The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy: not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on a growing number of consumer loans, including home equity loans.
(A) not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on
(B) tied to the prime are the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also on
(C) the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also
(D) not only the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also on
(E) the interest rates are tied to the prime, not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also
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The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy: no
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guys..true that only option b supports parallism..but what confused me was "..tied to the prime are the interest rates.." is'nt that a passive construction??
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My vote for B.
Reason:
look for the first line "The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy", the correct option should start from where first sentence end, basically starting by making connection with "prime" and it is done by option B and E alone.
so we can first narrow down to B and E first.
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B sounds better than E and clearly makes statments that its "Interest Rate" not prime rate.
Guys, anyone please post OA ,,,
JEnIUS
Reason:
look for the first line "The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy", the correct option should start from where first sentence end, basically starting by making connection with "prime" and it is done by option B and E alone.
so we can first narrow down to B and E first.
NEXT
B sounds better than E and clearly makes statments that its "Interest Rate" not prime rate.
Guys, anyone please post OA ,,,
JEnIUS