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Rising interest rates [#permalink] Rising interest rates   24 Jun 2009, 04:19
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Re: Rising interest rates [#permalink] Rising interest rates   24 Jun 2009, 05:12
For me all the options looks wrong. :?

A. incorrect usage of rising. Interest rates have been increased only once, whereas use of "rising" gives an impression of continuous rise.

B. Same error as in A

C. "a rise in interest rates" (singular) and "make" (plural) doesn't go together.

D. Same error as in C

E. Awkward construction.
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Re: Rising interest rates [#permalink] Rising interest rates   24 Jun 2009, 06:24
Since A-D have obvious errors. I go for E.
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Re: Rising interest rates [#permalink] Rising interest rates   24 Jun 2009, 08:01
Shouldn't it be B ... ? Fed reserve had raised a key short time interest rate AGAIN .. so this correlates to the 'rising' interest rates
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Re: Rising interest rates [#permalink] Rising interest rates   24 Jun 2009, 16:34
I think it should be "B"-"Rising" is used as a participle, error in subject verb agreement is also corrected.
"E" has too many pronouns that make it confusing.
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Re: Rising interest rates [#permalink] Rising interest rates   24 Jun 2009, 21:39
pleonasm wrote:
Shouldn't it be B ... ? Fed reserve had raised a key short time interest rate AGAIN .. so this correlates to the 'rising' interest rates


Agree with you, the use of "Again" may be the key. Btw, whats the OA ?
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Re: Rising interest rates [#permalink] Rising interest rates   25 Jun 2009, 00:23
I guess B is correct since rising interest rates is plural. So using make is correct.

All other options have mistakes.
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Re: Rising interest rates [#permalink] Rising interest rates   25 Jun 2009, 04:53
bigoyal wrote:
For me all the options looks wrong. :?

A. incorrect usage of rising. Interest rates have been increased only once, whereas use of "rising" gives an impression of continuous rise.

B. Same error as in A


I made the same mistake, but OA is B



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