Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains, announced that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed.
A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed.
Violates rules of indirect speech ; use of will is wrong
B. it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales
pronoun 'which' is ambiguous ; refers to stores or 1/4 stores ?
C. it was closing
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A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed.
Violates rules of indirect speech ; use of will is wrong
B. it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales
pronoun 'which' is ambiguous ; refers to stores or 1/4 stores ?
C. it was closing
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