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Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during [#permalink]
 13 Feb 2006, 22:00
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Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
13 Feb 2006, 22:12
Dang...E it is ! Picked B ....read remain as remained..which makes the simple past tense correct.
In the original sentence, order of the past and the present are flipped.
Vivek, like your new avatar....recently recovered from GMAT withdrawl symptoms and plan to be back with a vengeance.
shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged
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OA is E but can someone explain the answer choices.
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
13 Feb 2006, 22:24
Two points in "time" are mentioned are here...
Rates declined during the first 6 months. Rates remained unchanged in the next 3 months.
If you were to make a sentence using two simple past tenses, it would be correct but no answer choices match that. "B" comes close but it has "remain" instead of remained.
Thus, the next 3 months is up to the current time and "continuing..". We need present prefect....declined for first 6 months and "have" remained unchanged for the next 3 months till the present "time". "E" captures this correctly.
shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
13 Feb 2006, 22:28
lhotseface wrote: Two points in "time" are mentioned are here... Rates declined during the first 6 months. Rates remained unchanged in the next 3 months. If you were to make a sentence using two simple past tenses, it would be correct but no answer choices match that. "B" comes close but it has "remain" instead of remained. Thus, the next 3 months is up to the current time and "continuing..". We need present prefect....declined for first 6 months and "have" remained unchanged for the next 3 months till the present "time". "E" captures this correctly. shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged Perfecto!!! 
This SC plays with the "time" machine!
Thanks for your comments, lhotseface 
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Late, but (E) works here for the correct use of the present perfect tense. This year hasn`t finished yet.
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Late but picked E . thnks lhotseface for ur explanation.. i picked E in POE, but never thot of the tense explanations. May be i shld pick on that to improvise... n welcome back dear... GMAT is to be cracked  best of luck
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
29 Jun 2007, 13:15
shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged
Is there a preferred/correct syntax regarding verb + adverb rather than adverb + verb? (declined steadily and steaily declined)
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This is how I approached
I eliminated A and B because of 'virtually remained unchanged' which is different from 'remained virtually unchanged'
Eliminated C bcos of 'remain'
Selected E becuase of present perfect
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
30 Jun 2007, 08:49
shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged
Pretty much all the reds, when you plug it into the sentence modifies "during the next three months" in someway, most of them not making any sense.
E is correct.
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
10 Aug 2007, 13:16
bmwhype2 wrote: shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged Is there a preferred/correct syntax regarding verb + adverb rather than adverb + verb? (declined steadily and steaily declined) a late answer.
steadily declined is a split infinitive isn't it? like 'sharply rise' or 'loudly screamed' and so declined steadily would be preferable.
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
10 Aug 2007, 14:11
r019h wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged Is there a preferred/correct syntax regarding verb + adverb rather than adverb + verb? (declined steadily and steaily declined) a late answer. steadily declined is a split infinitive isn't it? like 'sharply rise' or 'loudly screamed' and so declined steadily would be preferable. 'to sharply rise' is a split infinitive...'to' is necessary.
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
16 Aug 2007, 20:24
bmwhype2 wrote: shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged Is there a preferred/correct syntax regarding verb + adverb rather than adverb + verb? (declined steadily and steaily declined) I think adverbs can come before or after a verb. There is no rule or preference for the position of adverbs in written English. I don't know about GMAT English!
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
16 Aug 2007, 22:44
shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged
Almost picked bee but realized that B had remain not remained...
A: have is in the wrong place
B: two simple tenses work, but this is not the case in B
C: steadily declined is kinda akward and again this sentence still has the same problem as B... "remain"
D:I assume year is not in this sentence b/c of a typo. Anyway "have remained virtually unchanging" is akward and doesn't really make much sense.
E: is the only choice that makes any sense.
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
18 Aug 2007, 01:38
shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged
Since the first 6 months have passed, we can eliminate A and C.
Present perfect is the correct usage for the next 3 months.
So E is it
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Re: SC - interest rates [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 22:54
robinantony wrote: bmwhype2 wrote: shahnandan wrote: Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three months.
(A) have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged
(B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged
(C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain virtually unchanged
(D) declined steadily during the first six months of this but have remained virtually unchanging’
(E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remained virtually unchanged Is there a preferred/correct syntax regarding verb + adverb rather than adverb + verb? (declined steadily and steaily declined) I think adverbs can come before or after a verb. There is no rule or preference for the position of adverbs in written English. I don't know about GMAT English! ok. according to Manhattan Review SC guide, it does not matter
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iamba wrote: This is how I approached
I eliminated A and B because of 'virtually remained unchanged' which is different from 'remained virtually unchanged'
Eliminated C bcos of 'remain'
Selected E becuase of present perfect
Could someone elaborate with these two phrases are different.
Thanks
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