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by gmatdriller » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:19 am
Rising commercial real estates, a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market, is likely to deter new homeowners from buying houses this spring

A;
B: that brockers use as a gauge to determine the strength of the housing market, is
C: a gauge used by brockers in determining the strength of the housing market, is
D: that is used by brockers as a determining factor of the strength of the housing market, are
E: a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market, are

Can someone please explain these; seems to have some confusing S-V
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by Gurpinder » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:31 am
A; a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market is
B: that brockers use as a gauge to determine the strength of the housing market, is
C: a gauge used by brockers in determining the strength of the housing market, is
D: that is used by brockers as a determining factor of the strength of the housing market, are
E: a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market, are

IMO (E)

Eliminate A,B,C because "real estates" is plural.

D - "that" has no proper antecedent.
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by reply2spg » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:41 am
Are you serious about E? Here subject is not real estates but 'rising real estates'. So we need 'is' and not 'are'.

IMO A is correct answer here.
Gurpinder wrote:A; a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market is
B: that brockers use as a gauge to determine the strength of the housing market, is
C: a gauge used by brockers in determining the strength of the housing market, is
D: that is used by brockers as a determining factor of the strength of the housing market, are
E: a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market, are

IMO (E)

Eliminate A,B,C because "real estates" is plural.

D - "that" has no proper antecedent.
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by Gurpinder » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:44 am
reply2spg wrote:Are you serious about E? Here subject is not real estates but 'rising real estates'. So we need 'is' and not 'are'.

IMO A is correct answer here.
Gurpinder wrote:A; a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market is
B: that brockers use as a gauge to determine the strength of the housing market, is
C: a gauge used by brockers in determining the strength of the housing market, is
D: that is used by brockers as a determining factor of the strength of the housing market, are
E: a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market, are

IMO (E)

Eliminate A,B,C because "real estates" is plural.

D - "that" has no proper antecedent.
Opps....=)
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by gmatdriller » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:45 am
Gurpinder,
please how do you explain E:
Rising commercial real estates, a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market, are likely to deter new homeowners from buying houses this spring.

Rising commercial real estates, A gauge...?
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by Gurpinder » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:47 am
gmatdriller wrote:Gurpinder,
please how do you explain E:
Rising commercial real estates, a gauge that brockers use to determine the strength of the housing market, are likely to deter new homeowners from buying houses this spring.

Rising commercial real estates, A gauge...?
Not sure what you're asking. Read the updated post.

Does that clarify?
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:57 am
here i will go with A

rising commercial real estates is singular hence is is required

E is incoorect as subject is singular verb should be singular

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here subject is rising commercial real estates not a gauge its a modifier
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by gmatdriller » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:57 am
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:
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here subject is rising commercial real estates not a gauge its a modifier
OA is (E)
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by gmatdriller » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:00 pm
@ Gurpinder;
OA is E, and i intend asking how "Rising commercial real ESTATES"
can be equated to "A GAUGE"
If you ask me, i will say they are "measures" by which .....

Expert opinion please.
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by Gurpinder » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:05 pm
gmatdriller wrote:@ Gurpinder;
OA is E, and i intend asking how "Rising commercial real ESTATES"
can be equated to "A GAUGE"
If you ask me, i will say they are "measures" by which .....

Expert opinion please.
=) Then I was correct in my original post. Rising commercial real ESTATES = plural.

Your question, "Rising commercial real ESTATES" = a gauge. gauge = estimate.

Therefore, the sentence is that --> brokers use "rising commercial real estates" as an estimate to determine the strength of the housing market.

Clear?
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by apex231 » Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:36 am
Yes, this a common doubt that many have whether "Rising commercial real estates" be considered a phenomenon and hence be considered singular.

In other such questions I have seen it being considered as plural. May be experts can help more on this.
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