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 22 Sep 2011, 07:35
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Hi...I know I shouldnt be doing the 'brutal SCs' now(I hv just statted the GMAT journey)....but I just thought i would do ONE random SC....(thought one cant hurt.....can it? How wrong i was!  )..........so anyway this was the qs ７． A higher interest rate is only one of the factors, albeit an important one, that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade. a) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade. b) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade c) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade d) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like earlier in the decade I am confused by the answe given. Some1 please solve this an explain. Thanks!
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Re: doubt from 'brutal SCs' [#permalink]
22 Sep 2011, 08:09
upasanadatta wrote:
７． A higher interest rate is only one of the factors, albeit an important one, that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade.
a) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade.
b) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade
c) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade
d) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like earlier in the decade
I am confused by the answe given. Some1 please solve this an explain.
Thanks! Two errors are being checked in the sentence. SV agreement and as/like construction. when we have 'one of the noun' + modifier construction , what is important to check is what modifier comes after the noun and what is actually modified. Usually in 'one of the plural noun' + that/which construction we need a plural verb. But in some cases where object of preposition is not being modified we may have to use singular verbs. In this sentence......one of the factors that ' keep' should be the right usage because 'factors' is being modified. 'factors keep' is right. 'factors keeps' will be wrong. Regarding other part, 'as it did earlier in the decade' is the right usage because like is used to compare nouns but here we are describing what noun did.( keeping the market from spiralling out of control) So its a Clause. While comparing clause you use 'as' and not 'like'. So answer should be B
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Re: doubt from 'brutal SCs' [#permalink]
22 Sep 2011, 23:58
upasanadatta wrote: ７． A higher interest rate is only one of the factors, albeit an important one, that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade. a) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade. b) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade c) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade d) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like earlier in the decade Answer: B Strike 1 - '...one of the factors that keep...' --> eliminate A, and C rephrase to check - many factors keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, higher interest rate is one of such factors. Rule - subject-verb agreement should match with 'factors' --> i.e. keep. Strike 2: use 'as' and not 'like'. Like is used to comparing similarity between two nouns. --> eliminate D
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Re: doubt from 'brutal SCs' [#permalink]
30 Sep 2011, 11:42
upasanadatta wrote: Hi...I know I shouldnt be doing the 'brutal SCs' now(I hv just statted the GMAT journey)....but I just thought i would do ONE random SC....(thought one cant hurt.....can it? How wrong i was! )..........so anyway this was the qs ７． A higher interest rate is only one of the factors, albeit an important one, that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade. a) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade. b) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade c) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade d) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like earlier in the decade I am confused by the answer given. Some1 please solve this an explain. Thanks! You've not posted option (E) Any ways, OA should be (B) Splits - 1. "that keep"/"that keeps" (since "factors" is plural we should choose "that keep", so (A), and (C) are out) 2. "as it did"/"like it did" (since we are comparing phrases, we should choose "as it did", so (D) is out) we are left with (B)
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Re: doubt from 'brutal SCs' [#permalink]
30 Sep 2011, 17:23
B - that keep (factors), and AS will be needed in the clause with the verb (did)
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