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Although warned by the economists that the price of vegetables and staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their dismal performance
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the head of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
staples may continue to climb because of the failure of the monsoon, the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
staples has risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples may continue to climb further because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
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staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the head of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
staples may continue to climb because of the failure of the monsoon, the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
staples has risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples may continue to climb further because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
OA after a while
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Re: Staples and governing bodies – personal collections
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100% C. E - "their" does not have clear antecedent.
C is clear winner. Anyone agree?
climb up, climb further - redundant.
C is clear winner. Anyone agree?
climb up, climb further - redundant.
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Re: Staples and governing bodies – personal collections
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I tossed A and B just on account of Subject Verb agreement.
I believe subject is "price" and that as a consequence, "have" should turn into "has".
That said, answer choice D didn't work for me because "climb further up" appeared redundant.
That left me with C and E.
C appeared to obviate the "heads of the governing bodies" from any responsibility by using "the" in the last word as opposed to "their".
Hence, I went with E.
I believe subject is "price" and that as a consequence, "have" should turn into "has".
That said, answer choice D didn't work for me because "climb further up" appeared redundant.
That left me with C and E.
C appeared to obviate the "heads of the governing bodies" from any responsibility by using "the" in the last word as opposed to "their".
Hence, I went with E.
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I think it should be C. but, E seems equally attractive to me! Waiting for the OA.
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The cat is out of the bag. Gmat1220 has nailed the issue beautifully. The answer is indeed C as gmat1220 has made out.
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C
D) has risen and may climb further ... redundant way of saying "may continue to"
E) use of continue and further is redundant
D) has risen and may climb further ... redundant way of saying "may continue to"
E) use of continue and further is redundant
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"further" is unnecesary.
"their" doesn't have a clear antecedent.
"further" is unnecesary.
"their" doesn't have a clear antecedent.
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All options with 'have' get eliminated: because of 'price' being singular.
between has and may:
may continue to climb includes the information that they have been climbing - so this is more concise way of saying as compared to D.
also, monsoons failure cant be called 'their' failure on the basis of what the statement is saying.
between has and may:
may continue to climb includes the information that they have been climbing - so this is more concise way of saying as compared to D.
also, monsoons failure cant be called 'their' failure on the basis of what the statement is saying.
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Re: Although warned by the economists that the price of
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daagh : It's a good question as concept of redundancy is tested in option D&E. And S&V agreement in A&B. My only concern in option C is that the sentence ends with 'the dismal performance', does DP refer to monsoon or the governing bodies.? IMO, if their is used then it shows a poor performance of the heads to control prices.? Am I thinking too far ahead.?
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As a matter of fact, ‘their’ should refer to the dismal performance of the price of the vegetables and staples meaning a very negative increase. . Note that the price is singular while the pronoun is plural, but it certainly does not refer to the economists; It wouldn’t be logical to think that the heads took a casual view of their own dismal performance. One may at best argue that the pronoun may pertain to vegetables and staples. OK, but should we entertain a pronoun with so much argument? That is why I thought best to get away from that muddle.
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As a matter of fact, ‘their’ should refer to the dismal performance of the price of the vegetables and staples meaning a very negative increase. . Note that the price is singular while the pronoun is plural, but it certainly does not refer to the economists; It wouldn’t be logical to think that the heads took a casual view of their own dismal performance. One may at best argue that the pronoun may pertain to vegetables and staples. OK, but should we entertain a pronoun with so much argument? That is why I thought best to get away from that muddle.
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Re: Although warned by the economists that the price of
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One thing which jumps out immediately is "climb further up". Climb and further up are redundant, so A, B, D are out.
Between C and E, C is better because it concise and provides the meaning without any noise.
Between C and E, C is better because it concise and provides the meaning without any noise.
daagh wrote:
Although warned by the economists that the price of vegetables and staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their dismal performance
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the head of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
staples may continue to climb because of the failure of the monsoon, the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
staples has risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples may continue to climb further because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
OA after a while
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the head of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
staples may continue to climb because of the failure of the monsoon, the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
staples has risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples may continue to climb further because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
OA after a while
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clear competition between C and E.
climb UP - redundant in A, B, and D.
continue to climb further - redundant.
E is out, and C looks good.
to be honest, i Picked E, because i misread the answer choices..
please format the question as it should be.. I thought that in C - we have "the head of the governing bodies took a casual view of the" - and picked E instead...
climb UP - redundant in A, B, and D.
continue to climb further - redundant.
E is out, and C looks good.
to be honest, i Picked E, because i misread the answer choices..
please format the question as it should be.. I thought that in C - we have "the head of the governing bodies took a casual view of the" - and picked E instead...
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daagh wrote:
Although warned by the economists that the price of vegetables and staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their dismal performance
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the head of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
A and B are out as the price is singular and the verb thus has to be "has" instead of "have".
staples may continue to climb because of the failure of the monsoon, the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
This one is actually correct cocerning both meaning and grammar.
staples has risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
Option D is wordy, creates redundancy and changes the meaning
staples may continue to climb further because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
If something continues to climb it is unecessary to add "further".
OA after a while
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
staples have risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the head of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
A and B are out as the price is singular and the verb thus has to be "has" instead of "have".
staples may continue to climb because of the failure of the monsoon, the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of the
This one is actually correct cocerning both meaning and grammar.
staples has risen and may climb further up because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
Option D is wordy, creates redundancy and changes the meaning
staples may continue to climb further because of the failure of the monsoon , the heads of the governing bodies took a casual view of their
If something continues to climb it is unecessary to add "further".
OA after a while
Hope above explanations might help to shed a light on this one.
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Re: Although warned by the economists that the price of
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I would pick C as the best option.
Options A, B, and D contain 'have risen/has risen.'
The heads of the governing bodies need no warning of what has already occurred.
These three can be eliminated.
The key difference between C and E is the usage of climb vs climb further.
The options read 'continue to climb/continue to climb further.'
The presence of 'further' when there is already a 'continue to' seems redundant.
Therefore, I'd further eliminate E and settle on C, as the answer.
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Options A, B, and D contain 'have risen/has risen.'
The heads of the governing bodies need no warning of what has already occurred.
These three can be eliminated.
The key difference between C and E is the usage of climb vs climb further.
The options read 'continue to climb/continue to climb further.'
The presence of 'further' when there is already a 'continue to' seems redundant.
Therefore, I'd further eliminate E and settle on C, as the answer.
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