GMAT sentence correction - superia SC series - 1

 

Difficulty level : moderate

Main subject - Regan

Main verb - Met

Clue words - and - parallel ideas

Sentence analysis:

Regan met lewis and FAA to discuss  the strike and  the legal and political action to handle the strike.

Option A: "they" They refers to Regan+lewis +FAA or controllers.. The antecedent of the pronoun  unclear. Hence the sentence is ambiguous.

Eliminate A 

Option B: them refers to FAA + Lewis or controllers. The antecedent of the pronoun  unclear. Hence the sentence is ambiguous. Hence eliminate B

Option C: Handling - participle phrase. .. Use infinitive - to handle - That is a better option

Option D : Correct - 

Observer the sentence structure : to discuss X and Y

To discuss the strike and what legal and political.... to handle such an event.

Tip: X and Y can be noun or noun clauses

Option E: The necessity of what?.. sentence sounds wordy and convoluted. 

Option D is the answer.