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OG11.... Why "b", which is also a noun, is wrong?

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by bubbliiiiiiii » Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:59 pm
IMO C?

B lacks verb, making the sentence a fragment. To maintain parallelism we need a verb to complete the sentence not a noun.

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by unknown13 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:15 am
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:35 am
bubbliiiiiiii wrote:IMO C?

B lacks verb, making the sentence a fragment. To maintain parallelism we need a verb to complete the sentence not a noun.

Please post OA and OE.

Hope it helps.
I don't think B is a fragment because we have a subject and a verb: "the decision...could mean..."

However, we do have an issue in B: "could mean less lending...and the increasing pressure..."

The definite article "the" here is unnecessary and awkward.

C fixes the problem: "could mean less lending...and increased pressure..."
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