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The press release indicated a new item on the agenda at the February Federal Reserve meeting: concern about a technical indicator called the yield curve, which compares the interest rates on the different kinds of debt issued by the federal government and which borrows money for periods ranging from one month to 30 years.

(A) government and which borrows money for periods ranging from one month to 30 years

(B) government and borrows money for periods ranging from one month up to 30 years

(C) government and that borrows money for periods ranging from one month up to 30 years

(D) government, which borrows money for periods ranging from one month up to a period of 30 years

(E) government, which borrows money for periods ranging from one month up to 30 years


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Re: The press release indicated a new item on the agenda at the February [#permalink] New post   20 Oct 2023, 05:03
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A. Incorrect use of which in which borrows. The yield curve isn't borrowing.

B. Similar to A.

C. That doesn't have a proper antecedent.

D. Which is correctly used indicating the Govt is the correct antecedent. But this sentence is too wordy.

E. Almost similar to D but this option is a better version than D.

E is the correct answer.

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Re: The press release indicated a new item on the agenda at the February [#permalink] New post   20 Oct 2023, 10:05
from X to Y is the right idiom. While option A has that, its not a correct meaning-wise.
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Re: The press release indicated a new item on the agenda at the February [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2023, 06:30
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The press release indicated a new item on the agenda at the February Federal Reserve meeting: concern about a technical indicator called the yield curve, which compares the interest rates on the different kinds of debt issued by the federal government and which borrows money for periods ranging from one month to 30 years.

(A) government and which borrows money for periods ranging from one month to 30 years

(B) government and borrows money for periods ranging from one month up to 30 years

(C) government and that borrows money for periods ranging from one month up to 30 years

(D) government, which borrows money for periods ranging from one month up to a period of 30 years

(E) government, which borrows money for periods ranging from one month up to 30 years


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Whenever “which” clauses are used in a sentence correction problem, look to leverage those first, as the rules for usage are quite strict. Here you see that the first “which” clause comes in the portion that is not underlined and is giving extra information about “the yield curve,” the noun it is beside. In answers (A), (B), and (C), you see that the portion following government still illogically modifies “yield curve” – you cannot say “the yield curve, which does this….and which borrows (or borrows) money for periods….” A yield curve can’t borrow anything! As a result those can be eliminated and the answer must be (D) or (E), as those both create a new “which” clause to modify government.

Comparing (D) and (E) carefully you see the redundant use of “a period” at the end when you already have “periods ranging from” to start that expression. Correct answer is (E).
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