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Question
Unlike most severance packages, which require workers to stay until the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile company are eligible for its severance package even if they find a new job before they are terminated.
Option A:
the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile company are eligible for its severance package
Option B:
the last day they are scheduled to collect, workers are eligible for the automobile company’s severance package
Option C:
their last scheduled day to collect, the automobile company offers its severance package to workers
Option D:
their last scheduled day in order to collect, the automobile company’s severance package is available to workers
Option E:
the last day that they are scheduled to collect, the automobile company’s severance package is available to workers
Difficulty Level
MediumSolution
Option D is the correct answer.
Option Analysis
Concept tested: Comparisons
A) Incorrect comparison; Severance package vs Workers.
B) Same as A
C) Incorrect comparison; Severance package vs company
D) Correct Answer
E) Passive construction; “…last day that they are scheduled to..”
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