chetan2u wrote:
Economist Adam Keynes predicts by the year 2025 that world per-capita income, which now approaches $5,000 a year, is reaching $10,000 a year.
A. Economist Adam Keynes predicts by the year 2025 that world per-capita income, which now approaches $5,000 a year, is reaching $10,000 a year.
'predicts by the year's is wrong. He predicts THAT by the year......
Future tense cannot be shown by 'IS reaching'
B. Approaching $5,000 a year, economist Adam Keynes predicts that world per-capita income will reach $10,000 a year by 2025.
MODIFIER issue- WHAT is approaching '5000 a year's, surely not Adam
C. According to the economist Adam Keynes, world per-capita income, which has been approaching $5,000 per year, will surmount $10,000 a year by 2025.
awkward construction.. per capita HAS been approaching??
D. According to the economist Adam Keynes, world per-capita income is approaching $5,000 a year and will reach $10,000 a year by 2025.
Best available answer...
E. By the year 2025, economist Adam Keynes predicts that per-capita income in the world, which is approaching $5,000 a year, will surmount $10,000 a year.
Adam has already predicted, he will not predict by 2025..
D
I did not expect your reasoning would include " awkward construction".
IMO CMeaning analysis- Eco AK predicts that , the per capita income , which is already / has been already approaching 5000
WILL REACH 10000 BY THE YEAR 2025The above bolded portion is his prediction.
Error analysis-
A. He predicts it today not by the year .
B.Modifier error- Verb-ing modifier incorrectly placed.
C. CORRECT - "world per-capita income, which has been approaching $5,000 per year " This is a fact and maybe he predicts the future based on the fact. But it is certain that the above one is a fact. The verb tense is correctly used. " has been approaching " shows that the action is still going on. "will surmount $10,000 a year by 2025. " This is the prediction. Now the only problem with this choice is the verb" will surmount " which means that the PCI will overtake or get past the 10,000 mark and this we do not know for sure.D. Meaning error- "world per-capita income is approaching $5,000 a year and will reach $10,000 a year by 2025. " here the entire thing is a prediction which wrong. You predict the future not the action which is happenning at present.E. He is predicting now. Not by the year 2025.