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Declining revenues

by GmatKiss » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:35 am
Declining revenues resulting from a decrease in business travel, a source of income without which most commercial airlines could not survive, are going to force many commercial airlines to increase prices and decrease services in the coming months

(A) a source of income without which most commercial airlines could not survive, are
(B) a source of income without which most commercial airlines could not survive, is
(C) and most commercial airlines use it as a source of income to survive with, are
(D) which is a source of income which is needed by most commercial airlines who could not survive without it, are
(E) which most commercial airlines use as a source of income without which they are unable to survive, is
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by sl750 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:45 am
This is a terrible sentence, but I will go with A

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by sam2304 » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:05 am
IMO A.

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by HSPA » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:32 am
Business travel is singular, Please explain me guys why did you chose 'are'

Meaning of sentence as I see
No business travel = No money for airlines
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by rohangupta83 » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:52 am
HSPA wrote:Business travel is singular, Please explain me guys why did you chose 'are'

Meaning of sentence as I see
No business travel = No money for airlines
"are" is used for declining revenues :)

Read it like this:

Decling Revenues.....blah blah blah blah blah, are.........

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by HSPA » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:46 am
Declining revenues resulting from a decrease in business travel, a source of income without
here what is the 'source of income'.. Decreasing revenues 'are' not the source of income.. The source of income 'is' business travel.

Thanks for the previous help but I need more

rohangupta83 wrote:
HSPA wrote:Business travel is singular, Please explain me guys why did you chose 'are'

Meaning of sentence as I see
No business travel = No money for airlines
"are" is used for declining revenues :)

Read it like this:

Decling Revenues.....blah blah blah blah blah, are.........
First take: 640 (50M, 27V) - RC needs 300% improvement
Second take: coming soon..
Regards,
HSPA.

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by rohangupta83 » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:56 am
HSPA wrote:Declining revenues resulting from a decrease in business travel, a source of income without
here what is the 'source of income'.. Decreasing revenues 'are' not the source of income.. The source of income 'is' business travel.

Thanks for the previous help but I need more

rohangupta83 wrote:
HSPA wrote:Business travel is singular, Please explain me guys why did you chose 'are'

Meaning of sentence as I see
No business travel = No money for airlines
"are" is used for declining revenues :)

Read it like this:

Decling Revenues.....blah blah blah blah blah, are.........
"a source of income.." modifies the noun closest to it, i.e. "business travel". So the source of income is business travel. Which you are absolutely dead on!

I am not sure if I understand your query.
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by bpdulog » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:56 am

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by HSPA » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:04 am
Sorry.. I got confused.. it is A.. I forgot to cut the elements with in comma's ..missed the basic rule.. thanks for the help rohan..
rohangupta83 wrote:
HSPA wrote:Declining revenues resulting from a decrease in business travel, a source of income without
here what is the 'source of income'.. Decreasing revenues 'are' not the source of income.. The source of income 'is' business travel.

Thanks for the previous help but I need more

rohangupta83 wrote:
HSPA wrote:Business travel is singular, Please explain me guys why did you chose 'are'

Meaning of sentence as I see
No business travel = No money for airlines
"are" is used for declining revenues :)

Read it like this:

Decling Revenues.....blah blah blah blah blah, are.........
"a source of income.." modifies the noun closest to it, i.e. "business travel". So the source of income is business travel. Which you are absolutely dead on!

I am not sure if I understand your query.
First take: 640 (50M, 27V) - RC needs 300% improvement
Second take: coming soon..
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by vaibhavgupta » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:05 pm
GmatKiss wrote:Declining revenues resulting from a decrease in business travel, a source of income without which most commercial airlines could not survive, are going to force many commercial airlines to increase prices and decrease services in the coming months

(A) a source of income without which most commercial airlines could not survive, are
(B) a source of income without which most commercial airlines could not survive, is
(C) and most commercial airlines use it as a source of income to survive with, are
(D) which is a source of income which is needed by most commercial airlines who could not survive without it, are
(E) which most commercial airlines use as a source of income without which they are unable to survive, is
A it is! :)
If OA is A, IMO B
If OA is B, IMO C
If OA is C, IMO D
If OA is D, IMO E
If OA is E, IMO A

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by mankey » Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:58 am
IMO: A

What is the OA?

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