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