Upset by the recent downturn in production numbers during the first ha

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Upset by the recent downturn in production numbers during the first half of the year,  the possibility of adding worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting .

(A) the possibility of adding worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting
(B) the addition of worker incentives was raised as a possibility by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting
(C) added worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting as a possibility
(D) the board of directors raised at its quarterly meeting the possibility of worker incentives being added
(E) the board of directors, at its quarterly meeting, raised the possibility of adding worker incentives

both A & E r looking equally good grammatically..which is the correct answer..whats wrong with A???

thevenus · Answer

the sentence is starting with "Upset by......" here, UPSET is bringing contrast so we have to put the subject right after the comma, else "upset "will modify "the addition of workers"which is incorrect.
(A)(B)(C) out 
(A) the possibility of adding worker incentives was raised by the board of 
directors at its quarterly meeting
(B) the addition of worker incentives was raised as a possibility by the board of 
directors at its quarterly meeting
(C) added worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly
meeting as a possibility
(D) the board of directors raised at its quarterly meeting the possibility of worker 
incentives being added
 "WHAT WAS RAISED? BOARD Of DIRECTORS? OR THE POSSIBILITY? 
(E) the board of directors, at its quarterly meeting, raised the possibility of adding
worker incentives
  CORRECT

4d · Answer

OA : E
A) the possibility of adding worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting
Modifier error

(B) the addition of worker incentives was raised as a possibility by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting
Modifier error

(C) added worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting as a possibility
Modifier error

(D) the board of directors raised at its quarterly meeting the possibility of  worker incentives being added 
adding worker incentives is more concise and better
(E) the board of directors, at its quarterly meeting, raised the possibility of adding worker incentives

sagarltl · Answer

carcass ,

I perfectly understand why option e is correct but i am curious about one thing,

if the option E was worded as:
" the board of directors raised at its quarterly meeting the possibility of adding worker incentives",
would it mean the same thing as the original option e? Does this change in placement of prepositional phrase bring any change?

chetan2u · Answer

Hi,
No it would not mean the same thing..
in its present shape without any commas separating the phrases, it illogically conveys that the board of directors that was raised at its quarterly meeting...

carcass · Answer

Chetan hits the nail on the haed

the board of directors = subject

raised= verb

at its quarterly meeting = from someone else at the meeting

and this does not any sense. at all

This is a really good question from the meaning standing point. GMAC questions can be eliminated almost in their entirely thanks meaning. For instance, I never memorized idioms, just a few, the most important.

That's is the key for SC.

Regards

sagarltl · Answer

Can we can conclude that the prepositional phrase " at its quarterly meeting" acts as a noun modifier and states where the subject raised the issue and it would be correct even if the modifier was not placed within the comma. And in the instance i gave, the phrase acts as a verb modifier and means where the board of directors was raised which make no sense.

carcass · Answer

The incidental phrase is there to give you more information than you need. If it is avoided the meaning is unchanged in its intent.

Hope this helps

regards

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