corporate welfare

[jgranchi]

CAT Question:
Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools while critics denounce the tax breaks as corporate welfare that helps some localities but weakens the national economy.
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Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
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Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving to be vital economic development tools
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Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
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Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving vital economic development tools
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Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider the tax breaks to be vital economic development tools

My Question: The answer choice is D, and that is what I guessed by ruling out all others. However, it seems like a fragment, or that it says ...prevent them from moving vital economic business development tools. I meant the vital economic tools are not moving :)

[NIKESH_PAHUJA]

the best idiom in this situation is

consider x y

and thats what is used in correct answer

CAT Question:
Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools while critics denounce the tax breaks as corporate welfare that helps some localities but weakens the national economy.
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Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
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Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving to be vital economic development tools
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Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
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Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving vital economic development tools
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Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider the tax breaks to be vital economic development tools

My Question: The answer choice is D, and that is what I guessed by ruling out all others. However, it seems like a fragment, or that it says ...prevent them from moving vital economic business development tools. I meant the vital economic tools are not moving :)

[StaceyKoprince]

It isn't a fragment, but I agree that it is seriously awkwardly constructed. It could be read in a different way than it is intended to read.

But it is the best of what we've got, so we're stuck with it. :)

[anoo.anand]

in option D

could you please let us know using:

consider x y


what exactly is X and what is Y ??

Thanks

[RonPurewal]

in option D

could you please let us know using:

consider x y


what exactly is X and what is Y ??

Thanks

x = tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving

y = vital economic development tools

but... yeah, this correct answer is too horribly awkward / difficult to read. we're going to change this problem, somehow, pretty soon.

[divineacclivity]

The only difference between B & D options is "consider ..... to be". So, I chose B over D thinking "consider ... to be" is not utterly wrong and it does make the sentence a little clearer to understand. Isn't that right?

Secondly, there are no commas in the entire sentence. Isn't a comma required anywhere?
Even if this question is to be changed or something, could experts still help me add commas to any one of the sentences for my better understanding on comma usage?

thank you very much in advance.

[tim]

OFFICIALLY CORRECT ANSWERS ARE CORRECT!
do not question officially correct answers!
far too many students on this forum make the mistake of questioning the correct answers; please note that doing so is a complete waste of your time and effort. i.e., exactly 0% of the time that you spend posting "isn't this official answer wrong?" is productive, and exactly 100% of that time is wasted.

"is this correct?" is never a productive question to ask about a correct answer. the answer is always yes.
"is this wrong?" / "is this X type of error?" is never a productive question to ask about a correct answer. the answer is always no.

instead, the questions you should be asking about correct official answers, if you don't understand them, are:
"why is this correct?"
"how does this work?"
"what understanding am i lacking that i need to understand this choice?"

this is a small, but hugely significant, change to your way of thinking.
you will suddenly find it much easier to understand the format, style, and conventions of the official problems if you retire the idea that they might be wrong.

[v_prbk]

Between D & E I have a doubt. D says 'supporters consider' & E says 'supporters of tax breaks'. How do I know in D whether the supporters are supporters of tax break or some other supporters at large.

Please explain

[jlucero]

Between D & E I have a doubt. D says 'supporters consider' & E says 'supporters of tax breaks'. How do I know in D whether the supporters are supporters of tax break or some other supporters at large.

Please explain

It's actually necessary though to keep the sentence parallel:

(E) Supporters of tax breaks consider the tax breaks X while critics denounce the tax breaks as Y.

vs

(D) Supporters consider tax breaks X while critics denounce the tax breaks as Y.

It's quite clear that the supporters and critics are supporters/critics of the tax breaks. But since the second, non-underlined portion of the sentence has "critics denounce the tax breaks", you don't want to say "supporters (of the tax breaks) consider the tax breaks"

If the second part of the sentence said "critics of the tax breaks", then you'd be right to choose E.