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i also eliminated the choice on same line of thinking but ca you tell me is use of should correct convinced that + should acceptable

Hi oishik2910 ,

I know why you raised this question. :)

Convinced is not a subjunctive verb here.

That should rule is valid for subjunctive verbs.
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Clean B.

... X rather than Y , X and Y need to be parallel.

X is join (verb form)
Y should be attempt (verb form)

split into branch

- they should join

- they attempt
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The manager of the plastic fork factory tried to convince the unruly factory workers they should join forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempting to be contrary.

(A) they should join forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempting to be contrary.
(B) that they should join forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempt to be contrary.
(C) about joining forces to optimize production on the belt instead of attempting to be contrary.
(D) for the joining of forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempt to be contrary.
(E) to join forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempting to be contrary.

The manager of the plastic fork factory tried to convince the unruly factory workers that they should join forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempt to be contrary.

Correct answer must be (B)
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The manager of the plastic fork factory tried to convince the unruly factory workers they should join forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempting to be contrary.

(A) they should join forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempting to be contrary.
(B) that they should join forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempt to be contrary.
(C) about joining forces to optimize production on the belt instead of attempting to be contrary.
(D) for the joining of forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempt to be contrary.
(E) to join forces to optimize production on the belt rather than attempting to be contrary.

MANHATTAN REVIEW OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:



Convince about’ and ‘convince for’ are idiomatically incorrect. Eliminate C and D. The other issue in this sentence is parallel structure. The parallel structure is ‘join’ and ‘attempt’. A and E violate parallel structure. Choice B is the correct answer.
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