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The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   08 Jan 2006, 09:30
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The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the Federal Communication Commision's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs, though some consumer groups disagree with the governement's estimates, suggesting they are too optimistic.

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B) The goverment predicts that costs will be greatly reduced for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls by the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts

C) The government's prediction is, for consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, costs will be greatly reduced by the recent telephone rate cuts made by the Federal Communications Commission

D) For consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the government's prediction that the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs

E) For consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, the government predicts that the recent telephone rate cuts that the Federal Communications Commission has made will greatly reduce costs

Pls explain answer! :wink:



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Re: The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   08 Jan 2006, 09:39
B) The goverment predicts that costs will be greatly reduced for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls by the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts
>> calls by the Federal ... wrong...should've been sth along the lines of due to rate by Federal...

C) The government's prediction is, for consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, costs will be greatly reduced by the recent telephone rate cuts made by the Federal Communications Commission
>> reduced by the...wrong. Should've been sth like reduced because of...

D) For consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the government's prediction that the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs
>> Can be considered, but when read in conjunction with non-underlined part, doesnt have continuity of thought.

E) For consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, the government predicts that the recent telephone rate cuts that the Federal Communications Commission has made will greatly reduce costs
>> Acceptable.

So between A and E, the latter sums it up better (sentence structure). So E is what I would go with.

What is the OA?
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Re: The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   08 Jan 2006, 11:04
I go with 'A'.

'E' is bit awkaward, wordy & complex.
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Re: The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   08 Jan 2006, 19:42
hi guys, you are right. OA =A.

BUT I would really appreciate if you could give me some ideas why B, C D and E are wrong???
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Re: The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   09 Jan 2006, 00:16
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Do you guys see any gramatical error with E???


E) For consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, the government predicts that the recent telephone rate cuts that the Federal Communications Commission has made will greatly reduce costs

I think the 'blue' portions should be together to convey the meaning clearly. 'A' does that.
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Re: The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   09 Jan 2006, 00:22
vic wrote:
hi guys, you are right. OA =A.

BUT I would really appreciate if you could give me some ideas why B, C D and E are wrong???


Hey vic...

B) The goverment predicts that costs will be greatly reduced for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls by the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts
>> Passive voice!

C) The government's prediction is, for consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, costs will be greatly reduced by the recent telephone rate cuts made by the Federal Communications Commission
>> 'that' would have been better instead of 'is' to put a clause. Also, passive voice. Also, "costs will be greatly reduced by the recent telephone rate cuts made by the Federal Communications" is wordy!

D) For consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the government's prediction that the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs
>> This is sentence fragment.

E) For consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, the government predicts that the recent telephone rate cuts that the Federal Communications Commission has made will greatly reduce costs
>> Please see the response above...
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Re: The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   09 Jan 2006, 00:31
Thanks a lot Vivek. Like you, I used the same reasons to eliminate the wrong answers. POE.

The problem is that ... these sort of "wordy" and "passive" reasons to eliminate are not the most straight-forward or apparant reasons for POE. In exam conditions, it becomes doubly hard... :cry:

That is why I need some advice to make sure that I elimnate the choices with good reasons.

cheers!
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Re: The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   09 Jan 2006, 00:37
vic wrote:
Thanks a lot Vivek. Like you, I used the same reasons to eliminate the wrong answers. POE.

The problem is that ... these sort of "wordy" and "passive" reasons to eliminate are not the most straight-forward or apparant reasons for POE. In exam conditions, it becomes doubly hard... :cry:

That is why I need some advice to make sure that I elimnate the choices with good reasons.

cheers!


I understand, me too, used to have this problem, but practice & participating in forum helps a lot. Answer the SC, don't worry about whether it's wrong or right, everybody learns :)
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Re: The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   09 Jan 2006, 01:06
Vivek have u already given the GMAT or r u still preparing for it...Seeing ur SC explanations i think u can hit a half century in Verbal
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Re: The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses [#permalink] New post   09 Jan 2006, 02:47
andy_gr8 wrote:
Vivek have u already given the GMAT or r u still preparing for it...Seeing ur SC explanations i think u can hit a half century in Verbal


Hey Andy,

I'm yet to write GMAT :)
Thanks for the encouragement dude, half century looks a remote possibility, I get bogged down by few SCs still & of course I hate RCs!

What about you?



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