Sentence Correction

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Ok here is the question:

Forced to cut back their stock, automobile dealers in the area have cut prices; their pick-up trucks have been priced to sell, and they are.
A)
B) are priced to sell, and they have
C) are priced to sell, and they do
D) are being priced to sell, and have
E) had been priced to sell, and they have

I have the answer key but the explanation given in the book is too short, and I am unable to understand anything from it. So please try to elaborate your reasoning.

Forced to cut back their stock, automobile dealers in the area have cut prices; their pick-up trucks have been priced to sell, and they are.
A)
B) are priced to sell, and they have
C) are priced to sell, and they do
D) are being priced to sell, and have
E) had been priced to sell, and they have


the question has an eclipsed verb.... now think

are priced to sell, they do ........ ( sell)
are priced to sell, they have ....sell ..makes no sense

same for rest options!!

ronniecoleman wrote:Forced to cut back their stock, automobile dealers in the area have cut prices; their pick-up trucks have been priced to sell, and they are.
A)
B) are priced to sell, and they have
C) are priced to sell, and they do
D) are being priced to sell, and have
E) had been priced to sell, and they have


the question has an eclipsed verb.... now think

are priced to sell, they do ........ ( sell)
are priced to sell, they have ....sell ..makes no sense

same for rest options!!

Thanks dude. Got it!

Why would (E) be incorrect? (E) may sound weird, but I would still like to have a good explanation.

gmatman1 wrote:Why would (E) be incorrect? (E) may sound weird, but I would still like to have a good explanation.

Past perfect "had been" and Present perfect "Have (sell)" can never co-exist

Both have different meaning

past perfect- Action is past of the past

Present perfect-may have started in the past but continues to the present

Past perfect and simple past do co-exist and live in harmony

iamcste wrote:

gmatman1 wrote:Why would (E) be incorrect? (E) may sound weird, but I would still like to have a good explanation.

Past perfect "had been" and Present perfect "Have (sell)" can never co-exist

Both have different meaning

past perfect- Action is past of the past

Present perfect-may have started in the past but continues to the present

Past perfect and simple past do co-exist and live in harmony

Sounds like a good explanation! Thank you!