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According to some economists, the July decrease in unemployment so that it was the lowest in two years suggests that the gradual improvement in the job market is continuing.
(A) so that it was the lowest in two years
(B) so that it was the lowest two-year rate
(C) to what would be the lowest in two years
(D) to a two-year low level
(E) to the lowest level in two years
(A) so that it was the lowest in two years
(B) so that it was the lowest two-year rate
(C) to what would be the lowest in two years
(D) to a two-year low level
(E) to the lowest level in two years
Surprisingly, Britain is one the OECD’s worst performers over the past decade. At 4%, its unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 1975.
In July Britain's unemployment rate fell for the 13th straight month, to 5.5%, the lowest level since April 1990.
Can someone explain why (D) is incorrect. I have come across sentences that said inflation hit to a two-year low level and so confused as to why (D) is incorrect.
The first and second choices’ use of so that is ungrammatical. So that is a conjunction, but in both the first and second choices it is immediately preceded not by a complete clause (containing both a subject and a predicate) but by a subject only.
The third choice is awkwardly expressed and leaves unstated what lowest modifies.
The fourth choice is awkward and potentially ambiguous: it could mean either that in July unemployment decreased to the lowest level in two years (which presumably is the intended meaning), or it could mean that in July unemployment decreased to a low level, where it will stay for two years.
The fifth choice is the best.
In July Britain's unemployment rate fell for the 13th straight month, to 5.5%, the lowest level since April 1990.
Can someone explain why (D) is incorrect. I have come across sentences that said inflation hit to a two-year low level and so confused as to why (D) is incorrect.
The first and second choices’ use of so that is ungrammatical. So that is a conjunction, but in both the first and second choices it is immediately preceded not by a complete clause (containing both a subject and a predicate) but by a subject only.
The third choice is awkwardly expressed and leaves unstated what lowest modifies.
The fourth choice is awkward and potentially ambiguous: it could mean either that in July unemployment decreased to the lowest level in two years (which presumably is the intended meaning), or it could mean that in July unemployment decreased to a low level, where it will stay for two years.
The fifth choice is the best.
13 Mar 2010, 00:20
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Hey All,
Bakfed pretty much nailed this one on the head. It's just not idiomatic. To be more specific:
(D) to a two-year low level
There are two ways we could read this.
#1: "low level" is meant to be read as one thing, and two-year is modifying it (as in "It was a lovely barn dance", in which "lovely" is modifying the compound noun "barn dance). This doesn't make any sense, however, because there's no such thing as a "low level".
#2: "Two-year" is an adverb modifying the main adjective "low", which is describing "level" (as in "It was a dark green sweater", in which dark is modifying green, which is modifying sweater). This doesn't make any sense either, however, because there's no such thing as a level that is "two-year low".
Hope that helps a bit!
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Bakfed pretty much nailed this one on the head. It's just not idiomatic. To be more specific:
(D) to a two-year low level
There are two ways we could read this.
#1: "low level" is meant to be read as one thing, and two-year is modifying it (as in "It was a lovely barn dance", in which "lovely" is modifying the compound noun "barn dance). This doesn't make any sense, however, because there's no such thing as a "low level".
#2: "Two-year" is an adverb modifying the main adjective "low", which is describing "level" (as in "It was a dark green sweater", in which dark is modifying green, which is modifying sweater). This doesn't make any sense either, however, because there's no such thing as a level that is "two-year low".
Hope that helps a bit!
-t
24 Dec 2014, 12:16
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goodyear2013
According to some economists, the July decrease in unemployment so that it was the lowest in two years suggests that the gradual improvement in the job market is continuing.
(A) so that it was the lowest in two years
(B) so that it was the lowest two-year rate
(C) to what would be the lowest in two years
(D) to a two-year low level
(E) to the lowest level in two years
I added this one as other posts don't include the OA.
(A) so that it was the lowest in two years
(B) so that it was the lowest two-year rate
(C) to what would be the lowest in two years
(D) to a two-year low level
(E) to the lowest level in two years
I added this one as other posts don't include the OA.
Good question.
Split #1: "To the lowest" vs. "to the lowest level".
If you say "the July decrease in unemployment to the lowest", that does not make sense. To the lowest of what?
It's the same if you say the "the decrease in unemployment is half". Half of what? See my explanation for a similar OG question below.
unlike-mainstream-american-businesses-more-than-half-of-80789.html
The correct and unambiguous phrase should be "the July decrease in unemployment to the lowest level....."
So A, B, C are out.
Split #2: "the lowest level in two years" vs. "a two-year low level.
Definitely, the fist phrase is better. The second phrase does NOT convey the gist of the sentence. "Two-year low level" does NOT mean "the lowest level". Thus D is wrong because of meaning problem.
E is the best.
Hope it helps.
