A surge in daily wages and a drop in monthly insurance claims suggest that the state might not be as weak as some economists previously thought.Meaning of the original sentence:1. a surge in daily wages
2. a drop in monthly insurance claims
above two things suggest that "the state" might not be so weak
as some economists previously thought
Intended meaning is not so vague to understand. Original sentence conveys meaning properly.
Errors of the original sentence:Seems no critical grammar mistakes present in original sentence at all.
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POEAfter meaning analysis we found out that (A) is good enough, by quickly skimming all the answer choices for any differences, we notice that
comma + suggesting is incorrect and it's not sentence at all, so we can eliminate (D) and (E) straight away.
If you properly collect all your SV pairs you know that (B) has SV agreement error - eliminate.
A. claims suggest that the state might not be as weak as some economists previously thought
B. claims
suggests that the state might not be so weak as some economists have previously thought
C. claims suggest that the state might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some economists
D. claims
, suggesting about the state that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some economists
E. claims
, suggesting the state might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some economists
So between (A) and (C) we have different verb tense and voice.
(A) conveys meaning with any ambiguity as it is, present perfect here is fine but in fusion with passive voice it became wordy.
So clear and concise (A) is the winner.
A. claims suggest that the state might not be as weak as some economists previously thoughtC. claims suggest that the state might not be as weak as
have been previously thought by some economists
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(A) is the answer. _________________
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