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Until quite recently, American economists have assumed that the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers.
(A) the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(B) should the unemployment rate be four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(C) were the unemployment rate four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(D) if the unemployment rate is four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(E) there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers when there is an unemployment rate that is four per cent
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I will take B here for subjunctive rule
and if the OA is B, ps_dahiya's explanation on "nothing wrong with SHOULD" will hold!!! 
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Re: SC: American economists [#permalink]
31 Jul 2006, 20:25
IMO D.. simple present tense will do it.
(B) should the unemployment rate be four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers...verbe tense problem here..
"is" => "would be" then dahiya's nothing wrong with should holds!
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I think D might be wrong because "there is" indicates a certain event... whereas economists assumed...
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among jobs and job seekers is wrong..
should be between jobs and job seekers!.
CD survives..
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I think it is D.
But isn't 'then' necessary after 'if' .
if.....then
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Re: SC: American economists [#permalink]
31 Jul 2006, 20:44
D. "among" in is B wrong where as "between" in D is correct.
MA wrote: Until quite recently, American economists have assumed that the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers.
(B) should the unemployment rate be four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(D) if the unemployment rate is four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
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Will go with D here. Killer SC
Used POE
A - GMAT doesnot like being
B - Among used when comapring several things, between used for two things.
C - awkward
E - last part og the sentence awkward.
when there is an unemployment rate that is four per cent
D - Look closely and you will see an If-Then structure.
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ps_dahiya wrote: B for subjunctive.
Not thinking of the among/between goof up, I am not sure of B even otherwise.
lets assume it were between, instead of among:
should the unemployment rate be four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
I think the is should be will/would be instead.
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D 100 percent
Among usage eliminates A,B and E.
D is better than C
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'between Jobs and job seekers' is correct.
so DD
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Re: SC: American economists [#permalink]
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I'll take D. It properly uses 'if...' 'there is'.
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D
A is out for 'being'
B uses among
C is not parallel
E uses among, too wordy
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Re: SC: American economists [#permalink]
03 Aug 2006, 02:23
MA wrote: Until quite recently, American economists have assumed that the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers.
(A) the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(B) should the unemployment rate be four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(C) were the unemployment rate four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(D) if the unemployment rate is four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(E) there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers when there is an unemployment rate that is four per cent
Another vote for D.
We need 'between', not 'among'
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I also thought it was D although I like parts of the E sentance better.
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Great SC! Straight to the notes.
(D) also maintains the ...is....is.... balance
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I also picked D.
I did not know that we could drop the then in an if X then Y sentence. Seems like two unconnected phrases.
if the unemploymeny rate is four percent, (then) there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers.
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Between X and Y.
So, left with C and D.
C tries some kinda subjunctive and its just weird.
D left standing though it could be improved.
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Re: SC: American economists [#permalink]
12 Aug 2007, 22:27
A very tricky question ofcourse.
Until quite recently, American economists have assumed that the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers.
(A) the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers - Incorrect because between should be used to compare two sets.
(B) should the unemployment rate be four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers - Incorrect because between should be used to compare two sets.
(C) were the unemployment rate four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers - the error of "among" is corrected but the sentence is awkward
Hence answer is D
(D) if the unemployment rate is four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers - seems to be correct. used between to compare two sets.
(E) there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers when there is an unemployment rate that is four per cent - Incorrect because between should be used to compare two sets.
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Re: SC: American economists [#permalink]
29 Aug 2007, 11:20
MA wrote: Until quite recently, American economists have assumed that the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers.
(A) the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(B) should the unemployment rate be four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(C) were the unemployment rate four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(D) if the unemployment rate is four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(E) there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers when there is an unemployment rate that is four per cent
idiom is between X & Y
therefore ABE are wrong.
C is wrong because the inversion is wrong.
in the regular "If conditional"
If X, then Y
in past tense subjunctive If conditional
If X were X1, then Y WOULD Y1
or
If X were X1, Y WOULD Y1
in the inverted subjunctive if conditional, "if" is omitted
Were X X1, Y WOULD Y1
therefore, we see C is in the wrong tense. it must read "there would be a rough balance between ..."
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