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by bryan88 » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:56 am
With adjustments for inflation, the relative cost of welfare benefits has been dropping since 1973, resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than in 1973.

a)resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than
b)resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement as
c)resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than it did
d)and as a result the welfare program now costs about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than it did
e)and the welfare program now costs about 3 billion real dollars less as a result to implement than
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by GmatKiss » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:23 am
IMO : D

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by bryan88 » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:37 am
I know 'now costing' sounds off.
Could anyone delve into this further

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by GmatKiss » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:45 am
bryan88 wrote:With adjustments for inflation, the relative cost of welfare benefits has been dropping since 1973, resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than in 1973.

a)resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than
b)resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement as
c)resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than it did
d)and as a result the welfare program now costs about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than it did
e)and the welfare program now costs about 3 billion real dollars less as a result to implement than

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by nandy1984 » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:05 pm
bryan88 wrote:I know 'now costing' sounds off.
Could anyone delve into this further
I hope this helps...

Now represents "Present tense"... So use the simple present now costs... rather than continuous tense...

Now costing will be always wrong i guess... other thing in this problem is we are explaining the result due to events happening since 1973... so its appropriate to use as a result....

If i am wrong please do correct me... thanks....

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by [email protected] » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:16 am
With adjustments for inflation, the relative cost of welfare benefits has been dropping since 1973, resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than in 1973.

a)resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than
b)resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement as
c)resulting in the welfare program now costing about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than it did
d)and as a result the welfare program now costs about 3 billion real dollars less to implement than it did
e)and the welfare program now costs about 3 billion real dollars less as a result to implement than



The correct answer is D. The thing is 'now costing' is redundant.

Costing itself suggests that the thing costs in the present and so you do not need a now or you do not need costing. Options A, B and c get canceled then and there...

Between options D and E, the correct answer is D as E is wordy and awkward. The place of 'as a result of' is not the right place to be... It is misplaced and does not serve the intended meaning.

Hence D...

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