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Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possibl [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2020, 07:00
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Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was possible even 20 years ago.

A. today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was
B. have made possible more accurate forecasts than were
C. today have made possible more accurate forecasts than was
D. today make possible more accurate forecasts than was
E. today make possible more accurate forecasting that were
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Re: Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possibl [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2020, 07:58
economic theory and data gathering is plural, so using was (singular) for plural is wrong.
Eliminate options A,C and D.

Between B and E,
More than is an idiomatic phrase, which is missing in E option.
More than is been changed to More that.
Hence Eliminate Option E

Answer is B
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Re: Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possibl [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2020, 08:05
Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was possible even 20 years ago.

Answer - B ..

SV agreement makes A( Improvements + makes) , C ( forecasts compared with was ) , same in D,

E - (accurate forecasting + were) , also More is not followed by than


A. today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was
B. have made possible more accurate forecasts than were
C. today have made possible more accurate forecasts than was
D. today make possible more accurate forecasts than was
E. today make possible more accurate forecasting that were
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Re: Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possibl [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2020, 09:39
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Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was possible even 20 years ago.

was vs were

A. today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was
B. have made possible more accurate forecasts than were
C. today have made possible more accurate forecasts than was
D. today make possible more accurate forecasts than was
E. today make possible more accurate forecasting that were
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Re: Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possibl [#permalink] New post   22 Sep 2020, 00:15
Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was possible even 20 years ago.

A. today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was Incorrect

Sv error - 'Improvements ' plural

B. have made possible more accurate forecasts than were Correct

C. today have made possible more accurate forecasts than was Incorrect

SV error - 'forecasts ' plural whereas 'than was' singular

D. today make possible more accurate forecasts than was Incorrect

SV error - 'forecasts ' plural whereas 'than was' singular

E. today make possible more accurate forecasting that were Incorrect

...more ....that ..... - wrong; ...more ....than ..... - correct
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Re: Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possibl [#permalink] New post   22 Sep 2020, 21:31
Bunuel wrote:
Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was possible even 20 years ago.

A. today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was
B. have made possible more accurate forecasts than were
C. today have made possible more accurate forecasts than was
D. today make possible more accurate forecasts than was
E. today make possible more accurate forecasting that were


Which one is more correct if we have both sentences:
1) have made possible more accurate forecasts than were.
2) make possible more accurate forecasts than were.
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Re: Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possibl [#permalink] New post   23 Sep 2020, 05:37
jrk23 wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
Improvements in economic theory and data gathering today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was possible even 20 years ago.

A. today makes possible more accurate to forecast than was
B. have made possible more accurate forecasts than were
C. today have made possible more accurate forecasts than was
D. today make possible more accurate forecasts than was
E. today make possible more accurate forecasting that were


Which one is more correct if we have both sentences:
1) have made possible more accurate forecasts than were.
2) make possible more accurate forecasts than were.


I think 1) as when we use simple present tense we are kind of describing a trait or a feature and that is not the purpose of the sentence. Even though you might argue that making more accurate forecasts possible is a trait of the improvements, that is really not what the sentence is trying to say. The sentence is saying that saying that xyx has made abc possible. Hope this helps! :)
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