GWD 17-14

wangyi217

Whereas" and "although" are both correct. We can't choose between A and B on the basis of these words.

The reference of the pronoun "they" is unambiguous in both A and B. It refers both logically and grammatically to the subject of the preceding clause "lines." We can't choose between A and B on the basis of this word either.

What makes B wrong is the phrase: "as competing companies one day may be partners the next." The separation of "competing" from "one day" confuses the intended meaning. In A, "companies that compete one day may be partners the next" is clear and logical.

引自http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/79835-whereas-lines-competition-3.html

其实个人感觉逻辑含义上，although和whereas是有区别的

songlovegt

up

yzhao26

up

ivymxy

up

ivymxy

这道题选A！

1. whereas 和although 在这里都是对的

2. they也是没有歧义的，都指代lines

3.B错，是因为后半句 as competing companies one day may be partners the next. B把动词compete和one day分开，改变了强调的内容

原意是说某天在竞争的公司第二天可能就是合作伙伴，而B是 某天是竞争性公司在第二天可能是合作伙伴

4. 正如前面一个MM说的，the more established industries 没有歧异，the more 只能修饰established, 不同于more established industries,就会有歧义了。

lupisces

A.      as companies that compete one day may be partners the next.

我也同意选A

这个事致命的问题，B错

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