GMAT Practice Question for January 19th

There are numerous products in order that they might use to seal a bottle of wine, including a cork, a screwcap, and a newly released item called the Vino-Lok that combines the elegance of a cork with the practicality of a screwcap.

in order that they might use to seal a bottle of wine, including a cork, a screwcap, and a

that are used to seal a bottle of wine, including a cork, a screwcap, and a

so as they might use to seal a bottle of wine, including a cork, a screwcap, and a

so that there could be used to seal a bottle of wine, including a cork, a screwcap, and a

such that they could use to seal a bottle of wine, including a cork, a screwcap, and a

Correct!

Incorrect!

In the original sentence, the underlined pronoun "they" does not have a clear antecedent, so (A) can be eliminated. A vertical scan reveals that (C) and (E) contain the same error. These choices can be eliminated as well.

Compare the two remaining choices, (B) and (D). (D) can be eliminated because it uses awkward language: "so that there could be used" is not, as the GMAT requires, clear and concise. Hence, (B) is correct because it fixes the pronoun issue and uses language adroitly.

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GMAT Practice Question for January 19th

There are numerous products in order that they might use to seal a bottle of wine, including a cork, a screwcap, and a newly released item called the Vino-Lok that combines the elegance of a cork with the practicality of a screwcap.

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GMAT Practice Question for January 19th

There are numerous products in order that they might use to seal a bottle of wine, including a cork, a screwcap, and a newly released item called the Vino-Lok that combines the elegance of a cork with the practicality of a screwcap.

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