Press Release

[stevefeiner5]

In their most recent press release, the new management stated that they plan to expand into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America.

A) their most recent press release, the new management stated that they plan to expand
B) its most recent press release, the new management stated that they plan to expand
C) its most recent press release, the new management stated that it plans on expanding
D) its most recent press release, the new management stated an intention to expand
E) its most recent press release, the new management stated their intention to expand

ABE are obvious because of pronouns but is there anything that separates C and D except the idiom?

Thanks,

Steve

[dianapaolasanchez]

I think that the correct answer is D, because C is very formal (that) is not necessary

[akhp77]

I am also confused over C and D.

D looks concise but "intention to expand" seems to be incorrect.

I will go with C.

[yogeshthehackologist]

IMO D.

It is concise and prefer to expand rather than -ing form.

[mschwrtz]

The only relevant difference is the idiom. "Plans on" is not idiomatic. "Plans to expand" would have been fine.

C's use of "stated that" is correct. Synonyms don't reliably take the same idioms (e.g., one forbids to, but prohibits from), but the synonyms "state" and "announce" allow the same couple of uses.

One can state/announce A NOUN ("He stated his intentions." "She announced her objections.").

One can state announce that A CLAUSE WITH ITS OWN SUBJECT ("He stated that he meant her no offense." "She announced that she would continue to watch his behavior carefully.").

Speaking of synonyms and idioms, notice that Standard Written English allows more uses of "declare" than of "announce" or "state." See page 151 of the Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction Strategy Guide for that one.