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Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year. (A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were (8) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (d) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were (E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did Whats going on with this problem? Is this a comparsion problem or some kind of Idiom like OG12 classifies it. If its Idiom do I even need to worry about this problem? Thanks in advance!
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gmatpunjabi wrote: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year. (A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were (8) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (d) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were (E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did Whats going on with this problem? Is this a comparsion problem or some kind of Idiom like OG12 classifies it. If its Idiom do I even need to worry about this problem? Thanks in advance! B- Whenever you have comparative ie words ending with 'er' you should also have than, which is missing in B. C- Ecpectation are for- is awakward D-It is ecpectation that- again awakwardly worded, E-Tense issue, the first part of the sentence is in present, the second part to be parallel should also be in present tense, ie refiners are paying about A is correct
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+1 A
B = than is missing
C = awakward
D = awakward
E = last years´ awakward and tens issue
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B & E - "Rise Higher" is incorrect.
C - Awkward.
D - Higher "FOR" This year - Incorrect & "Paying.... now than what they were PAYING last year"
IMO A
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A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were is the usage they were justified .Cant it be they did ?
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2869 wrote: gmatpunjabi wrote: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year. (A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were (8) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (d) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were (E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did Whats going on with this problem? Is this a comparsion problem or some kind of Idiom like OG12 classifies it. If its Idiom do I even need to worry about this problem? Thanks in advance! B- Whenever you have comparative ie words ending with 'er' you should also have than, which is missing in B. C- Ecpectation are for- is awakward D-It is ecpectation that- again awakwardly worded, E-Tense issue, the first part of the sentence is in present, the second part to be parallel should also be in present tense, ie refiners are paying about A is correct Thanks for the Tip on the Comparsions!
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Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.
(A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were
(B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did---rise changes the meaning
(C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did –---Changes the meaning its not expectations which are higher but prices.
(d) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were ---Missing “than” after more
(E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did ---rise changes the meaning
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Couple of points to note:
a) maybe
b) rise and high, redundant
c) paying not a verb, its a modifier, verb missing
d)too wordy
e) rise and high, redundant
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This is clearly a parallelism problem. a. b. Rise higher (redundancy ) + comparative form higher ... than missing + "more than" should modify $5 not "barrel for crude" c. unnecessarily wordy + year and year's not parallel d. wordy e. Rise higher (redundancy ) + year and year's not parallel
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Should be A....... Why i make same mistakes again and again..... 
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