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15 Jan 2019, 07:05
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2001 proved to be the automaker's first losing year since 1992, when the company had lost $7.4 billion, which was primarily because of almost $7 billion in accounting charges.
(A) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, which was primarily because of
(B) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from
(C) when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily because of
(D) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, and that was primarily because of
(E) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from
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(A) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, which was primarily because of
(B) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from
(C) when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily because of
(D) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, and that was primarily because of
(E) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from
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15 Jan 2019, 07:56
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We can infer that Some automaker's company lost its money in 1992, we have some desctiptive infomation about its losses. Then this company also lost a lot of revenew in 2001, it was second time since 1992
(A) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, which was primarily because of
("when" correctly describes time period 1992, "which" cannot modify preceeding clause and present a reason, "had lost" is redundant, when we have clear indication of time period 1992, simple past tense will be enough)
(B) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from
("when" correctly describes time period 1992, "had lost" is redundant, when we have clear indication of time period 1992, simple past tense will be enough, v-ing modifier "resulting from" - modifies preceeding clause, and gives reason for this losses, doer of the action of resulting is not the company, we need to present the reason for whole preceeding clause, hence v-ing usage is incorrect)
(C) when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily because of
("when" correctly describes time period 1992, "lost" simple past tense fine, "because of" correctly represents reason for preceding clause, let's keep this answer so far)
(D) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, and that was primarily because of
(here "which" is wrong to modify time period and redundant, "and" //ism marker, but we don't have anything to be // to "that was", also ,+and starts new IC, we just simply need some desctriptive information-reason for preceeding calsue, so depentend clause would be good)
(E) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from
(same error as described "which" and "resulting")
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For more information about Past Perfect on GMAT Sentence Correction please see Mister Mike's explanation
For more information about Which Modifiers Sentence Correction please see Mister Ron's explanation
For more information about V-ing modifiers please see e-gmat explanation
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So (C) is the winner
General Discussion
15 Jan 2019, 09:18
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2001 proved to be the automaker's first losing year since 1992, when the company had lost $7.4 billion, which was primarily because of almost $7 billion in accounting charges.
(A) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, which was primarily because of --- The loss is just one event that happened in the accounting year under question and there is no other year in which loss was stated. Hence, there is no way we can use the past perfect. In addition, 'which' has a wrong referent in $7.4M.
(B) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from -- same tense error as in A; in addition 'resulting from' is the wrong usage. When something results from a cause, the cause has to have happened earlier than when the result happens and not when it happens concurrently.
(C) when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily because of ---the best choice
(D) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, and that was primarily because of --- We don't refer timelines with which.
(E) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from---same error as in D in addition to the wrong context of 'resulting from'.
(A) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, which was primarily because of --- The loss is just one event that happened in the accounting year under question and there is no other year in which loss was stated. Hence, there is no way we can use the past perfect. In addition, 'which' has a wrong referent in $7.4M.
(B) when the company had lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from -- same tense error as in A; in addition 'resulting from' is the wrong usage. When something results from a cause, the cause has to have happened earlier than when the result happens and not when it happens concurrently.
(C) when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily because of ---the best choice
(D) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, and that was primarily because of --- We don't refer timelines with which.
(E) which is when the company lost $7.4 billion, primarily resulting from---same error as in D in addition to the wrong context of 'resulting from'.
