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Although energy prices have tripled in the United States [#permalink]
 26 Aug 2005, 20:19
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Although energy prices have tripled in the United States over the last two years, research indicates few people to have significantly reduced the amount of driving they do, nor are they making fuel efficiency a priority when shopping for cars.
A.few people to have significantly reduced the amount of driving they do, nor are they making
B.few people having significantly reduced the amount of driving they do or made
C.that there are few people who have significantly reduced the amount of driving they do, nor having made
D.that few people have significantly reduced the amount of driving they do and are not making
E.that few people have significantly reduced the amount of driving they do or made
sorry guys, dnt have OA for this
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Re: SC: Fuel efficiency [#permalink]
26 Aug 2005, 20:31
Dont worry about not having the OA...Some people in this forum will smoke this bad boy up...
IMO clearly E, but you will have to wait for explanation...
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I chose E as well.
Research indicates THAT is correct. A & B gone.
C is wrong because "nor having made" is wordy.
D is wrong because "significantly" and "not making" are not parallel.
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I picked D. somehow thought the 'or made' in E didn't sound right. looking at it now, they both seem correct. whats the problem with D? change in tense??
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E Looks good.
Read it like this...
that few people
have significantly reduced the amount of driving they do
or (have) made.
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I would go for E as my answer.
A is awkward with the use of "to have significantly reduced'
B has the same problem with "having significantly reduced"
C 'there are' (few people) seems redundant in this passage
D By using 'making', the sentence is not parallel with 'reduced'
E is the best. It does not have redundant use of words, and is parallel
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E is the most idiomatic and paralled expression.
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