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 04 Oct 2004, 02:58
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Despite the increasing popularity among financial analysts of "operating cash flow" as a measure of a company's viability, a combination of six more conventional measures has been shown to be more accurate to predict business failure.
(A)has been shown to be more accurate to predict business failure
(B)has been shown to predict business failure more accurately
(C)were shown to be more accurate to predict business failure
(D)have been shown to more accurately predict business failure
(E)have been shown to predict business failure more accurately
I wonder why choice A is incorrect. Thank you
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I will go with B on this one.
'combination' - singular subject and hence 'has'
adverb 'accurately' rightly modifies the verb 'predict'
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Combination or six measures, which one to consider for has/have ??.
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a combination of six more conventional measures
the prepostional phrase starting with 'of' is a middleman that is seperating the subject 'combination'. Its still one measure which is combination of other measures.
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venksune wrote: I will go with B on this one.
'combination' - singular subject and hence 'has'
adverb 'accurately' rightly modifies the verb 'predict'
Hi, venksune,
how about choice A ?
I think in choice B, accurately seems modify the verb show.
thank you
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A has this construction '.....combination......to be more accurate to predict..'
B has '.....combination......predict...accurately'
The subtle difference is, it is not the 'combination' which is more accurate...it is the way the combination can predict is more accurate.
We are not modifying 'combination' beyond 'has been' in the sentence. We are modifying 'predict'. IMO This is a classic adverbial modifer situation. How well the combination can predict? well, 'more accurately'.
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B as well. Adding to venksune, "accurate in" seems idiomatic than "accurate to" in A.
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