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The rise in American exports was possible because international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency had been obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants.

A. international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency had been obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants

B. America lowered international trade barriers and the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants resulted in unprecedented gains in efficiency

C. international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency were obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants

D. international trade barriers were lowered, obtaining unprecedented gains in efficiency through the automated use of robotic equipment in manufacturing plants of America

E. America lowered trade barriers internationally and the use of unprecedented automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants resulted in efficiency gains
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Re: The rise in American exports was possible because international trade [#permalink] New post   07 Jan 2019, 15:38
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A. international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency had been obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants (Sentence is in passive voice, passage in red is not parallel )

B. America lowered international trade barriers and the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants resulted in unprecedented gains in efficiency (Sentence is in active voice, unnecessarily wordy and not succinct )

C. international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency were obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants (Sentence is in passive voice, parallel structure )

D. international trade barriers were lowered, obtaining unprecedented gains in efficiency through the automated use of robotic equipment in manufacturing plants of America (unprecedented gains were not a result of low trade barriers, distorts the meaning)

E. America lowered trade barriers internationally and the use of unprecedented automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants resulted in efficiency gains (First part of the sentence in active voice, second in passive voice)

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Re: The rise in American exports was possible because international trade [#permalink] New post   23 Jan 2022, 05:01
pineapple123456 wrote:
The rise in American exports was possible because international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency had been obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants.

A. international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency had been obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants

B. America lowered international trade barriers and the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants resulted in unprecedented gains in efficiency

C. international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency were obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants

D. international trade barriers were lowered, obtaining unprecedented gains in efficiency through the automated use of robotic equipment in manufacturing plants of America

E. America lowered trade barriers internationally and the use of unprecedented automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants resulted in efficiency gains


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The 2nd part 'unprecedented gains in efficiency had been obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants.' is not parallel. 'Had' is unnecessary.

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B. America lowered international trade barriers and the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants resulted in unprecedented gains in efficiency
- This has meaning error. We don't know if America lowered the international trade barriers or who.

C. international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency were obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants
- Correct. This fixes the parallel structure error.

Answer (C)
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Re: The rise in American exports was possible because international trade [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2023, 19:12
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The rise in American exports was possible because international trade barriers were lowered and c had been obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants.

A. international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency had been obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants

B. America lowered international trade barriers and the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants resulted in unprecedented gains in efficiency

C. international trade barriers were lowered and unprecedented gains in efficiency were obtained through the use of automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants

D. international trade barriers were lowered, obtaining unprecedented gains in efficiency through the automated use of robotic equipment in manufacturing plants of America

E. America lowered trade barriers internationally and the use of unprecedented automated robotic equipment in American manufacturing plants resulted in efficiency gains


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I chose option A since I thought the time order was not incorrect-
- The American manufacturing plants had obtained unprecedented gains in efficiency ( This happened earlier- thus past perfect)
- The trade barriers were lowered (this happened later, thus simple past)

When I say gains in manuf efficiency were obtained and barriers were lowered, I dont know what happened first.

Also seek your guidance regardiing the parallelism in the sentence
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