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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:42 am
10. A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago.
(A) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(B) and make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(C) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it was five years ago
(D) to make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(E) in making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it as five years ago

can sumbody explain when to use to and when to use ing
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by aspirant2010 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:47 am
I am on C because of correct comparison.......wats the OA?

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by loveusonu » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:20 pm
comma + ing modifier = look at from cause effect scenario
cause should be before the comma, whiel effect is shows by ing modifier..

Out of A& C here, C is correct for comparison
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by frank1 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:08 pm
I go with C as well
making is not wrong at all in this case....and .....it was 5 years ago makes it more clear

I think more than gramatical construction,
if we say ..... to make here then it will give meaning that ...investment is made to do that...
rather i think the sentence means
investment has been made....now it is making it...better.....

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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:14 pm
OA is C only

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