The
comparison should be
between the average (annual)
salary of master's degree graduates
and the average (annual)
salary of bachelor's degree graduates.
Master's degree program graduates' average annual salaries exceed bachelor's degree holders by more than 25%.
(A) Master's degree program graduates' average annual
salaries exceedwrong comparison: this choice compares the master's graduates' salary with a person who holds a bachelor's degree
(B) Master's degree program graduates are earning
average annual salaries exceedingwrong comparison: this choice compares the master's graduates' salary with a person who holds a bachelor's degree
(C) Graduates of master's degree programs earn average annual salaries that exceed those of
CORRECT comparison: compares the average salaries of two types of degree holder -->
KEEP(D) The average annual
salaries of graduates from master's degree programs
exceedwrong comparison: this choice compares the master's graduates' salary with a person who holds a bachelor's degree
(E) The average annual master's degree program graduates' salaries exceed those of
CORRECT comparison: compares the average salaries of two types of degree holder -->
KEEPBetween C&E:(E) The average annual master's degree program graduates'
salaries exceed those of
The average salary of the graduates
should be singular. Whenever you talk about an average of something, that
average will be singular eventhough you are taking an average of something plural.
(For example if you calculate the average height of a basketball team you will have many players but
only one average height)
(C) Graduates of master's degree programs earn average annual salaries that exceed those of
Here salaries is correctly plural because the sentence is saying that the graduates (of a specific degree) (plural) earn (plural) average annual salaries (plural).
The sentence is basically saying: they earn (avg.) salaries
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