rockeyb wrote: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 gradual by 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 many had feared earlier in this year by many, with it instead coming


As always please explain , will post OA shortly.

rockeyb wrote: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 gradual by gradual increase in business activity.
Well the green parts suggest a "Simple Present Tense" structure.
A. that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come[Correct]
B. in the economy to avoid the recession, what many feared earlier in the year ,rather to come[Use of 'rather' changes the meaning of the sentence]
C. in the economy's ability to avoid the recession, something earlier in the year many had feared, and instead to come.[It should be 'the ability of economy']
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 many had feared earlier in this year by many, with it instead coming[Too many 'many']

vineetbatra wrote:Can some one explain why that is important here and not in the sentence below?

Thanks,

Vineet


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tnaim wrote:Can someone please explain why the past perfect tense was used in the sentence. Wouldn't it be more grammatically correct to use the simple past instead?
"that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come" indicates that the fear occurred in the past before another action happened in the past.
but "that the economy will avoid the recession that many feared earlier in the year and instead come"
suggests that they had fears until the current gains occurred.
Thanks!