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Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
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"Fewer" seats.Eliminate B,D,E.
Between A and C I chose C..Cynics charge that...lobbied for stadiums that
Please explain why A is the correct answer
A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
OA:
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"Fewer" seats.Eliminate B,D,E.
Between A and C I chose C..Cynics charge that...lobbied for stadiums that
Please explain why A is the correct answer
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21 Oct 2009, 02:04
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A is correct.
In C, "lobbied for stadiums that had" suggests that XYZ lobbied only for stadiums that had fewer seats and..... 'that' restricts the stadiums.
In C, "lobbied for stadiums that had" suggests that XYZ lobbied only for stadiums that had fewer seats and..... 'that' restricts the stadiums.
30 Oct 2009, 19:36
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Isn't the author trying to convey that MLB lobbied only for stadiums having fewer seats? Why would the cynics charge if that had not been the case?
