Apoorv000123 wrote:
GMATNinjaCould anyone please clarify when I should prefer "verb + in + noun" (increase in temperature) to "ing + noun" (increasing temp)?
I was sure in this case we should use the latter, ding!
There is another official question (
Noting that the federal reserve had raised... - GC not allowing me to post hyperlinks yet) that basically tests this very concept - and now I'm left utterly confused.
In the above question (the Federal Reserve one I mean), how come the ing + noun structure creates a logical meaning whereas in this question (the question against this thread) the verb + in + noun structure conveys the logical meaning? And I'm fairly certain that the two structures are not interchangeable - so meaning-wise how to figure out which structure to go with?
TIA!
Regards
Apoorv
Unfortunately there aren't any clear-cut rules for this sort of thing. It just comes down to emphasis: do you want to emphasize the change itself (i.e. a distinct rise or increase in temperature or interest rates), or do you want to emphasize the changing nature of the temperature (or interest rates or whatever)? The latter might emphasize that the thing is still in flux, while the former might emphasize a discrete change or "jump" in level.
But that's an awfully subtle distinction, so trying to invent a general rule for this probably won't help. You're better off looking for other decision points first and then using something like this as a last resort.
For example, in the Federal Reserve question (
https://gmatclub.com/forum/noting-that- ... 75249.html), (C) and (D) can be eliminated right away because of subject-verb agreement issues. Choice (E) has some confusing pronouns, so we're already leaning towards (B).
It also probably makes more sense to refer to rising interest in general, as opposed to a single, discrete
rise in interest rates. That gives us one more small vote in favor of (B), but basing your decision solely on that minor difference is a bad idea. Again, there are no clear-cut rules that will allow you to quickly and easily pick one over the other, sadly.
As for this question, check out our full explanation
here, if you haven't already.
I hope that helps!
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