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07 Nov 2021, 13:05
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Chitra657
Hello, Chitra657. First off, you should probably learn to relax your stance on anthropomorphizing a bit. Many non-physical entities—prices, costs, and yes, rates, to name just a few—can be said to influence decisions in one way or another. (There is even this classic question that has landfills accepting yard debris... or not.) If you were unsure, though, you could still arrive at the correct answer in other ways. Consider the following:
- Choices (A), (D), and (E) all incorporate redundancy: soaring and have risen or rises share the same semantic space, so there is no need to add anything to the adjective just prior to the underlined portion.
- Choice (B) refers to rates as a force, and that is little better than saying that rates force something, not to mention that both prepositions are questionable—rates of liability insurance and a force for cutbacks. Is (B) really the best way to express the vital meaning of the sentence?
If you look at a barebones version of (C), you are left with a streamlined, soaring rates for insurance are forcing cutbacks. If you have one doubt with (C) and a few with (B), you should probably go with the safer bet and take a shot on the unknown. I have learned the hard way that it is better to go with something uncomfortable than to get behind an option you know is wrong, deep down.
Anyway, I hope my response proves useful to you. Thank you for thinking to ask, and good luck with your studies.
- Andrew
07 Nov 2021, 23:56
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(A) rates of liability insurance have risen to force
have risen to force isn't the right tense therefore out
(B) rates of liability insurance are a force for
force for isn't the right usage therefore out
(C) rates for liability insurance are forcing
THe meaning and tense is perfect therefore let us hang on to it
(D) rises in liability insurance rates are forcing
rates should be the starting word to convey the right meaning therefore out
(E) liability insurance rates have risen to force
THe meaning isn't perfect therefore out
THerefore IMO A
08 Nov 2021, 05:06
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Chitra657
Hello Chitra657,
We hope this finds you well.
Having gone through the question and your query, we believe that we can help resolve your doubt.
As mentioned by AndrewN, even in formal English a degree of anthropomorphizing - giving the characteristics of living things to non-living things - is perfectly acceptable. Non-living, inanimate things can absolutely be said to take action; for example "The acid neutralized the base." or "The new paint will make the house look better."
A bigger takeaway here is that on the GMAT, you must look for the best answer choice, among the ones given, rather than the perfect one. Do not try to imagine how you would prefer to write the sentence, as there can be any number of stylistic variations. Focus on first identifying which answer choice is free of grammatical errors and if more than one is error-free, then identify which is most concise.
We hope this helps.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
