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03 Nov 2013, 16:02
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The value of the farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy.
A. The value of the farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy.
B. The value of the farming equipment manufacturer’s shares has risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to express belief that the company will make more efficient tractors and that people will flock to buy.
C. The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares has risen nearly 200 percent this year because more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy.
D. The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to express belief that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy.
E.The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year in that more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors and people will flock to buy.
oe to follow
A. The value of the farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy.
B. The value of the farming equipment manufacturer’s shares has risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to express belief that the company will make more efficient tractors and that people will flock to buy.
C. The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares has risen nearly 200 percent this year because more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy.
D. The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to express belief that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy.
E.The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year in that more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors and people will flock to buy.
oe to follow
avohden
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04 Nov 2013, 23:17
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Answer is (D). In this example, it is fairly easy to eliminate (A) and (C) with basic subject-verb agreement analysis. In (A), the subject is the singular “value” but the plural verb “have risen” accompanies it. In (C) the subject is the plural “shares” but the singular verb “has risen” accompanies it. At this point, many students will fixate on the choice between the two subjects – “shares” and “value” – and think that it needs to be “value” because only values can rise. However, this is a false decision point as it is completely idiomatic to say, “shares have risen”.
In this example, (as they often do), the testmakers try to get people to fixate on a very difficult and unimportant choice when a much bigger issue is hidden at the end of the sentence. In (B), the sentence improperly states that there is a “belief that the company will start to make more efficient tractors AND that people will flock to buy” The two “that” clauses are both modifying belief when the second one should be modifying tractors. The problem is that it make no sense to say that there is a separate belief that people will flock to buy: flock to buy what??
The only logical meaning is expressed in (D): there is a “belief that the company will make more efficient tractors” - what kind of tractors? – tractors “that people will flock to buy” Both (B) and (E) improperly separate “will flock to buy” from the tractors, creating illogical and nonsensical meaning.
Answer is (D). In this example, it is fairly easy to eliminate (A) and (C) with basic subject-verb agreement analysis. In (A), the subject is the singular “value” but the plural verb “have risen” accompanies it. In (C) the subject is the plural “shares” but the singular verb “has risen” accompanies it. At this point, many students will fixate on the choice between the two subjects – “shares” and “value” – and think that it needs to be “value” because only values can rise. However, this is a false decision point as it is completely idiomatic to say, “shares have risen”.
In this example, (as they often do), the testmakers try to get people to fixate on a very difficult and unimportant choice when a much bigger issue is hidden at the end of the sentence. In (B), the sentence improperly states that there is a “belief that the company will start to make more efficient tractors AND that people will flock to buy” The two “that” clauses are both modifying belief when the second one should be modifying tractors. The problem is that it make no sense to say that there is a separate belief that people will flock to buy: flock to buy what??
The only logical meaning is expressed in (D): there is a “belief that the company will make more efficient tractors” - what kind of tractors? – tractors “that people will flock to buy” Both (B) and (E) improperly separate “will flock to buy” from the tractors, creating illogical and nonsensical meaning.
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A. The value of the farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy. --- The value and have risen—SV error.
B. The value of the farming equipment manufacturer’s shares has risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to express belief that the company will make more efficient tractors and that people will flock to buy. --- and that people will flock to buy—is this choice clearly stating that people will flock to buy those tractors? Why is the object of the ‘flock to buy’ missing?
C. The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares has risen nearly 200 percent this year because more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy. – shares has risen is SV error.
D. The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to express belief that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy.----- ‘Tractors that people will flock to buy’ clears up the air and rectifies the problem cited in B. Correct choice.
E.The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year in that more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors and people will flock to buy. – in that is an unidiomatic expression since it is just an indicative phrase and doesn’t imply that the shares have gone up because(as) people are expressing more belief.
The split between ‘have started to believe’ and ‘have started to express belief’ is a diversionary ploy, I suppose.
B. The value of the farming equipment manufacturer’s shares has risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to express belief that the company will make more efficient tractors and that people will flock to buy. --- and that people will flock to buy—is this choice clearly stating that people will flock to buy those tractors? Why is the object of the ‘flock to buy’ missing?
C. The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares has risen nearly 200 percent this year because more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy. – shares has risen is SV error.
D. The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year as more investors have started to express belief that the company will make more efficient tractors that people will flock to buy.----- ‘Tractors that people will flock to buy’ clears up the air and rectifies the problem cited in B. Correct choice.
E.The farming equipment manufacturer’s shares have risen nearly 200 percent this year in that more investors have started to believe that the company will make more efficient tractors and people will flock to buy. – in that is an unidiomatic expression since it is just an indicative phrase and doesn’t imply that the shares have gone up because(as) people are expressing more belief.
The split between ‘have started to believe’ and ‘have started to express belief’ is a diversionary ploy, I suppose.
