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Commerce Department

by Sher1 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:03 am
The rise in the Commerce Department’s index of leading economic indicators suggest that the economy should continue its expansion into the coming months, but that the mixed performance of the index’s individual components indicates that economic growth will proceed at a more moderate pace than in the first quarter of this year.
(A) suggest that the economy should continue its expansion into the coming months, but that
(B) suggest that the economy is to continue expansion in the coming months, but
(C) suggests that the economy will continue its expanding in the coming months, but that
(D) suggests that the economy is continuing to expand into the coming months, but that
(E) suggests that the economy will continue to expand in the coming months, but

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by pandeyvineet24 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:15 am
E in my opinion.

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by sidz421 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:27 am
rise :singular
but that :unidiomatic
E wins

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by goelmohit2002 » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:03 am
Yes E....

A, B...s-V mismatch....

C, D....we do not need that...since whatever should follow but should be a complete independent clause. which is not the case in C and D.