Thanks mitzi. TM is an amazing forum because of amazing Earthlings like you
One more question TMians (am not supposed to post the question here, still i found some link to this thread)
The Baldrick Manufacturing Company has for several years followed a policy aimed at decreasing operating costs and improving the efficiency of its distribution system.
A) aimed at decreasing operating costs and improving
B) aimed at the decreasing of operating costs and to improve
C) aiming at the decreasing of operating costs and improving
D) the aim of which is the decreasing of operating costs and improving
E) with the aim to decrease operating costs and to improve
Removing
ellipsis, 'The Baldrick Manufacturing Company has for several years followed a policy
which was aimed at decreasing operating costs'. Since aimed at modifies policy which is an object, we use '-ed form'. Hence it is reduced to 'aimed at'
Second part of the sentence, 'improving the efficiency of its distribution system' Here we cannot write '
which was aimed at improving the efficiency of its system', since 'its' does not refer to policy.
'Efficiency of the company's distribution system is improved by the policy'. Here 'improve' modifies distribution system which is the subject, we use '-ing form'. Hence 'improving'.
By this logic, i find A as the correct answer.
Any thoughts?
Thanks a ton in advance...