gmattoend wrote:Employment costs rose 2.8 percent in the 12 months that ended in September, slightly less than they did in the year that ended in the previous quarter.
A- less than they did
B- less than it did
C- less than they were
D- lower than
E- lower than they were
In B,
it (singular) does not agree with
costs (plural).
Eliminate B.
C:
Employment costs rose...less than they were
Here, an ACTION (
rose) is illogically compared to a STATE-OF-BEING (
were).
Eliminate C.
lower is an ADJECTIVE.
It must serve to modify a NOUN.
D and E:
Employment costs rose...lower
Here,
lower (adjective) cannot serve to modify
rose (verb).
Eliminate D and E.
OA:
Employment costs rose...less than they did.
Here,
less is an ADVERB serving to express HOW employment costs ROSE.
did is standing in for the antecedent verb
rose.
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