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Project SC Butler: Day 8: Sentence Correction (SC1)
For SC butler Questions Click HereTo ensure consistently high quality in its merchandise, the chain of retail stores became involved in every aspect of
their suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as the profit margins of those suppliers.
(A) their suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as
(B) its suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as
(C) their suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also
(D) its suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also
(E) their suppliers’ operations, dictating the number of stitches, the width of the hem in every garment, and
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There may be no best/excellent answers, or a there may be a few excellent answers!IMO,the correct answer choice is Option D.
The correct usage of "Not only...but also..." boils the answer choices down to Options C and D. In order to tackle the dilemma between "their suppliers" and "its suppliers", one may refer back to the non-underlined part of the question stem wherein its clear that the subject,i.e. "THE CHAIN of retail stores..." clearly indicates that the singular subject(the chain) must take a singular pronoun(its). That rules out Option C.
Although option E does not use the expression of "not only...but also...", it can be eliminated for the incorrect usage of the pronoun.
Hence,Option D is the best answer choice.