gaurav2m wrote:
Akurian wrote:
Option A is out for lack of clarity. It should be – cuts were made in. Eliminate
We can hold on to B and C right now. They look somewhat alike, so we can keep this for later.
Eliminate D and E for the wrong use of like.
Option C can be eliminated now for the use of those in. The intent here is that cuts were made to a category called nonsalary compensation such as allowances (for two things) – overseas assignments and club memberships.
Option B is the right answer – right use of preposition in and such as.
Hope this helps!
How can you think "such" is present in the sentence when in correct option it is not present?
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Bunuel wrote:
While the base salary for the top five officers of the company did not change from 1990 to 1991, cuts were made nonsalary compensation, as in allowances for overseas assignments and club memberships.
(A) cuts were made nonsalary compensation, as in
(B) cuts were made in such nonsalary compensation as
(C) cuts were made in such nonsalary compensation as those in
(D) cuts in nonsalary compensation were made in areas like
(E) there were cuts made in nonsalary compensation, in areas like
Option B: While the base salary for the top five officers of the company did not change from 1990 to 1991,
cuts were made in such nonsalary compensation as allowances for overseas assignments and club memberships.
Option C: While the base salary for the top five officers of the company did not change from 1990 to 1991,
cuts were made in such nonsalary compensation as those in allowances for overseas assignments and club memberships.
But writing B as
'While the base salary for the top five officers of the company did not change from 1990 to 1991,
cuts were made in nonsalary compensation such as allowances for overseas assignments and club memberships.'
looks better than
writing C as
'While the base salary for the top five officers of the company did not change from 1990 to 1991,
cuts were made in nonsalary compensation such as those in allowances for overseas assignments and club memberships.'
'allowances for overseas assignments' and 'club memberships' are examples of 'nonsalary compensation'.
Is it making sense.!!??
It makes sense for me completely.
Plus, "those" in C cannot refer back to "compensation" because the pronoun is for plural. Given that the "those" refers back to cuts, the clause means that cuts in allowance and club membership are compensation. It is non-sense.