Sentence Completion question POLL

<p>Although it stayed in business for several months, the company was actually ____ and met its financial obligations only by engaging in ____ activities.</p>

<p>A. Insolvent… fraudulent
B. bankrupt… charitable</p>

<p>Go nuts.</p>

<p>It is
def a.</p>

<p>Seems like it’s A.</p>

<p>The “although” seems to imply that while the business was open for several months, something fishy was going on, and insolvent/fraudulent fits the bill. The second blank has a negative connotation, and “charitable” isn’t negative, while “fraudulent” is.</p>

<p>^agree w/ Unoriginal</p>

<p>Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>

<p>A</p>

<p>A company that is bankrupt isn’t still in business, and charitable activities
don’t help a company stay in business.</p>

<p>Insolvent = bankrupt . No?</p>

<p>Yes, but charitable ≠ fraudulent.</p>

<p>This is debatable…</p>

<p>A… look at it logically, not by the exact letter of definitions. A makes far more sense than B.</p>

<p>Actually, I sorta vaguely remember this from somewhere… was it the blue book?</p>

<p>Definitely A lol. It’s just amusing.</p>

<p>A for sure.</p>

<p>It’s A. B doesn’t make sense.</p>