why B is wrong?

i think in D use of infinitive is awkward.
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense should be followed by -ing.

This is cause and effect reasoning.

cause (X) - the tax imposed
effect (y) - reduce in cigarette sales.

X --> Y

To strengthen, you have to eliminate alternate causes that can lead to Y.
This is done by B, which states that increased awareness did not lead to reduced sales.

hi ashish.jere, i think the point we missed he is "serious crime" argument is about "serious crime" , but the author concluded by saying most crimes takes place in between 3pm and 6pm. So smart "GMAT test makers" has deployed a trap in the name of (C) for those who didn...

In the United States, while the number of foreign-born residents and their children is higher than ever, the percentage of the population they represent is not, in 1910 this group made up 35 percent of the population when compared to 20 percent in 2000 . A. population when compared to 20 percent in...

Hi mangipudi, i see your problem. well, in most this case, i would go with "Meaning" of the sentence. If you see your question no:1 1. The physical structure of the new hard disk enables[i] it to store data up to 1TB; mega-data, however, cannot be stored because its size is too big to be s...

Twice is always used for comparison. For example, USA has roughly twice as many people as India (does). Whereas, double is mostly used as adjective/noun/participle The number of people flying first class on domestic flights rose sharply in 1990 , doubling the increase of the previous year. doubling ...

i like Ron's explanation abt this topic in the following link
og-verbal-review-54-t1644.html

Question,

How to take the meaning of this sentence?

Does the scientists discovered both the behaviour of scrub jay?

Is this the right way of forming a sentence?

This is the classical comparison issue. A recent United States Census Bureau report shows that there are more than three times as many households where the children and grandchildren are living in their grandparents' home as compared to households where the grandparents are living in their children'...

CORRECT! But you also have to concentrate on question. However, to update the plant to use newer, cleaner methods would be so expensive that the plant will close unless it receives the tax break it has requested. In order to prevent a major increase in local unemployment, the Hazelton government is ...

Take a look @ this link for So as to idiom. http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/manhattan-sc-guide-has-an-incorrect-idiom-t2566.html C - out enough to - proper idiom enough to Correct Usage: The Kid was not tall enough to go on to the ride. Incorrect Usage: The Kid was short enough not to go on the ...

Take a look @ this

post27458.html#p27458

being overworked - here represents verb isn't it?

their being overworked -

their - nurses
being overworked - verb

To make more sense,

The nurses went on strike to protest nurses being overworked.

how can "being overworked." be noun here..

please shed some lights

Take a look @ this

pronoun-problems-t3712.html

This really a good question, this is clearly a 3:2 split, A, B has couple of issues, 1) "a lowering of employment rates " is wordy compared to falling employment rates. Also the former introduces a bit of passive voice. 2) "people to cut consumer spending" - people and consumer a...