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The state controlled Coal India Ltd(CIL) has mopped up $53 billion in Updated on: 11 Sep 2021, 05:47
Originally posted by daagh on 02 Mar 2014, 01:41.
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The state controlled Coal India Ltd(CIL) has mopped up $53 billion in its initial public offering floated in October 2010, surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, , and thus has laid claim to be one of the biggest IPO in the world so far

(A) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, and thus has laid claim

(B) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, and laid claim

(C) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, laying claim

(D) surpassed the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, thus laying claim

(E) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, and thus laying claim


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A. The IPO is a closed chapter. Use of present perfect is inappropriate
B. Laying claim is a subsidiary action. Using a past tense for the same is inappropriate.
C. Same as A. Secondly, the sentence is a fragment without a working verb after the conjunction and
D. If there are two events in all such as mopped and surpassed, then there should be a conjunction joining the two. Otherwise, the clause will turn a run-on.
E: Correct Choice.
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The state controlled Coal India Ltd(CIL) has mopped up $53 billion in 02 Mar 2014, 05:33
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One Question a day – Q#5 SC 01032014

The state controlled Coal India Ltd(CIL) mopped up $53 billion in its initial public offering floated in October 2010,
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surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, and thus has laid claim
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to be one of the biggest IPO in the world

(A) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, and thus has laid claim
B, surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010,, and laid claim
(C) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010,, laying claim
(D) surpassed the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, thus laying claim
(E) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010,, and thus laying claim


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A. The IPO is a closed chapter. Use of present perfect is inappropriate
B. Laying claim is a subsidiary action. Using a past tense as if it is an equal factor is inappropriate.
C. The sentence is a run-on without a conjunction after July 2010
D. If there are two events in all such as mopped and surpassed, then there should be a conjunction joining the two. Otherwise, the clause will turn a run-on.
E: Correct Choice.
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C an E look the same. typo ?
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C and E are the same!
I spent a lot of time scouting for differences between the two but to no avail.
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Yes. Sorry for the same. The thread has since been edited.
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The state controlled Coal India Ltd(CIL) has mopped up $53 billion in its initial public offering floated in October 2010, surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, , and thus has laid claim to be one of the biggest IPO in the world so far

(A) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, , and thus has laid claim

B, surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, , and laid claim

(C) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, , and thus laying claim

(D) surpassed the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, thus laying claim

(E) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, , and thus laying claim


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A. The IPO is a closed chapter. Use of present perfect is inappropriate
B. Laying claim is a subsidiary action. Using a past tense for the same is inappropriate.
C. Same as A. Secondly, the sentence is a fragment without a working verb after the conjunction and
D. If there are two events in all such as mopped and surpassed, then there should be a conjunction joining the two. Otherwise, the clause will turn a run-on.
E: Correct Choice.
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C,E are exactly the same and whats up with this , , stuff.What is the meaning of that?
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The state controlled Coal India Ltd(CIL) has mopped up $53 billion in 02 Mar 2014, 18:41
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Dear AKG,
Can you pl check now and tell if it is ok?
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Dear AKG,
Can you pl check now and tell if it is ok?
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It's OK now, but I'm confused on the option E

The state controlled Coal India Ltd(CIL) has mopped up $53 billion in its initial public offering floated in October 2010, surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, , and thus has laid claim to be one of the biggest IPO in the world so far

(A) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, and thus has laid claim

B. surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, and laid claim

(C) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, laying claim

(D) surpassed the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, thus laying claim

(E) surpassing the $22.1 billion amassed by the Agricultural Bank of China in its IPO completed in July 2010, and thus laying claim

parallel, right? BTW,I mistakenly choose A
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E is the correct answer. surpassing and thus laying, both present participles are paraallel
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E is the correct answer. surpassing and thus laying, both present participles are paraallel
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I'm not AKG,but hey,thanks anyway. :)
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why is A wrong ? can anyone please help me out with an explanation ? thank you
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"A" completely ignores parallelism with "and thus has laid claim".
Went for the right one with E.
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"A" completely ignores parallelism with "and thus has laid claim".
Went for the right one with E.
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Yes but 'has laid' is a verb and 'surpassing' is a modifier. Why should a verb be parallel to a modifier?
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What is the source: Question doesn't look fine.

The state controlled Coal India Ltd(CIL) has mopped up $53 billion in its initial public offering floated in October 2010,

Non underlined portion is erroneous: present perfect is used with time limit - in October 2010.

MGMAT SC: Chapter 7- Page 107.
Wrong : Veronica has traveled all around the world in 2007.
Right : Veronica has traveled all around the world.
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Cann somebody please elaborate.

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