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What brought the automobile company back from the verge of bankruptcy shortly after the Second World War was a special, governmentally sanctioned price increase allowed during a period of wage and price controls.
(A) What brought
(B) The thing that brought
(C) That which brought
(D) Bringing
(E) What has brought
(A) What brought
(B) The thing that brought
(C) That which brought
(D) Bringing
(E) What has brought
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Shortly after World War II, the Ford Motor Company was on the verge of bankruptcy. New management, brought in by Henry Ford 2d, did much to save the company.
But the key to Ford's salvation was not in management; it was in a special, governmentally sanctioned price increase, allowed during a period of blanket wage and price controls. Since then, Ford has prospered, returning to the nation billions of dollars in taxes. More importantly, it now employs over 500,000 people in the United States alone.
Choice A is best. The verb tense is correct and the pronoun what refers most concisely and idiomatically to the noun increase. It may help to imagine a simplified version of the sentence and substitute the other answer choices for "The price increase was what brought..." Both B and C are unnecessarily word, and C is awkward and unidiomatic. Both D and E are faulty in tense; Bringing suggests an ongoing condition and is incompatible with an action that was completed shortly after the Second World War. Similarly, has brought indicates action that continues up to the present; the past tense brought is needed to parallel was.
Shortly after World War II, the Ford Motor Company was on the verge of bankruptcy. New management, brought in by Henry Ford 2d, did much to save the company.
But the key to Ford's salvation was not in management; it was in a special, governmentally sanctioned price increase, allowed during a period of blanket wage and price controls. Since then, Ford has prospered, returning to the nation billions of dollars in taxes. More importantly, it now employs over 500,000 people in the United States alone.
Choice A is best. The verb tense is correct and the pronoun what refers most concisely and idiomatically to the noun increase. It may help to imagine a simplified version of the sentence and substitute the other answer choices for "The price increase was what brought..." Both B and C are unnecessarily word, and C is awkward and unidiomatic. Both D and E are faulty in tense; Bringing suggests an ongoing condition and is incompatible with an action that was completed shortly after the Second World War. Similarly, has brought indicates action that continues up to the present; the past tense brought is needed to parallel was.
08 Jun 2016, 10:15
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To understand why what has is not correct would depend on understanding he structure of sentence....
"What brought the automobile company back from the verge of bankruptcy shortly after the Second World War" is a NOUN clause and is the SUBJECT of the sentence.
This is the better way to use a noun clause as the SUBJECT
And second and stronger reason is TENSE..
Even if we say the structure can be correct, the tense HAS does not go well with WAS used in later half
"What brought the automobile company back from the verge of bankruptcy shortly after the Second World War" is a NOUN clause and is the SUBJECT of the sentence.
This is the better way to use a noun clause as the SUBJECT
And second and stronger reason is TENSE..
Even if we say the structure can be correct, the tense HAS does not go well with WAS used in later half
06 Oct 2021, 06:19
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Dear Friends,
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
Concepts tested here: Pronouns + Verb Forms + Tenses + Awkwardness/Redundancy
• The simple past tense is used to refer to events that concluded in the past.
• The present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is used to describe events that concluded in the past but continue to affect the present.
A: Correct. This answer choice correctly uses the simple past tense verb “brought” to refer to an action that concluded in the past. Further, Option A is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
B: Trap. This answer choice uses the needlessly wordy phrase “The thing that brought”, leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
C: This answer choice uses the needlessly wordy phrase “That which averted”, leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
D: This answer choice incorrectly uses the present participle ("verb+ing" – “Bringing” in this sentence) to refer to an event that concluded in the past; please remember, the simple past tense is used to refer to events that concluded in the past.
E: This answer choice incorrectly uses the present perfect tense verb phrase “has brought” to refer to an action that concluded in the past; please remember, the simple past tense is used to refer to events that concluded in the past, and the present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is used to describe events that concluded in the past but continue to affect the present.
Hence, A is the best answer choice.
To understand the concept of "Simple Tenses" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
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Concepts tested here: Pronouns + Verb Forms + Tenses + Awkwardness/Redundancy
• The simple past tense is used to refer to events that concluded in the past.
• The present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is used to describe events that concluded in the past but continue to affect the present.
A: Correct. This answer choice correctly uses the simple past tense verb “brought” to refer to an action that concluded in the past. Further, Option A is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
B: Trap. This answer choice uses the needlessly wordy phrase “The thing that brought”, leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
C: This answer choice uses the needlessly wordy phrase “That which averted”, leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
D: This answer choice incorrectly uses the present participle ("verb+ing" – “Bringing” in this sentence) to refer to an event that concluded in the past; please remember, the simple past tense is used to refer to events that concluded in the past.
E: This answer choice incorrectly uses the present perfect tense verb phrase “has brought” to refer to an action that concluded in the past; please remember, the simple past tense is used to refer to events that concluded in the past, and the present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is used to describe events that concluded in the past but continue to affect the present.
Hence, A is the best answer choice.
To understand the concept of "Simple Tenses" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
