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26 Jun 2016, 11:33
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C
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Although the decline in home prices equate to an amount less than 5% of the total value of the region’s housing stock last year, economists assert that fear of further price erosion plays a major role in declining consumer confidence.
(A) equate to an amount less
(B) equate to less
(C) equated to less
(D) equated to lower
(E) equated to a lower amount
(A) equate to an amount less
(B) equate to less
(C) equated to less
(D) equated to lower
(E) equated to a lower amount
26 Jun 2016, 11:47
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Underlined portion happened last year, so the sentence must be in past tense.
'equated' is preferred over 'equate'. A and B are out.
Amount can be 'less' and not 'lower'. D and E are out.
C is the answer.
27 Jun 2016, 08:03
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The split is between -
1. equate VS equated - equated is preferred here since the highlighted part of the sentence conveys a past incidence.
2. less VS lower - " the total value of the region’s housing stock " is countable so, less is correct.
Hence correct answer will be (C)
