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After a steady increase up from a five-year high in the early 1960s [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 08 Feb 2022, 02:47
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After a steady increase up from a five-year high in the early 1960s, the company's surplus fortuitously blossomed in the 1980s to approximately $2.3 million.

A. After a steady increase up
B. Following the steady increasing
C. After steadying the increase
D. Following a steadily increasing
E. After steadily increasing
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Originally posted by luke2021 on 08 Feb 2022, 02:37.
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Re: After a steady increase up from a five-year high in the early 1960s [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2022, 06:42
Can anyone expert please explain the above question.
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Re: After a steady increase up from a five-year high in the early 1960s [#permalink] New post   13 Mar 2022, 09:56
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After a steady increase up from a five-year high in the early 1960s, the company's surplus fortuitously blossomed in the 1980s to approximately $2.3 million.



one thing to notice here is that the underlined part is a modifier / or referring to the company's surlpus
Lets put them together following Slash and burn

A. After a steady increase up , the company's surplus--> Makes no sense
B. Following the steady increasing, the company's surplus --> steady increasing--> wrong
C. After steadying the increase, the company's surplus ---> company surplus can not steady the increase
D. Following a steadily increasing, the company's surplus ---> a steadily increasing--> wrong
E. After steadily increasing, the company's surplus ---> Correct
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Re: After a steady increase up from a five-year high in the early 1960s [#permalink] New post   05 Jul 2023, 01:31
A. After a steady increase up - up is redundant here as increase conveys upward trajectory.
B. Following the steady increasing - steady is an adjective must modify noun, increasing is a verb form present participle
C. After steadying the increase - meaning issue >> the increase was made steady by someone, who?
D. Following a steadily increasing from 5 year high - the thought is incomplete >> following what? is not mentioned.
E. After steadily increasing - complete thought conveyed here after points to sequence and from 5 year high to ....approx 2.3 mn is conveying a complete thought.

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