{"id":34660,"date":"2021-10-24T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=34660"},"modified":"2021-12-03T15:41:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T10:11:45","slug":"the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"[GMAT OG Solution] The odds are about 4 to 1 against surviving a takeover offer&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">A <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read <\/span><\/span>\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll look at the solution to this GMAT Official Guide sentence correction question &#8211;  <strong>The odds are about 4 to 1 against surviving a takeover offer, and many business consultants therefore advise <u>that a company\u2019s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse<\/u> to take calls from likely corporate raiders.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have analyzed the 5 answer choices and arrived at the correct choice through 3 steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Meaning analysis<\/li><li>Error analysis<\/li><li>Answer choice analysis<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"0-general-information-on-gmat-og-sc-question-\"><strong>General information on GMAT OG SC question<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ub_styled_list \" id=\"ub_styled_list-79f94074-894d-4c36-84fb-1474651333b4\"><ul class=\"fa-ul\"><li>Difficulty level \u2013 Medium<\/li><li>65% of people got this question correct.<\/li><li>The average time taken to correctly answer this question \u2013 1:49<\/li><li>Sessions \u2013 2458<\/li><li>Source &#8211; GMAT Official Guide [Pre-2000]<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-7a6292b3-68e3-413e-9cfa-4e9c14940169\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\"\n                    data-initiallyshow=\"true\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header\">\n                    <div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-title\">Here is an outline of the article: <\/div><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-toggle\">\n                        <div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-toggle\">\n                        &nbsp;[<a class=\"ub_table-of-contents-toggle-link\" href=\"#\">hide<\/a>]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column \"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#0-general-information-on-gmat-og-sc-question-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General information on GMAT OG SC question<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#1-11-question-the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.1 Question &#8211; The odds are about 4 to 1 against surviving a takeover offer&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#2-12-meaning-analysis\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.2&nbsp;Meaning Analysis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#5-13-error-analysis\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.3 Error Analysis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#6-14-answer-choice-analysis-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.4 Answer Choice Analysis &nbsp;<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#7-a-that-a-company%E2%80%99s-first-line-of-defense-in-eluding-offers-like-these-be-to-even-refuse-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A. that a company\u2019s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#8-b-that-a-company%E2%80%99s-first-line-of-defense-in-eluding-such-offers-be-to-refuse-even-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B: that a company\u2019s first line of defense in eluding such offers be to refuse even<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#9-c-a-company-defending-itself-against-offers-of-this-kind-that-as-a-first-line-of-defense-they-should-even-refuse-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C. a company defending itself against offers of this kind that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#10-d-companies-which-are-defending-themselves-against-such-an-offer-that-as-a-first-line-of-defense-they-should-even-refuse-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D. companies which are defending themselves against such an offer that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#11-e-that-the-first-line-of-defense-for-a-company-who-is-eluding-offers-like-these-is-the-refusal-even-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E. that the first line of defense for a company who is eluding offers like these is the refusal even<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\/#12-15-takeaways\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.5 Takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-11-question-the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer\">1.1 Question &#8211; The odds are about 4 to 1 against surviving a takeover offer&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The odds are about 4 to 1 against surviving a takeover offer, and many business consultants therefore advise <u>that a company\u2019s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse<\/u> to take calls from likely corporate raiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<em>Refer to the GMAT Official Guide for options]<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2-12-meaning-analysis\">1.2&nbsp;Meaning Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"3-121-sentence-structure-\"><span style=\"color:#165671\" class=\"has-inline-color\">1.2.1 Sentence Structure<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer-1024x294.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34663\" width=\"578\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer-1024x294.png 1024w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer-768x220.png 768w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-odds-are-about-4-to-1-against-surviving-a-takeover-offer.png 1087w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"4-122-meaning-\"><span style=\"color:#165671\" class=\"has-inline-color\">1.2.2 Meaning<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The sentence starts by saying that the chances of getting past a takeover offer are very slim. As a result, many business consultants suggest that a company should not even accept calls from those companies that may present such offers. Not accepting such calls has been identified as the first line of defense in avoiding the takeover offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"5-13-error-analysis\">1.3 Error Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><strong>Modifier Error<\/strong>: The adverb \u201c<em>even<\/em>\u201d has been used to modify the action \u201c<em>to take calls<\/em>\u201d as the sentence intends to say that a company should not \u201ceven accept calls\u201d from \u201c<em>likely corporate raiders<\/em>\u201d. So, \u201ceven\u201d must be placed right before \u201c<em>to take calls<\/em>\u201d. The placement of this modifier in this choice is incorrect.<em><\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&nbsp;<strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>This sentence uses the trigger word \u201c<em>advise<\/em>\u201d that calls for the usage of either the subjunctive&nbsp;verb or a \u2018to verb\u2019 phrase. This sentence correctly uses the subjunctive verb \u201c<em>be<\/em>\u201d for the subject \u201c<em>a company\u2019s first line of defense<\/em>\u201d.<br>&nbsp;<\/li><li>GMAT does not consider the use of \u201c<em>like<\/em>\u201d to present examples anymore. There are&nbsp;a few newer official questions in which \u201c<em>like<\/em>\u201d has been used to present examples in the correct sentence. This is a very old question, and some may say that the use of \u201c<em>like<\/em>\u201d is incorrect in this sentence.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"6-14-answer-choice-analysis-\">1.4 Answer Choice Analysis &nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"7-a-that-a-company%E2%80%99s-first-line-of-defense-in-eluding-offers-like-these-be-to-even-refuse-\"><strong>A. that a company\u2019s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"6-that-a-company%E2%80%99s-first-line-of-defense-in-eluding-offers-like-these-be-to-even-refuse-incorrect-this-choice-is-incorrect-for-the-modifier-error-identified-in-the-original-sentence\"><span style=\"color:red\"><span style=\"color:red\"><strong>Incorrect: <\/strong><\/span><\/span>This choice is incorrect for the Modifier Error identified in the original sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"8-b-that-a-company%E2%80%99s-first-line-of-defense-in-eluding-such-offers-be-to-refuse-even-\"><strong>B: that a company\u2019s first line of defense in eluding such offers be to refuse even <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"6-that-a-company%E2%80%99s-first-line-of-defense-in-eluding-offers-like-these-be-to-even-refuse-incorrect-this-choice-is-incorrect-for-the-modifier-error-identified-in-the-original-sentence\"><span style=\"color:green\"><strong>Correct<\/strong>: <\/span>This choice corrects the modifier error of the original sentence. It also uses the precise expression \u201csuch offers\u201d to convey the intended meaning clearly. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"9-c-a-company-defending-itself-against-offers-of-this-kind-that-as-a-first-line-of-defense-they-should-even-refuse-\"><strong>C. a company defending itself against offers of this kind that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:red\"><strong>Incorrect<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Structure Error<\/strong>: The structure of this sentence is ungrammatical. If the verb \u201cadvise\u201d is to be followed by the subjunctive verb, then the correct structure is \u27f6 advise + that + a company\u2019s first line of defense (subject) + be (subjunctive verb). &nbsp;This choice certainly violates this structure.<br><\/li><li><strong>Verb Error<\/strong>: The subjunctive verb does not include the verb \u201cshould\u201d.<br><\/li><li><strong>Modifier Error<\/strong>: This choice repeats the modifier error identified in Choice A.<br><\/li><li><strong>Pronoun Error<\/strong>: This choice uses the plural pronoun \u201c<em>they<\/em>\u201d to refer to the singular noun \u201c<em>a company<\/em>\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"10-d-companies-which-are-defending-themselves-against-such-an-offer-that-as-a-first-line-of-defense-they-should-even-refuse-\"><strong>D. companies which are defending themselves against such an offer that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:red\">Incorrect<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color:red\">:<\/span> This choice repeats the first three errors of Choice C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"11-e-that-the-first-line-of-defense-for-a-company-who-is-eluding-offers-like-these-is-the-refusal-even-\"><strong>E. that the first line of defense for a company who is eluding offers like these is the refusal even<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:red\"><strong>Incorrect<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><strong>Modifier Error<\/strong>: The noun modifier \u201c<em>who<\/em>\u201d is used to modify humans. This choice should use the noun modifier \u201c<em>that<\/em>\u201d to modify \u201c<em>company<\/em>\u201d.<br><\/li><li><strong>Verb Error<\/strong>: The use of the trigger word \u201c<em>advise<\/em>\u201d calls for the use of the subjunctive verb. But this choice uses the simple present tense singular verb \u201c<em>is<\/em>\u201d. This usage is incorrect.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"12-15-takeaways\">1.5 Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Trigger words require the use of subjunctive verbs that must be used in a proper grammatical structure.<\/li><li>The placement of a modifier must be correct to logically modify the entity that it is meant to modify.<\/li><li>A pronoun must agree in number with its logical antecedent.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Planning to take the GMAT?<\/strong> We can give you access to quality online content to prepare. 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