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by perfectstranger » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:28 pm
- According to some analysts, the gains in the stock market reflect growing confidence that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come in for a "soft landing," followed by a gradual increase in business activity.

(A) that the economy will avoid the recession
that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come
(B) in the economy to avoid the recession, what
many feared earlier in the year, rather to come
(C) in the economy's ability to avoid the
recession, something earlier in the year many had feared, and instead to come
(D) in the economy to avoid the recession many
were fearing earlier in the year, and rather to come
(E) that the economy will avoid the recession
that was feared earlier this year by many, with it instead coming

Please explain in a detailed way. Unfortunatelly I choosed B.
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by raunekk » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:45 pm
IMO:D
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by perfectstranger » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:03 pm
The original answer is A
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by preetha_85 » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:24 pm
B,C,D are wrong coz " in the economy " will mean confidence in the economy which is not the case here
E is wordy and awkward sentence formation
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