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# It has been estimated that the annual cost to the United

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It has been estimated that the annual cost to the United States of illiteracy in lost industrial output and tax
revenues is at least $20 billion a year. (A) the annual cost to the United States of illiteracy in lost industrial output and tax revenues is at least$20
billion a year
(B) the annual cost of illiteracy to the United States is at least $20 billion a year because of lost industrial output and tax revenues (C) illiteracy costs the United States at least$20 billion a year in lost industrial output and tax revenues
(D) $20 billion a year in lost industrial output and tax revenues is the annual cost to the United States of illiteracy (E) lost industrial output and tax revenues cost the United States at least$20 billion a year because of
illiteracy
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This is a good one.

Three options (A, B, D) can be ruled out immediately if one can see simultaneous use of "annual" and " year".
Between C and E, E is changing the intention (I don't think meaning is changing) of the sentence by shifting the emphasis to "lost industrial output and tax revenues cost" from "illiteracy".

So we remain with C
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16 Jul 2011, 11:55
Ru sure on E? E changes the meaning..isnt it. Because of illiteracy is awkward for me
I wud go with C . its the best answer ...
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16 Jul 2011, 12:29
sudhir18n wrote:
Ru sure on E? E changes the meaning..isnt it. Because of illiteracy is awkward for me
I wud go with C . its the best answer ...

Yes OA is C.
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16 Jul 2011, 19:16
Man these meaning questions kill me. I was evenly torn between C and E. Now I am OK with C. Tough question!
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16 Feb 2013, 07:27
anordinaryguy wrote:
This is a good one.

Three options (A, B, D) can be ruled out immediately if one can see simultaneous use of "annual" and " year".
Between C and E, E is changing the intention (I don't think meaning is changing) of the sentence by shifting the emphasis to "lost industrial output and tax revenues cost" from "illiteracy".

So we remain with C

Agree ... had to eliminate E for the reason mentioned above ...
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22 Oct 2013, 06:29
Baten80 wrote:
It has been estimated that the annual cost to the United States of illiteracy in lost industrial output and tax
revenues is at least $20 billion a year. (A) the annual cost to the United States of illiteracy in lost industrial output and tax revenues is at least$20
billion a year
(B) the annual cost of illiteracy to the United States is at least $20 billion a year because of lost industrial output and tax revenues (C) illiteracy costs the United States at least$20 billion a year in lost industrial output and tax revenues
(D) $20 billion a year in lost industrial output and tax revenues is the annual cost to the United States of illiteracy (E) lost industrial output and tax revenues cost the United States at least$20 billion a year because of
illiteracy

Why "the" United States? This threw me off...We wouldn't say the Spain or costs the USA.
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22 Oct 2013, 08:11
Skag55 wrote:
Why "the" United States? This threw me off...We wouldn't say the Spain or costs the USA.

Yes that's a very good observation. Perhaps this is just the way it is. By the way, I have not heard "the America", but it looks like "the United States" is accepted.

Thankfully this concept does not seem to be tested in this question.
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23 Oct 2013, 09:30
I redo this question many times, each time I want to understand it more.

what should be the subject of verb "costs". I think there is only one logic thing, "illiteracy" which can be that subject.

this is the way of thinking for solving this question, I think
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23 Oct 2013, 09:59
vietmoi999 wrote:
I redo this question many times, each time I want to understand it more.

what should be the subject of verb "costs". I think there is only one logic thing, "illiteracy" which can be that subject.

this is the way of thinking for solving this question, I think

You're right. "What costs? Illiteracy.". There's the subject your verb refers to.
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17 Jul 2014, 09:17
Baten80 wrote:
sudhir18n wrote:
Ru sure on E? E changes the meaning..isnt it. Because of illiteracy is awkward for me
I wud go with C . its the best answer ...

Yes OA is C.

E is PASSIVE.... while C is Active.. so prefer C
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