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For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.

(A) Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained

(B) have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining

(C) have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

(D) the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained

(E) the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
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Originally posted by marine on 20 Sep 2004, 04:58.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   28 Jun 2012, 12:01
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Here we need to make a logical comparison between the Dutch economy and the economies of the other nations listed. Therefore, we can immediately eliminate (A), (B), and (C). As for 'economy' vs. 'economies', 'economy' would suggest that Britain, France, and Germany share the same economy. This is clearly not the case, so the answer is (E).

That noted, the original poster may want to take another look at the end of the answer choices. For instance, (E) and the unemployment rate has remained
compares well with all the three other countires, despite the incorrect spelling of 'countries' is nonsensical. 'Compares' needs to be dropped and 'below' needs to follow 'well.'

Hope that helps resolve any confusion :).
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   25 Mar 2005, 12:43
Is E the OA?Can somebody explain do we really need plural economies?
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   25 Jun 2012, 21:29
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+1 for E

Dutch economy is being compared to the 'economies of Britain, France and Germany'.... and the other criteria of comparison is the 'unemployment rate' which has remained well below that of the other three.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   29 Jun 2012, 14:31
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E for me too. economies is right here as the subject is X,Y and Z and hence plural
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   02 Apr 2013, 11:14
ChrisLele wrote:
Here we need to make a logical comparison between the Dutch economy and the economies of the other nations listed. Therefore, we can immediately eliminate (A), (B), and (C). As for 'economy' vs. 'economies', 'economy' would suggest that Britain, France, and Germany share the same economy. This is clearly not the case, so the answer is (E).

That noted, the original poster may want to take another look at the end of the answer choices. For instance, (E) and the unemployment rate has remained
compares well with all the three other countires, despite the incorrect spelling of 'countries' is nonsensical. 'Compares' needs to be dropped and 'below' needs to follow 'well.'

Hope that helps resolve any confusion :).



but I heard "the mouth of the tigers" is acceptable. This case is called "distributive"

Pls explain.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   30 Jul 2015, 05:22
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For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.

A)Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained
B)have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining
C)have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
D)the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained
E)the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained



E is correct.

A and C are incorrect. Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France and Germany (not their economy).

D is incorrect. The economy of Britain, France, and Germany suggest that these countries have single economy which is compared to Dutch economy.

B is incorrect. It is not parallel. Dutch economy has grown faster and Dutch unemployment rate has remained VS Dutch economy has grown faster and Dutch unemployment rate remaining.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   13 Sep 2015, 22:19
ChrisLele wrote:
Here we need to make a logical comparison between the Dutch economy and the economies of the other nations listed. Therefore, we can immediately eliminate (A), (B), and (C). As for 'economy' vs. 'economies', 'economy' would suggest that Britain, France, and Germany share the same economy. This is clearly not the case, so the answer is (E).

That noted, the original poster may want to take another look at the end of the answer choices. For instance, (E) and the unemployment rate has remained
compares well with all the three other countires, despite the incorrect spelling of 'countries' is nonsensical. 'Compares' needs to be dropped and 'below' needs to follow 'well.'

Hope that helps resolve any confusion :).


pls, help

in oa E, "rate of three countries" is also illogic.

more over, in E, "and rate" is parallel to the preceding clause, NOT LOGIC

so, D can be better. if we accept D , we accept "the economy of three countries is correct? because "that of" is correct
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   26 Jan 2016, 11:12
thangvietnam wrote:
ChrisLele wrote:
Here we need to make a logical comparison between the Dutch economy and the economies of the other nations listed. Therefore, we can immediately eliminate (A), (B), and (C). As for 'economy' vs. 'economies', 'economy' would suggest that Britain, France, and Germany share the same economy. This is clearly not the case, so the answer is (E).

That noted, the original poster may want to take another look at the end of the answer choices. For instance, (E) and the unemployment rate has remained
compares well with all the three other countires, despite the incorrect spelling of 'countries' is nonsensical. 'Compares' needs to be dropped and 'below' needs to follow 'well.'

Hope that helps resolve any confusion :).


pls, help

in oa E, "rate of three countries" is also illogic.

more over, in E, "and rate" is parallel to the preceding clause, NOT LOGIC

so, D can be better. if we accept D , we accept "the economy of three countries is correct? because "that of" is correct


yes with the employment in D
while and the unemployment in E

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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   30 Jul 2016, 23:28
ChrisLele wrote:
Here we need to make a logical comparison between the Dutch economy and the economies of the other nations listed. Therefore, we can immediately eliminate (A), (B), and (C). As for 'economy' vs. 'economies', 'economy' would suggest that Britain, France, and Germany share the same economy. This is clearly not the case, so the answer is (E).

That noted, the original poster may want to take another look at the end of the answer choices. For instance, (E) and the unemployment rate has remained
compares well with all the three other countires, despite the incorrect spelling of 'countries' is nonsensical. 'Compares' needs to be dropped and 'below' needs to follow 'well.'

Hope that helps resolve any confusion :).


Hi!
I agree with the solution, E suits best. However i have one doubt. i have seen in many forums people suggesting that we should not compare singular(economy) with plural(economies).
Can we do such comparisons?
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   01 Aug 2016, 10:01
I didn't chose E because the word "economies" was already mentioned in the beginning of the sentence.
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For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.

We are comparing economy to economy so A, C ruled out.

A)Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained
B)have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining we need a clause after and to maintain parallelism.

C)have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

D)the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained - We are talking about three different economy, not one.
E)the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   08 Aug 2016, 01:16
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I didn't chose E because the word "economies" was already mentioned in the beginning of the sentence.



Word mentioned is "economy" not "economies"

Even if it is there it would not have been right. We would be needing a proper pronoun to refer back that. Such as "those of"
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2017, 00:34
For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.

A)Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained - comparison issue
B)have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining - and verb after and for subject rate
C)have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained - comparison issue
D)the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained - it suggests that Britain, France, and Germany share one economy
E)the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained- Correct

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For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 20 Apr 2020, 02:28
marine wrote:
For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.

(A) Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained

(B) have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining

(C) have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

(D) the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained

(E) the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained


if you say " the economy of Britain" is wrong, do you think "that of other three countries" in the non underlined part is wrong?

Originally posted by thangvietnam on 11 Aug 2018, 02:13.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2018, 02:46
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marine wrote:
For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.

(A) Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained

(B) have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining

(C) have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

(D) the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained

(E) the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained


I think D is answer.

"that of three countries " in non underlined part shows that " the economy of Britain, France and Germany" is right.

so, why D is wrong. ?



the Dutch economy has grown faster..and..the unemployment rate has remained ...are parallel.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2018, 20:25
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As soon as you read the words "has grown faster THAN," you know that the sentence is making some sort of comparison, so immediately ask, "What exactly is being compared to what?" We know that the first is an "economy;" the second should also be an economy or (as in this case) economies. You can rule out A, B and C very quickly. We're now left with a choice between "economy" and "economies." Clearly, since the sentence refers to the THREE countries Britain France and Germany, we want to chose the plural noun "economies."
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2019, 11:22
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Apart from the difference of the economy and the economies is there any other way to differentiate between D and E
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Apart from the difference of the economy and the economies is there any other way to differentiate between D and E
The "with the unemployment rate that has remained well below..." bit is incorrect. It means that there is a particular unemployment rate (the one that has remained well below), and that's not the right meaning. We don't want to imply that there are multiple unemployment rates.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britai [#permalink] New post   31 Mar 2019, 11:43
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Can you please explain what does the term "the economies of X,y and z" mean?

Does it mean that each X , y and z has multiple economies or does it mean that the economy of X, the economy of y and the economy of z ?

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