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Soaring advertising costs accounted for more than a third of expenses for the nightclub last year, a more significant portion than it was in any previous year.
(A) a more significant portion than it was
(B) which is more significant than it has been
(C) a more significant portion than they have been
(D) a more significant portion than
(E) which is more significant than it was
(A) a more significant portion than it was
(B) which is more significant than it has been
(C) a more significant portion than they have been
(D) a more significant portion than
(E) which is more significant than it was
26 Jul 2019, 01:41
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The right answer here is D. The main concepts being tested here are 'Subject Verb Agreement' (really singular/plural) and 'Tenses'.
The first thing to note is that the "more significant portion" refers to the advertising costs, which is a plural subject. Immediately, this helps us eliminate A, B, E.
In C, the use of "they have been" doesn't make sense, as the costs of years gone by don't continue to be the costs that impact the current situation, they are simply something that happened in the past. Had this option said "than they were" it would have been fine, but it doesn't, and is therefore OUT
This leaves D as the sole remaining right answer. One thing to note is that in D, the subject if not referred to again. However, since there was no other viable noun/noun phrase, it is still clear what is being referred to in this sentence.
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