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Updated on: 03 Aug 2021, 02:26
Originally posted by singh_amit19 on 29 Sep 2007, 23:52.
Last edited by Bunuel on 03 Aug 2021, 02:26, edited 4 times in total.
Last edited by Bunuel on 03 Aug 2021, 02:26, edited 4 times in total.
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Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains, announced that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed.
(A) that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed
(B) it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales
(C) it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales
(D) to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores
(E) having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed
(A) that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed
(B) it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales
(C) it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales
(D) to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores
(E) having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed
https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/08/business/company-briefs-029980.html
TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORP., Albany, which owns the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains, announced that it was closing up to one-fourth of its stores because of poor sales. The company closed 180 stores last year.
TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORP., Albany, which owns the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains, announced that it was closing up to one-fourth of its stores because of poor sales. The company closed 180 stores last year.
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There is an issue of reported speech here. In reported speech, what someone said is taken one tense back because it is a relative clause. For example:
Let's say that some says, "I am happy."
Reported speech: She said (in the past) that she was happy.
Every once in a while it seems that the GMAT is not perfectly vigilant about using "that," although 99% of the time "that" is required to create the defining/limiting relative clause.
Thus, C is best.
TIP from GMAX: There is some preference for "because" over other cause-result words! Check out the Small Details lesson in SC at gmaxonline.
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Let's say that some says, "I am happy."
Reported speech: She said (in the past) that she was happy.
Every once in a while it seems that the GMAT is not perfectly vigilant about using "that," although 99% of the time "that" is required to create the defining/limiting relative clause.
Thus, C is best.
TIP from GMAX: There is some preference for "because" over other cause-result words! Check out the Small Details lesson in SC at gmaxonline.
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Like many official questions, this is a very good question, very well-written.
Let's look at the answers one at a time.
A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed
The only answer beginning with "that." Normally, in the formalism of the GMAT, "that" is always used after cognitive verbs, but this is not a strict rule. The structure "since sales ... are poor" sounds awkward. The "they" is an ambiguous pronoun --- what is being closed? All the stores? Only a 1/4 of them? The pronoun is unclear. This answer cannot be correct.
B. it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales
The "is" violates sequence of tenses. See here:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/sequence-o ... orrection/
Also, the antecedent of "which" is unclear --- again, all the stores? only 1/4 of the stores? This one cannot be correct.
C. it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales
Clear, and no obvious errors. A promising candidate.
D. to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores
The opening infinitive is unidiomatic: we announce that P is Q; we don't announce P to be Q. The phrase "on account of poor sales" is needlessly wordy. This cannot be correct.
E. having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed
The gerund at the beginning is a complete disaster. The "will be" also violates the sequence of tenses rule. This one cannot be correct.
The only possible answer is (C).
Like many official questions, this is a very good question, very well-written. 
