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Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960.
A) with that of men have been
B) to those of men are
C) to those of men have been
D) with those of men is
E) to those of men has been
16 Oct 2019, 03:06
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Three key splits can be used to answer this question.
Split #1: Subject-verb agreement.
Split #2: Verb tense.
Split #3: idiomatic construction of ratio of x to y vs ratio of x with y
Option A: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960.
Subject 1: wages verb are improving, however, this subject verb pair is in the non-underlined portion of the sentence. Subject 2: [The ratio verb: have been. There is subject-verb disagreement. The subject is singular, while the verb is plural. We can therefore eliminate option A.
Option B: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings to those of men are roughly static since 1960.
Subject 2: the ratio Verb: are. Plural verb are is not appropriate for a singular subject, we can therefore eliminate option B.
Option C: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960.
Subject 2: the ratio Verb: have been. Plural verb have been is not appropriate for a singular subject.
Option D: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with those of men is roughly static since 1960.
Subject 2: the ratio Verb: is[/i]. The singular verb [i]is agrees in number with the singular subject the ratio. Let's keep option D.
Option E: Option D: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings to those of men has been roughly static since 1960.
Split #2: verb tense.
The phrase since 1960 suggests that the verb has to be in the present perfect tense.
The use of simple present verb tense is is not correct in option D. We can, therefore, eliminate option D. The same verb tense error is present in option B as well, and this can be a ground to eliminate option B.
The right answer is option E. The verb has been is rightly in the present perfect tense. Options A and C also have the right tense.
Split #3: Idiomatic use of ratio of x to y vs ratio of x with y. Ratio of x with y is awkward, and cannot be correct. It does not make sense to say the ratio of x with y. The correct form should be ratio of x to y. Based on this, options A and D are incorrect.
Split #1: Subject-verb agreement.
Split #2: Verb tense.
Split #3: idiomatic construction of ratio of x to y vs ratio of x with y
Option A: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960.
Subject 1: wages verb are improving, however, this subject verb pair is in the non-underlined portion of the sentence. Subject 2: [The ratio verb: have been. There is subject-verb disagreement. The subject is singular, while the verb is plural. We can therefore eliminate option A.
Option B: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings to those of men are roughly static since 1960.
Subject 2: the ratio Verb: are. Plural verb are is not appropriate for a singular subject, we can therefore eliminate option B.
Option C: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960.
Subject 2: the ratio Verb: have been. Plural verb have been is not appropriate for a singular subject.
Option D: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with those of men is roughly static since 1960.
Subject 2: the ratio Verb: is[/i]. The singular verb [i]is agrees in number with the singular subject the ratio. Let's keep option D.
Option E: Option D: Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings to those of men has been roughly static since 1960.
Split #2: verb tense.
The phrase since 1960 suggests that the verb has to be in the present perfect tense.
The use of simple present verb tense is is not correct in option D. We can, therefore, eliminate option D. The same verb tense error is present in option B as well, and this can be a ground to eliminate option B.
The right answer is option E. The verb has been is rightly in the present perfect tense. Options A and C also have the right tense.
Split #3: Idiomatic use of ratio of x to y vs ratio of x with y. Ratio of x with y is awkward, and cannot be correct. It does not make sense to say the ratio of x with y. The correct form should be ratio of x to y. Based on this, options A and D are incorrect.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960.
A) with that of men have been
B) to those of men are
C) to those of men have been
D) with those of men is
E) to those of men has been[/quote]
Strip the sentence:
Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their [women's] earnings with[?] that [?] of men have been [?] roughly static since 1960.
Issues
The subject is ratio.
Earnings are plural.
Since is a "code word" in English. It tells us to use has/have + past participle (verbED), also known as present perfect.
The ratio of X TO Y is correct.
• Split #1: subject/verb agreement
The singular subject, ratio, requires a singular verb.
Options A, B, and C incorrectly use the plural verbs have been, are, and have been, respectively.
Eliminate A, B, and C
• Split #2: Since 1960 requires has been
GMAC tests this time/verb cue a decent bit: the word since means something that began in the past and continues into the present.
We use present perfect, this way:
has/have + past participle (verbED)
Present perfect tense bridges the past and the present.
It is called present "perfect" because some of the action has been "perfected," i.e. completed or finished.
Option D incorrectly uses the verb IS, which applies only to now.
The correct answer is E
• additional errors
The word "earnings" is plural. When we want to refer to earnings of men, we need "those" of men, not "that" of men. (option A is wrong)
Idiom: the ratio of Xs TO Ys (the ratio of women's earnings TO men's earnings)
The correct preposition is TO, not with. (answers A and D are incorrect)
Present tense are in option B is wrong not only because it is plural, but also because it is present tense.
We need has + been.
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minustark , welcome to SC Butler, and belated welcome to GMAT Club.
eakabuah , I am bumping you to Best Community Reply.
Kudos go to good explanations. Most of these explanations are excellent. Well done!
Project SC Butler: Day 178: Sentence Correction (SC2)
Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960.
A) with that of men have been
B) to those of men are
C) to those of men have been
D) with those of men is
E) to those of men has been[/quote]
Strip the sentence:
Issues
The subject is ratio.
Earnings are plural.
Since is a "code word" in English. It tells us to use has/have + past participle (verbED), also known as present perfect.
The ratio of X TO Y is correct.
• Split #1: subject/verb agreement
The singular subject, ratio, requires a singular verb.
Options A, B, and C incorrectly use the plural verbs have been, are, and have been, respectively.
Eliminate A, B, and C
• Split #2: Since 1960 requires has been
GMAC tests this time/verb cue a decent bit: the word since means something that began in the past and continues into the present.
We use present perfect, this way:
has/have + past participle (verbED)
Present perfect tense bridges the past and the present.
It is called present "perfect" because some of the action has been "perfected," i.e. completed or finished.
Option D incorrectly uses the verb IS, which applies only to now.
The correct answer is E
• additional errors
The word "earnings" is plural. When we want to refer to earnings of men, we need "those" of men, not "that" of men. (option A is wrong)
Idiom: the ratio of Xs TO Ys (the ratio of women's earnings TO men's earnings)
The correct preposition is TO, not with. (answers A and D are incorrect)
Present tense are in option B is wrong not only because it is plural, but also because it is present tense.
We need has + been.
COMMENTS
minustark , welcome to SC Butler, and belated welcome to GMAT Club.
eakabuah , I am bumping you to Best Community Reply.
Kudos go to good explanations. Most of these explanations are excellent. Well done!
