serGINho Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 2372 The cost of producing sneakers in Country X, which does not have an extensive union labor system, is ten percent less than Country Y, which has. (A) Country Y, which has (B) in Country Y, which has an extensive union labor system © it is in Country Y, which has (D) it has been in Country Y, which has (E) Country Y is, which has an extensive union labor system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbull Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 The cost of producing sneakers in Country X, which does not have an extensive union labor system, is ten percent less than Country Y, which has. (A) Country Y, which has (B) in Country Y, which has an extensive union labor system © it is in Country Y, which has (D) it has been in Country Y, which has (E) Country Y is, which has an extensive union labor system Serge , ( I ASSUME THAT THE OPTION AFTER WHICH HAS IS INCOMPLETE IN EACH OPTION ) What is being compared ? The cost in X to cost in country Y Make it simple The cost of producing sneakers in country X is less than cost of producing sneakers in country Y a) wrong comparison The cost of producing X in Y is less than Z where y and Z are countries Wrong e) wrong comparison b) The cost of producing in country X is compared with cost in country Y We need to compare cost of production with the cost of production Eliminate B Between D and C We are talking about a fact , fact as a generalization . Hence we do not need present perfect Eliminate D imo C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikram_k51 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 The cost of producing sneakers in Country X, which does not have an extensive union labor system, is ten percent less than Country Y, which has. (A) Country Y, which has------->Wrong comparison,'cost of producing' is compared to 'country y' (B) in Country Y, which has an extensive union labor system------>ok © it is in Country Y, which has------>the sentence does n ot seem to be complete (D) it has been in Country Y, which has----------->'it has been' is not correct (E) Country Y is, which has an extensive union labor system----->Wrong Comparison,same as A B and C are close,nontheless I will go with B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_into_wild Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 option C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_into_wild Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 The cost of producing sneakers in Country X, which does not have an extensive union labor system, is ten percent less than Country Y, which has. (A) Country Y, which has------->Wrong comparison,'cost of producing' is compared to 'country y' (B) in Country Y, which has an extensive union labor system------>ok © it is in Country Y, which has------>the sentence does n ot seem to be complete (D) it has been in Country Y, which has----------->'it has been' is not correct (E) Country Y is, which has an extensive union labor system----->Wrong Comparison,same as A B and C are close,nontheless I will go with B which has an extensive union labor system can be clearly replaced by which has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john333 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 We can use "which has" correctly if has/have is an auxiliary verb in the previous clause. So the sentence correctly uses "which has". We do require IT for proper comparison. Between C & D present perfect is not required so this all leaves us with C as the correct option. Comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbull Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 which has an extensive union labor system can be clearly replaced by which has. But the sentence is incomplete RT? Please explain I am lost !!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikram_k51 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 which has an extensive union labor system can be clearly replaced by which has. Hey going by the same logic can't we replace 'than it is in' with 'than in'. 'It is' is understood,ain't it?:hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john333 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 B&B, Though you had asked lost to put in some light I thought Itoo shall pitch in with my line of thought. Look at these sentences: She has eaten more sugar than I have. Now in the latter part of the sentence we can use HAVE as it is the auxiliary verb in the former part. Now look at this sentence: She has more shirts than I do. Now we can not use have in place of "do" coz "has" is not the auxiliary verb here. SO such constructions are complete when we just repeat the verb and replace it with do/have/has. Comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbull Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 B&B, Though you had asked lost to put in some light I thought Itoo shall pitch in with my line of thought. Look at these sentences: She has eaten more sugar than I have. Now in the latter part of the sentence we can use HAVE as it is the auxiliary verb in the former part. Now look at this sentence: She has more shirts than I do. Now we can not use have in place of "do" coz "has" is not the auxiliary verb here. SO such constructions are complete when we just repeat the verb and replace it with do/have/has. Comments? agree My question is omitting labor system ??? Is it justified ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzi Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 My pick is C. I think that we compare the cost in X to the cost in Y. The cost of producing sneakers in Country X, which does not have an extensive union labor system, is ten percent less than Country Y, which has (A) Country Y, which has the cost vs. country Y ---> out (B) in Country Y, which has an extensive union labor system ---> 'an extensive...' is repeated. © it is in Country Y, which has --> 'it' takes 'the cost', 'in country X' is parallel to ' in country Y' (D) it has been in Country Y, which has ---> no sense to use a present perfect. (E) Country Y is, which has an extensive union labor system ---> the cost vs. country Y --- out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzi Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 (B) in Country Y, which has an extensive union labor system------>ok It does not compare the cost in X and in Y. or the cost is understood before In country Y. I agree with you that C does not complete the whole sentence though. © it is in Country Y, which has------>the sentence does n ot seem to be complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikram_k51 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 The cost of producing sneakers in Country X, which does not have an extensive union labor system, is ten percent less than Country Y, which has. (A) Country Y, which has (B) in Country Y, which has an extensive union labor system © it is in Country Y, which has (D) it has been in Country Y, which has (E) Country Y is, which has an extensive union labor system My question is : If in A or C or D "which has an extensive union labor system" can be replaced by "which has" then why can't "it is in" in C be replaced by "in" as in B. If so,what is wrong with B? What is the OA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serGINho Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 the oa is C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzi Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 the oa is C cooooool!:tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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