pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:plz explain
One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to
lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.
(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with
Some thoughts:
1. Think about the non-underlined portion of the sentence:
=> The skeleton of the sentence is as follows:
A large drop if oil prices lead to X, Y, and Z.
Y=A rally in stocks and bond
Z=A weakening of the dollar.
We need X that should be noun.
Now, lowering is a participle and "a lowering" is a gerund, which could be used as a noun.
=> A, D, and E are out for this reason.
X= A lowering of A and B, a single element.
So, we can eliminate C, which has divided the single element into two halves.
Answer is B.
