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A Labor Department study states that the numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase in the past decade and accounted for more than sixty-two percent of the total growth in the civilian work force.

(A) numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase
(B) numbers of women employed outside the home grew more than thirty-five percent
(C) numbers of women employed outside the home were raised by more than thirty-five percent
(D) number of women employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent
(E) number of women employed outside the home was raised by more than a thirty-five percent increase

A - A numbers of is incorrect - It should be "number of"
B - A numbers of is incorrect - It should be "number of"
C - A numbers of is incorrect - It should be "number of"
D - Correct
E - were raised passive voice and "increase" after raised is redundant
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A Labor Department study states that the numbers of women employed out 31 Dec 2019, 21:44
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A) GREW >> INCREASE (REDUNDANT)
B)the numbers don't make sense
C)raised doesn't make sense
D)correct usage the number
E)the number of women raised doesn't make sense
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A Labor Department study states that the numbers of women employed out 18 Mar 2022, 20:59
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The Numbers of women( wrong)
The number of women ( correct).
Eliminate A,B,C.

Grew, raise and increase conveys same meaning. Only single word should be used in a sentence.
Eliminate A,E.

D CORRECT.

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A Labor Department study states that the numbers of women employed out 01 Nov 2022, 00:48
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Dear Friends,

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A Labor Department study states that the numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase in the past decade and accounted for more than sixty-two percent of the total growth in the civilian work force.


(A) numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase

(B) numbers of women employed outside the home grew more than thirty-five percent

(C) numbers of women employed outside the home were raised by more than thirty-five percent

(D) number of women employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent

(E) number of women employed outside the home was raised by more than a thirty-five percent increase
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Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of the crucial part of this sentence is that how many women are employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent.

Concepts tested here: Meaning + Awkwardness/Redundancy

A: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "numbers of women"; the use of the plural noun "numbers" illogically implies that certain numbers belonging to women employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent; the intended meaning is that how many women are employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent. Further, Option A redundantly uses "grew by" alongside "increase", rendering it awkward and needlessly wordy.

B: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "numbers of women"; the use of the plural noun "numbers" illogically implies that certain numbers belonging to women employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent; the intended meaning is that how many women are employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent.

C: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "numbers of women"; the use of the plural noun "numbers" illogically implies that certain numbers belonging to women employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent; the intended meaning is that how many women are employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent. Moreover, Option C further alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "were raised"; the use of the passive voice incorrectly implies that the number of women employed outside the home was increased by a second entity; the intended meaning is that the number of women employed outside the home increased autonomously,.

D: Correct. This answer choice uses the clause "number of women...increased", conveying the intended meaning - that how many women[/i] are employed outside the home increased, autonomously, by more than thirty-five percent. Further, Option D is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.

E: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "was raised"; the use of the passive voice incorrectly implies that the number of women employed outside the home was increased by a second entity; the intended meaning is that the number of women employed outside the home increased autonomously,. Further, Option E redundantly uses "raised" alongside "increase", rendering it awkward and needlessly wordy.

Hence, D is the best answer choice.

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