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The company's chief executive, whose technological expertise, views on the future of the industry, and decision-making style were impressive to the managers who worked with her, was also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches often differed substantially from her own.

(A) were impressive to the managers who worked with her, was also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches often differed substantially from

(B) impressed the managers who worked with her, also was acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches often differed substantially from

(C) was impressive to the managers who worked with her, was also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, that included executives at rival companies, whose approaches were different substantially in comparison to

(D) was impressive to the managers who worked with her, also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, who included executives at rival companies, the approaches of whom differed substantially when compared to

(E) were an impression to the managers who worked with her, also was acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches were often substantially different from that of

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B

The first word of the underlined portion should not be singular, since it refers to all three items in the preceding list. Thus, (C) and (D) can be eliminated. The phrase "were an impression", which opens (E), is extremely unidiomatic, so (E) can eliminated as well.

If you focus only on the beginning of the underlined portion, (B) is preferable to (A), as (B) does not employ the passive voice. This is a subtle distinction, but the sort of thing that makes one answer superior to another on a di¢ cult question. Also, "also was acknowledged" is preferable to "was also acknowledged", since there was no previous "was" in the sentence, and "also was acknowledged" put the entire verb ("was acknowledged") in one place. Choice (B) is correct.

Hello sir what about comparison at last sentence.

" whose approaches often differed substantially from" here ...in A and in B option...are we not comparing approach to her.

The thing that we need to compare here is the approach. That's why i eliminated both.

Please correct me.

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The company's chief executive, whose technological expertise, views on the future of the industry, and decision-making style were impressive to the managers who worked with her, was also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches often differed substantially from her own.

(A) were impressive to the managers who worked with her, was also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches often differed substantially from

(B) impressed the managers who worked with her, also was acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches often differed substantially from

(C) was impressive to the managers who worked with her, was also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, that included executives at rival companies, whose approaches were different substantially in comparison to

(D) was impressive to the managers who worked with her, also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, who included executives at rival companies, the approaches of whom differed substantially when compared to

(E) were an impression to the managers who worked with her, also was acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches were often substantially different from that of

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B

The first word of the underlined portion should not be singular, since it refers to all three items in the preceding list. Thus, (C) and (D) can be eliminated. The phrase "were an impression", which opens (E), is extremely unidiomatic, so (E) can eliminated as well.

If you focus only on the beginning of the underlined portion, (B) is preferable to (A), as (B) does not employ the passive voice. This is a subtle distinction, but the sort of thing that makes one answer superior to another on a di¢ cult question. Also, "also was acknowledged" is preferable to "was also acknowledged", since there was no previous "was" in the sentence, and "also was acknowledged" put the entire verb ("was acknowledged") in one place. Choice (B) is correct.

Hello sir what about comparison at last sentence.

" whose approaches often differed substantially from" here ...in A and in B option...are we not comparing approach to her.

The thing that we need to compare here is the approach. That's why i eliminated both.

Please correct me.

Thanks :)

This question is made up from this official question. https://gmatclub.com/forum/bluegrass-mu ... ml#p511544
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generis GMATNinja, could you breakdown A vs B?

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generis GMATNinja, could you breakdown A vs B?

This question is from this official guide. https://gmatclub.com/forum/bluegrass-mu ... ml#p511544

This is an OG question?

The explanation is super wonky:

Also, "also was acknowledged" is preferable to "was also acknowledged", since there was no previous "was" in the sentence, and "also was acknowledged" put the entire verb ("was acknowledged") in one place. Choice (B) is correct.

I find it terrible that 'also was acknowledged' is preferred over 'was also acknowledged'. What's the rule in the English language that suggests that 'was' has to come a prior?

Bunuel is this an official question? I think it's important to know in light of the above. This is a recurring issue that I have seen in other sentences.
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generis GMATNinja, could you breakdown A vs B?

This question is from this official guide. https://gmatclub.com/forum/bluegrass-mu ... ml#p511544

This is an OG question?

The explanation is super wonky:

Also, "also was acknowledged" is preferable to "was also acknowledged", since there was no previous "was" in the sentence, and "also was acknowledged" put the entire verb ("was acknowledged") in one place. Choice (B) is correct.

I find it terrible that 'also was acknowledged' is preferred over 'was also acknowledged'. What's the rule in the English language that suggests that 'was' has to come a prior?

Bunuel is this an official question? I think it's important to know in light of the above. This is a recurring issue that I have seen in other sentences.

The link provided in the previous one has the original question from official guide.
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generis GMATNinja, could you breakdown A vs B?

This question is from this official guide. https://gmatclub.com/forum/bluegrass-mu ... ml#p511544

This is an OG question?

The explanation is super wonky:

Also, "also was acknowledged" is preferable to "was also acknowledged", since there was no previous "was" in the sentence, and "also was acknowledged" put the entire verb ("was acknowledged") in one place. Choice (B) is correct.

I find it terrible that 'also was acknowledged' is preferred over 'was also acknowledged'. What's the rule in the English language that suggests that 'was' has to come a prior?

Bunuel is this an official question? I think it's important to know in light of the above. This is a recurring issue that I have seen in other sentences.

The link provided in the previous one has the original question from official guide.

generis GMATNinja MartyTargetTestPrep can you chime in on this?
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The company's chief executive, whose technological expertise, views on the future of the industry, and decision-making style were impressive to the managers who worked with her, was also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches often differed substantially from her own.

(A) were impressive to the managers who worked with her, was also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches often differed substantially "whole technological expertise......" is a modifier of the company's executive. were is incorrect.

(B) impressed the managers who worked with her, also was acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches often differed substantially from----need the verb that should refer to subject 'the company's executive'. impressed is the correct verb

(C) was impressive to the managers who worked with her, was also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, that included executives at rival companies, whose approaches were different substantially in comparison to...placement of also is incorrect. comma followed by that is incorrect.

(D) was impressive to the managers who worked with her, also acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, who included executives at rival companies, the approaches of whom differed substantially when compared to... acknowledge is being used in this option as a verb. acknowledge what? also was acknowledged is correct.

(E) were an impression to the managers who worked with her, also was acknowledged as a leading strategist by many people outside her firm, including executives at rival companies, whose approaches were often substantially different from that of..were is referring to singular subject incorrectly.
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