Another random SC question

[piyush]

Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.

I am confused between choice A and C. Can someone please explain?

Thanks,

[TheChakra]

Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.

A. lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
B. lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
C. lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
D. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
E. lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.

I am confused between choice A and C. Can someone please explain?

Thanks,

I will go for C. I think you will use "with" if it was built in e.g "lobby for xbox with hd-dvd". What is the actual answer?

[piyush]

I am trying to find out the correct answer. I have searched the internet and found both answers and threads with people debating either way.

The arguement given why choice A could be incorrect is that "with" should be used in constructions like: "Major League baseball lobbied with players ... OR I hit the ball with a bat".

The arguement given why choice C could be incorrect is that "lobbied for stadiums that had fewer seats" could mean that they are lobbying for stadiums that already exist and have fewer seats rather than for new stadiums to be built and for those stadiums to have fewer seats.

After spending so much time I am inclined towards A but when I first tried this problem I had chosen C.

Thanks,

[dbernst]

Piyush,

Please cite the complete source of any problem that you post. We are not permitted to comment on problems in which the source is unknown.

Thanks!

[piyush]

Hi Dan,

Sorry I don't know the original source of the question. I found this on the internet and this question has been posted on many websites such as scoretop, testmagic etc.

Thanks,

[AB]

Hi Piyush,

Answer is definately C. The reason for A being wrong is

'With' if not used as a preposition generally modifies the verb, some examples made on fly though may not sound that good, but solve the purpose

Piyush pushes the ball with the bat. Here in this sentence 'with the bat' modifies the verb 'pushes' not 'the ball'.

Moreover, I can lobby for the existing stadium. Please see the link
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lobby

Regards
Aishwary