一道语法题，请帮忙解答

yvonne19831204

OG 上面的一道题，看完OG上的解释后还是不太明白，请各位帮忙解答！

As its sales of computer products have surpassed those of measuring instruments, the company has become increasingly willing to compete for the mass market sales they would in the past have conceded to rivals.

a. they would in the past have conceded to rivals
b. they would have conceded previously to their rivals
c.that in the past would have been conceded previously to rivals
d.it previously would have conceded to rivals in the past
e. it would in the past have conceded to rivals

The correct answer is E.
In my opinion, the company is the subject, I agree with the singular "it" . But put " it...." after the mass market sales without punctuation, it seems akward. I never see a sentence like this before.  I am kind of confused. I think the answer is c.

Anybody can help me?  Thanks!

stellapass

这个句子省略了that~~

bhchka

gmat的语法题目不能凭语感，也不能去判断哪个是正确的，而要去判断哪个是错误的，这一题你已经排除了AB选项，C中in the past 和previously 语义是重复的，D中同C一样，出现了两个语义重复的词，错，所以只能选E.

helio5

in the past 和 previously 意思重复
据说that所指的东西，即定语从句修饰的东西，在定语从句中做宾语时可以省略连词that

yvonne19831204

Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!