GMAT Club World Cup 2022 (DAY 10): The marketing expert stated that it

Question

The marketing expert stated that  it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign .

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.

B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign.

C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.

E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.

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Bunuel · Answer

GMAT CLUB Official Explanation:

A. Parallelism is lost in the construction “not only (the price)..., but also (at what speed)”. The first item is a noun, whereas the second is a prepositional phrase.

B. Here “it” is a placeholder and hence must be referred to by a “that” clause or an infinitive. The correct construction here is “it is X that determines Y.”. In this option “that” is missing before the verb “determines”. Thus, the two verbs “is” and “determines” have “it” as their subject and the verbs are not joined by any conjunction.

C. Correct.  Parallelism is maintained in the “not only (the price), but also (the speed)”. Both are nouns.

Moreover the structure “not only X, but also Y determines….” is correctly set up. It is to be noted that an additive, such as “not only…”, does make the subject plural - here the singular subject “the speed” correctly agrees with the singular verb “determines”.

D. Parallelism is lost in the construction “not only (the price)..., but also (how fast..)”. The first item is a noun, whereas the second is an adverbial phrase.

E. Parallelism is lost in the construction “not only (by the price)..., but also (how fast..)”. The first item is a prepositional phrase, whereas the second is an adverbial phrase.

NextGenNerd · Answer

Correct answer : Choice C

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign. : Wrong - not parallel

B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign. : Wrong - , determines does not make sense

C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign. : Correct

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market. : Wrong - price is not parallel to how fast

E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.- incorrect parallelismn not only by should have a matching but also by

Iotaa · Answer

After going through the sentence, it looks like "The marketing expert stated that  it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign " it is not......... marketing campaign is underlined. Below answer is wrt to this assumption.

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also  at what speed goods are rolled  out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign:  at what speed goods are rolled   makes it awkward.  Reject

B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign: Corrected the above issue.  Correct

C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign: awkward.  Reject

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market: awkward.  Reject

E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market: awkward.  Reject

B is the correct answer.

LeopardLiu · Answer

Answer is C 
A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.
 not only the price but also "a noun" is needed 
B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign.
  sentence structure issues 
C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.
 No mistake... Correct 
D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
 same mistake as A 
E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
  not only by but also "by"

Archit3110 · Answer

we have a clause that.. so eliminate option A,B, C
cannot have an pronoun 'it'

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.  that what is wrong...

E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.  correct option

OPTION E is correct

$!vakumar.m · Answer

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign. it? Incorrect

B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign. It? Incorrect

C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign. Incorrect structure

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market. Incorrect structure

E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market. Correct
Answer E

VelvetThunder · Answer

ANSWER C

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.  Incorrect use of the idiom:  not only...but also  the : "but also" should be followed by a noun such as "speed"

B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign.  Missing "that" before the "determines"...  its the the price  that  determines

C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.  CORRECT

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.  Incorrect use of the idiom:  not only...but also  the : "but also" should be followed by a noun such as "speed"

E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.- incorrect parallelismn not only by should have a matching but also by

mainbhiankit · Answer

There is a parallelism issue in option A. "Not only A, but also B" should have a comparable A and B, which is missing in option A. Hence, for that reason Option A is incorrect.

Let's analyse the other options:

This option puts the 'but also...' part inside a comma pair, which is mostly used for information that can be skipped. Incorrect.

This option seems right. Let's hold on to it.

Again, the A and B are not comparable here. Hence, incorrect.

Not only does this option have the error stated in option D, it also changes the tense to past tense, which is incorrect. The statement made by the marketing manager is more like a fact which should be written using the present tense.

Hence, the answer is option C.

soudipsengupta · Answer

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.
  INCORRECT  . Usage of the word 'at' after 'but also' seem to be not parallel and thus inaccurate. This construction using two 'that' makes the sentence awkward.

B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign.
  INCORRECT   This sentence requires a relative pronoun (that) before 'determines.. ' to convey complete sense.

C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.
  CORRECT   This is correct. Gets rid of unnecessary wordiness and use perfect parallel structure. Direct sentence construction.

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
  INCORRECT  . "The marketing expert stated that what .." is unnecessarily wordy, and could be written in a more concise and coherent way as in option C.

E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
  INCORRECT  . Not only.. but also construction is not parallel.

houston1980 · Answer

Option D  sounds by better to my hearing. I was confused between option D and option E.

However, option E is missing  'by'  in the later part of the sentence. So I chose  option D .

Dwiti88 · Answer

The marketing expert stated that  it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign .

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.
 here use of that 2 times is incorrect. Also the parallelism is incorrect here  
B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign.
 use of it is after that is incorrect the fact can be stated immediately after that 
C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.
 This is the correct option. Here the parallelism issue has been corrected. not only and but also are followed by noun and modifier 
D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
 This is incorrect. Use of what after stated that is incorrect 
E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
 this is incorrect. The sentence has parallelism issue

mohitwadhwa28 · Answer

Ans: D

If the year-end net profit  had been below 5%, the board of directors would have recommended that all further investments must  be kept on hold.

A. had been below 5%, the board of directors would have recommended that all further investments must: Incorrect
must is not used in subjunctive form.

B. was below 5%, the board of directors would have recommended that all further investments should: Incorrect
should is not used in subjunctive form also subjunctive form of was is 'were'.

C. was below 5%, the board of directors would recommend that all further investments: Incorrect
subjunctive form of was is were.

D. were below 5%, the board of directors would recommend that all further investments:  Correct 
corrects both the above issues.

E. would have been below 5%, the board of directors would have recommended that all further investments would: Incorrect
would used in the end is wrongly used in subjunctive form.

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sunitapandey · Answer

IMO D

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign. - NOt parallel

B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign.- , determines is incorrect

C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.-CORRECT

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market. - Correct parallelism 
 
E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.- incorrect parallelismn not only by should have a matching but also by

acf840 · Answer

A. 'It is' does not have any antecedent noun. The parallelism is correct here but it is incorrect

B. same as A

C. looks like an error less sentence

D. not only 'noun', but also 'clause' - Incorrect

E. Same as D

S1905 · Answer

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also  at  what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign. - INCORRECT

B. it is  not only the price  that is offered while entering the market,  but also the speed  at which goods are rolled out in the market,  determines  the success of a marketing campaign.-INCORRECT ('that' is needed)

C.  not only the price  that is offered while entering the market,  but also the speed  at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.-CORRECT

D.  what  determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market-INCORRECT

E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also  how  fast goods are rolled out in the market.-INCORRECT

Kinshook · Answer

The marketing expert stated that 
 it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market,
but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market 
that determines the success of a marketing campaign .

not only X but also Y
X: the price that is offered while entering the market
Y: at what speed goods are rolled out in the market
X & Y are NOT parallel.
The placement of  that determines the success of a marketing campaign  makes it ambiguous.
Incorrect

not only X but also Y
X: the price that is offered while entering the market
Y: the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market
X & Y are parallel.
 It is   should be followed by  that  
Incorrect.

not only X but also Y
X: the price that is offered while entering the market
Y: the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market
X & Y are parallel.
The marketing expert stated that  not only the price that is offered while entering the market,but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.
Correct

not only X but also Y
X: the price that is offered while entering the market
Y: how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
X & Y are NOT parallel.
Use of  that what  is incorrect
Incorrect

not only X but also Y
X: by the price that is offered while entering the market
Y: how fast goods are rolled out in the market.
X & Y are NOT parallel.
Incorrect

IMO C

manish1708 · Answer

Answer: B

The marketing expert stated that  it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.  --> Incorrect. 'not only the price' not in parallel with 'but also at what speed'

B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market, determines the success of a marketing campaign.  -->  Correct . 'not only the price' is parallel with 'but also the speed'. "determines the success" modifies both the price and speed.

C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.  --> Incorrect. 'not only the price' is parallel with 'but also the speed' but "determines success of a marketing campaign" needs to modify both price and speed. In this it only seems to modify speed.

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.  --> Incorrect. 'not only the price' not in parallel with 'but also how fast'
 
E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.  --> Incorrect. 'not only by the price' not in parallel with 'but also how fast'

akash2703 · Answer

Imo C 
A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that determines the success of a marketing campaign.
 at what speed is not parallel to price
 B. it  is   not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market,   determines  the success of a marketing campaign.
 that should be introduced before determine to use two verbs in the same sentence.
 C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market determines the success of a marketing campaign.
 correct. Price is parallel to speed (Noun to Noun)
 D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the  price that is offered  while entering the market, but also  how fast goods are rolled out  in the market.
 Not parallel: Noun phrase to clause
 E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only  by the  price that is offered while entering the market, but also  how fast goods  are rolled out in the market.
 Not parallel: Should be but also by ....

sauravhippargi · Answer

A. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also at what speed goods are rolled out in the market that  determines  the success of a marketing campaign. 
--A and B determine

B. it is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the  market, determines  the success of a marketing campaign. 
--Same as A. Also, the comma is wrong

C. not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also the speed at which goods are rolled out in the market  determines  the success of a marketing campaign. 
--Same as A.

D. what determines the success of a marketing campaign is not only the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market.

E. the success of a marketing campaign is determined not only by the price that is offered while entering the market, but also how fast goods are rolled out in the market. 
--Parallelism issue. It should by not only  by A  but also  by B

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