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One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.
(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with
(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with
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divineacclivity
Why is option C wrong?
c: a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation
thanks in advance
Hi Ankur,
Thanks for posting your doubt here.
1. a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation
2. a rally in stocks and bonds
3. and a weakening of the dollar
First of all, just a correction in understanding here. These three entities are not clauses. they are phrases. Clauses must have Subjects and Verbs. None of these entities have a Subject or a Verb. So they are all phrases.
Now, if you carefully notice, the last two entities in the parallel list lie in the non-underlined portion of the sentence. That means they are correct. here itself we see that entity two - a proper noun entity - is parallel to entity three - a verb-ing of noun entity. So this is accepted in GMAT. Why? The answer to that is verb-ing noun form of a word acts as a noun only (gerund, if you are more familiar with this term), and hence a two noun entities are grammatically parallel.
Now, here one thing we must pay attention to that is the verb-ing word must be a noun form of a word in order to be grammatically parallel to another noun entity. In case, the verb-ing word is a modifier then it CANNOT be grammatically parallel to a noun entity. This is the case with the original official sentence.
This error has been rectified in choice B.
Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Shraddha
c: a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation
thanks in advance
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ankur1901
THe correct answer here is B.
However i am confused how come below 2 clauses are parallel
1. a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation
2. a rally in stocks and bonds
3. and a weakening of the dollar
1 and 3 are parallel, but 1 and 2 is not. Shouldn't 2 be a 'rallying stocks and bonds' for it to be parallel?
Please help to clarify. Thanks in advance.
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However i am confused how come below 2 clauses are parallel
1. a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation
2. a rally in stocks and bonds
3. and a weakening of the dollar
1 and 3 are parallel, but 1 and 2 is not. Shouldn't 2 be a 'rallying stocks and bonds' for it to be parallel?
Please help to clarify. Thanks in advance.
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Hi Ankur,
Thanks for posting your doubt here.
1. a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation
2. a rally in stocks and bonds
3. and a weakening of the dollar
First of all, just a correction in understanding here. These three entities are not clauses. they are phrases. Clauses must have Subjects and Verbs. None of these entities have a Subject or a Verb. So they are all phrases.
Now, if you carefully notice, the last two entities in the parallel list lie in the non-underlined portion of the sentence. That means they are correct. here itself we see that entity two - a proper noun entity - is parallel to entity three - a verb-ing of noun entity. So this is accepted in GMAT. Why? The answer to that is verb-ing noun form of a word acts as a noun only (gerund, if you are more familiar with this term), and hence a two noun entities are grammatically parallel.
Now, here one thing we must pay attention to that is the verb-ing word must be a noun form of a word in order to be grammatically parallel to another noun entity. In case, the verb-ing word is a modifier then it CANNOT be grammatically parallel to a noun entity. This is the case with the original official sentence.
This error has been rectified in choice B.
Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Shraddha
Hi divineacclivity,
Thank you for the post.
Let’s do the sentence structure and meaning analysis for the original sentence and option C to find out why option C is wrong.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
• One view of the economy contends
o that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to
• lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
• a rally in stocks and bonds,
• and a weakening of the dollar.
As shown, the drop in oil prices should lead to three things:
1. i) lowering interest rates
ii) as well as lowering fears about inflation
2. a rally in stocks and bonds
3. and a weakening of the dollar.
Now, let’s do the same for option C.
OPTION C
• One view of the economy contends
o that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to
• a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
• a rally in stocks and bonds,
• and a weakening of the dollar.
According to this option, the drop in oil prices should lead to three things:
1. i) a lowering of interest rates,
ii) along with fears about inflation
2. a rally in stocks and bonds
3. and a weakening of the dollar.
This choice says that a drop in oil prices will eventually lead to fears about inflation. This is not the intended meaning of the sentence. This change in the meaning happens since “of interest rates” is not parallel to “along with fears about inflation”. Let’s now see how this parallelism is correctly maintained in option B.
OPTION B
• One view of the economy contends
o that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to
• a lowering
o of interest rates
o and of fears about inflation,
• a rally in stocks and bonds,
• and a weakening of the dollar.
In this option, “of interest rates” is parallel to “of fears about inflation”. So, the lowering effect is applicable on both.
Hope the above discussion helps!
Regards,
Deepak.
21 Aug 2022, 03:58
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Dear Friends,
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended core meaning of this sentence is that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates, a lowering of fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + Grammatical Construction + Parallelism + Awkwardness/Redundancy
• The "comma + conjunction" construction is used to join the last element in a list with the other elements; the other elements are all linked through commas.
• All elements in a list must be parallel.
A: This answer choice incorrectly uses the "comma + conjunction ("as well as" in this sentence)" construction to join the first and second elements of a list with more than two elements - "lowering interest rates" and "lowering fears about inflation"; remember, the "comma + conjunction" construction is used to join the last element in a list with the other elements; the other elements are all linked through commas. Further, Option A uses the needlessly indirect and wordy construction "lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
B: This answer choice uses the phrase "and of fears about inflation", conveying the intended meaning - that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and a lowering of fears about inflation. Further, Option B maintains parallelism among "a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation", "a rally in stocks and bonds" and "a weakening of the dollar". Additionally, Option B correctly uses the "comma + conjunction ("and" in this case)" construction to link the last element in a list with more than two elements to the rest of the list. Besides, Option B is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
C: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "along with fears about inflation"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and lead to fears about inflation; the intended meaning is that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and a lowering of fears about inflation. Further, Option C incorrectly uses the "comma + conjunction ("along with" in this sentence)" construction to join the first and second elements of a list with more than two elements - "lowering of interest rates" and "fears about inflation"; remember, the "comma + conjunction" construction is used to join the last element in a list with the other elements; the other elements are all linked through commas.
D: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "along with fears about inflation"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and lead to fears about inflation; the intended meaning is that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and a lowering of fears about inflation. Further, Option D fails to maintain parallelism among "interest rates being lowered", "fears about inflation", "a rally in stocks and bonds", and "a weakening of the dollar"; remember, all elements in a list must be parallel. Additionally, Option D uses the passive construction "interest rates being lowered", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
E: This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism among "interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered", "a rally in stocks and bonds", and "a weakening of the dollar"; remember, all elements in a list must be parallel. Additionally, Option E uses the passive construction "interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
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One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.
(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with
(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with
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Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended core meaning of this sentence is that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates, a lowering of fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + Grammatical Construction + Parallelism + Awkwardness/Redundancy
• The "comma + conjunction" construction is used to join the last element in a list with the other elements; the other elements are all linked through commas.
• All elements in a list must be parallel.
A: This answer choice incorrectly uses the "comma + conjunction ("as well as" in this sentence)" construction to join the first and second elements of a list with more than two elements - "lowering interest rates" and "lowering fears about inflation"; remember, the "comma + conjunction" construction is used to join the last element in a list with the other elements; the other elements are all linked through commas. Further, Option A uses the needlessly indirect and wordy construction "lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
B: This answer choice uses the phrase "and of fears about inflation", conveying the intended meaning - that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and a lowering of fears about inflation. Further, Option B maintains parallelism among "a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation", "a rally in stocks and bonds" and "a weakening of the dollar". Additionally, Option B correctly uses the "comma + conjunction ("and" in this case)" construction to link the last element in a list with more than two elements to the rest of the list. Besides, Option B is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
C: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "along with fears about inflation"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and lead to fears about inflation; the intended meaning is that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and a lowering of fears about inflation. Further, Option C incorrectly uses the "comma + conjunction ("along with" in this sentence)" construction to join the first and second elements of a list with more than two elements - "lowering of interest rates" and "fears about inflation"; remember, the "comma + conjunction" construction is used to join the last element in a list with the other elements; the other elements are all linked through commas.
D: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "along with fears about inflation"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and lead to fears about inflation; the intended meaning is that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to a lowering of interest rates and a lowering of fears about inflation. Further, Option D fails to maintain parallelism among "interest rates being lowered", "fears about inflation", "a rally in stocks and bonds", and "a weakening of the dollar"; remember, all elements in a list must be parallel. Additionally, Option D uses the passive construction "interest rates being lowered", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
E: This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism among "interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered", "a rally in stocks and bonds", and "a weakening of the dollar"; remember, all elements in a list must be parallel. Additionally, Option E uses the passive construction "interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
