Sentence Correction
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题目：
Despite recent increases in sales and cash flow that have propelled automobile companies' common stocks to new highs, several industry analysts expect automakers, in order to conserve cash, to set dividends more conservatively than they were.
选项:
A、to set dividends more conservatively than they were
B、to set dividends more conservatively than they have been
C、to be more conservative than they have been in setting dividends
D、that they will be more conservative than they were in setting dividends
E、that they will be more conservative than they have been to set dividends
答案:
C
提问：
请老师帮忙解释以下B与C的区别。曼哈顿RON的解释如下（但是看不太懂）：let me have a go at it, in simpler language:
whenever you use a parallel structure with omitted/elided words, the EXACT omitted word(s) MUST be present, IN PARALLEL STRUCTURE, elsewhere in the sentence. this means in exactly the same form - no alterations, no tense changes, no nothing.
this kills choice (b). that choice ends with "...than they have been", which omits a participle: in other words, it's actually "...than they have been ______", where the ______ is clearly seen to be setting (dividends).
since the EXACT WORD setting doesn't appear anywhere else in this sentence, the sentence is incorrect.
by contrast, choice (c) is a-ok on this point. this choice also contains "...than they have been (__________)", where the parallel concept, "(more) conservative", actually appears elsewhere in the sentence.说是忽略了分词setting。啥意思？不懂……
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