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Question

, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin. 

B. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise 
C. Should presnet metal prices continue their sharp rise 
D. Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should 
E. Metal price's sharp rise continuing should mean 

the OA is c, but do'snt it take question formin c

ywilfred · Answer

In (A), to sharply rise is not idiomatic
In (B) - present participle is not needed
In (C) - we have what we need. Should (suggest a 'if' condition) metal prices continue (present tense) their sharp rise (idiomatic)
In (D) - sharly rising is unnescessary and awkward
In (E) - awkward sentence structure

C is best.

MA · Answer

it is not in question form in C. Actually it is a case of conditional and split infinitive. C is best because split infinitive is not accepted in Gmat. 

A. if present metal prices continue to sharply rise= to + verb must be togather. 
B. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise= are continueing not correct. 
C. Should presnet metal prices continue their sharp rise=ok, in correct conditional form.
D. Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should=unidiomatic and awkward. 
E. Metal price's sharp rise continuing should mean=SV problem.

ywilfred · Answer

The only split infinitive I see, is in (A). The entire question revolves around testing a hypothetical situation and that would require a 'if-then' sort of sentence construction.

MA · Answer

yes, you are correct and A is the question, therefore it is a case of split infinitive.

rthothad · Answer

It should be 'to rise sharply' and not 'to sharply rise'.

ywilfred · Answer

A has a split infinitive.

An infinitive is simple to + a verb.
E.g. of infinitives are: to run, to walk, to cry, to jump etc

There's one rule about infinitives, and that's not to inset a word in between the to and the verb. By doing so, you create what is called a split infinitive and is grammatically wrong.

E.g. of split inifinitive: to quickly run, to slowly walk, to loudly cry etc

Folaa3 · Answer

Thanks guys....now i know to avoid split infinitives

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